Category: archives
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DISPATCHES: Manager search faces stiff competition
DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet:Comparing the Township Council to Major League Baseball The Township Council announced last week that it was heading back to the starting gate in its search for a new township manager. The problem, council members say, was that there were not enough qualified candidates who met their criteria experience in New…
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New HMS air system needs work
Companies working to eliminate uneven temperatures, elevated CO2 levels By:Sally Goldenberg School officials are working to fix problems in the Hillsborough Middle School’s new heating and ventilation air conditioning system which are creating unbalanced temperatures, excessive noise and slightly elevated levels of carbon dioxide in some areas of the school. Superintendent of Schools Dr. Robert…
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Mary Olzak
HILLSBOROUGH Mary G. Olzak died Oct. 12, at her home. She was 86.Born and raised in Scranton, Pa., she lived in Irvington and Woodbridge before moving to Hillsborough. Mrs. Olzak was a homemaker and a member of the Woodbridge Senior Citizens. Her husband, Joseph Olzak, died in 1988. Survivors include, two sisters, Sabina Heroux…
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Voices from the past
Jointure’s ‘Spirit Encounters’ offers ‘creepy’ class at HHS By:Liza Jaipaul Laurie During turned into dead aunts, uncles, and grandparents. A red light illuminated her face, as she sat perfectly still in the front of the room, looking straight ahead. Right before their eyes, her face changed shapes into that of an old woman, a man…
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POST FORUM
Should a train station be built in South Brunswick along the Northeast Corridor line? Should a train station be built in South Brunswick along the Northeast Corridor line?
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Color and Balance
Painter Alan Goldstein hones an eye for kinetic potential. By: Amy Brummer Staff photo by Amy Brummer "I feel like I’m always looking for a source for something," says Alan Goldstein, shown above in his home studio. "I embrace the concepts of asymmetry, randomness and chance as aspects of nature’s process," Mr. Goldstein says. At…
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Reforms needed for malpractice
To the editor: As a citizen of New Jersey, and as a mother of 1-year-old twins, I am very concerned about my family’s access to important quality health care. Last year I was hospitalized for over two months before my twin daughters were born. My circumstances at times were dire I went into…
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Prosecutor investigating former Pennington clerk
Illegal overpayments alleged; officials disclose little. By: John Tredrea Allegations that retired Pennington Borough Clerk Sharon Reed illegally overpaid herself while working for the borough are being investigated by the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office. Angelo Onofri, a spokesman for that office, said Tuesday that, because the matter is still under investigation, he could not disclose…
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Children benefited from TP program
To the editor We feel compelled to respond to a letter published in the Sept. 26, issue of your paper regarding the Transitional Program. Our experience has been so different from that described in the letter. When the TP program was recommended for our eldest child, my husband and I were concerned, as would be…
