Category: archives

  • Bruce Barath

       HILLSBOROUGH — Bruce R. Barath , 38, died Aug. 1 at home.    Born in Perth Amboy, he was a resident of Hillsborough. Mr. Barath worked as a welder.    Surviving are his mother, Barbara Barath of Hillsborough; his father, Ronald Barath of Florida; and his wife, Christine of Neshanic.    Private cremation services were under the direction…

  • Budding artist

    Art in the Park Katie Greener, 5, works on her foam board painting during Art in the Park at Kunkel Park in Pennington. This special summer arts program for children, sponsored by the Hopewell Valley Recreation Department, ends this week.

  • Finding common ground

    Games highlight nursing home visit by campers By:Sally Goldenberg    Leaving several generations out of the loop, a group of young day-campers met with a throng of senior citizens at the Foot Hill Acres Nursing Home in Hillsborough this week to find common ground in a game of ringtoss.    Nancy Guerrera, assistant activities director at Foot…

  • Readers asked to help HVN observe 9/11 anniversary

    On Sept. 5, the Hopewell Valley News will be featuring accounts relating to what has become known as 9/11 By Ruth Luse    Nearly a year has gone by since the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.    Groups and individuals in communities…

  • Pennington continuessupport of Municipal Alliance

    PENNINGTON COUNCIL UPDATE By John Tredrea    The Pennington Borough Council voted unanimously Monday night to continue the borough’s participation in the Municipal Alliance, a Valleywide organization geared primarily toward helping school-age children.    Under the council’s vote, the borough will contribute $1,225 to the Alliance for its operations in 2003. The amount the borough will pay…

  • Science Day 2002 at Forrestal Village set Aug. 24

       Science Day 2002 at Princeton Forrestal Village is set for Saturday, Aug. 24, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.    This year’s Science Day will be filled with more exhibits and activities than ever and will feature the Philadelphia Zoo, the Franklin Institute, the New Jersey State Aquarium, Liberty Science Center, Princeton Plasma Physics Lab, the…

  • Herbert Friedlander

       HILLSBOROUGH — Herbert Friedlander died July 31 in Somerset Medical Center, Somerville. He was 89.    Born and raised in Plainfield, he resided there until moving to Hillsborough three years ago. Mr. Friedlander was employed as a budget officer for the U.S. Government in Fort Monmouth for 30 years, retiring in 1972.    A brother, Jack Friedlander,…

  • Artist striving to create beauty

    Teacher and artist Rajini Balachandran thinks schools should stress art as well as math and english By: Brian Shappell    Rajini Balachandran is serious in her pursuit of creating beauty from what she sees every day.    Ms. Balachandran, a sixth-grade social studies teacher last year at Upper Elementary School, recently got a chance to showcase her…

  • From grueling practices to championship glory

    Getting to know Lauren Sabarese, roller skating champion By: Rebecca Tokarz    Imagine waking up every weekend since 1993 at 4 a.m. for practice, dressing in a handmade outfit, sometimes traveling more than an hour to reach available skating rinks and participating in grueling sessions.    While a nightmare for some, nationally ranked roller skating champion Lauren…