Category: archives
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Military tours continuefor tribute band
Group continues tour of military bases By:Alec Moore From local points along the east coast to the far east of Asia and most recently to the Balkan nations of Macedonia and Kosovo, Hillsborough native Valerie Hnasko has gone around the world and back to support U.S. military troops stationed overseas. As the star and lead…
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Beatrice Renk
Beatrice L. Renk, 89, died Saturday, Aug. 24, at The Medical Center at Princeton. Born and raised in Monmouth Junction, she graduated in 1933 from New Jersey State Teachers College. She taught grade school in Kingston for a brief time before returning to Monmouth Junction to teach kindergarten. She retired in 1979 after teaching for…
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Murder suspect attempts suicide
Michael Janecki tries to take his life while in jail By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi Michael Janicki, the 19-year-old accused of stabbing his father to death, tried to kill himself Aug. 21, said Michael Abode, the warden at the Middlesex County Adult Correction Center where Mr. Janicki is being held. Mr. Janicki attempted to suffocate himself…
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Brazen burglars in Hillsborough
Residents at home when thieves entered through unlocked doors By:Alec Moore Police are looking for some extremely brazen burglars. According to police, two homes in the area of Gemini Drive and Meadowbrook Drive, as well as four cars and two garages also in the area, were burglarized. The thefts occurred the morning of Aug. 23.…
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‘The Good Girl’
Headed by Jennifer Aniston, quirky characters populate a cartoon-like discount store in a film set in the Lone Star State. [R] By: Bob Brown The Last Picture Show (1971) established small-town life in Texas as worthy of big-screen treatment. The triumphs and tragedies of modest people, with modest ambitions and real problems, marked the passing away…
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Assistant schools chief search still under way
Person hired by school board will replace Carol Roche, who is retiring By John Tredrea Expected soon is the hiring of a new assistant superintendent of schools for the Hopewell Valley Regional School District. The person hired by the Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education will replace Carol Roche, who is retiring, effective Oct. 1,…
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Matrix, warehouse foes square off again
Revisions to proposed warehouse park do little to make some area residents happy. By: Cynthia Koons WASHINGTON Revisions including the addition of 1 percent office space to the proposed 5.58 million square foot Matrix warehouse development did not appease area residents opposed to the project. After four-and-a-half hours of presentations and public response Wednesday…
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State Police increase patrols
Look to curb vandalism in Upper Freehold Township. By: UPPER FREEHOLD A township neighborhood plagued by vandals is enjoying a respite from trouble. Earlier this month, some residents from the Drew’s Farm development fell victim to summer vandals who had been defecating in pools, hot tubs and backyards. These same vandals, it appears, were…
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Mail carriers keep a watchful eye
New program has carriers looking out for seniors in South Brunswick. By: Rebecca Tokarz Sophie is an 88-year-old woman who lives alone. Although she still drives her own car and is constantly out and about at the senior center, she became concerned that if something were to happen to her, her nearest relative, a son,…
