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  • Players putt for charity at Golf Classic

    Tournament benefits the more than 40 local, national and international charities supported by the Cranbury Lions. By: Casha Caponegro    A tanned group of township officials was reluctant to attend Monday’s Township Committee meeting after spending the day at the fourth annual Cranbury Lions Club Golf Classic .    A beautiful spring day at the Cranbury Golf…

  • Aughenbaugh wins; Patten may be GOP candidate

    The incumbent defeated Mike Vanderbeck in the Democratic primary for mayor in the borough Tuesday, but may face a challenge from a former councilman in November. By: Scott Morgan    HIGHTSTOWN — Mayor Amy Aughenbaugh claimed the Democratic mayoral nod in Tuesday’s primary, defeating Councilman Mike Vanderbeck by a nearly 2-1 margin.    Scoring 263 votes to…

  • Cranbury officers make special run with torch

    Locals take part in the 19th annual Law Enforcement Torch Run to benefit Special Olympics of New Jersey. By: Casha Caponegro    Members of the Cranbury Township Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 68, participated in a torch run last weekend to benefit mentally and physically challenged children.    On May 31, Patrol Officers Peter Ziegler, Raymond Wetzel…

  • Newark AirTrain service really taking off

    Monorail link to NJ Transit and Amtrak rail service brings the airport to Princeton’s front door. By: David Campbell    AirTrain Newark — Newark International Airport’s new monorail link to NJ Transit and Amtrak rail service on the Northeast Corridor — brings the airport to Princeton’s front door.    And it showed Wednesday morning as Princeton University…

  • Vera Huntgartner

       HILLSBOROUGH — Vera M. Hungartner died Tuesday, May 28, in Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. She was 70.    Born and raised in Jersey City she moved to Hillsborough 43 years ago.    Mrs. Huntgartner was a homemaker.    Her husband, Robert Huntgartner, died in 1990.    Surviving are two daughters, Jayne Reeves of Afton, N.Y., and Barbara Dawson…

  • HHS girls’ lacrosse program took positive steps

    5-11 record doesn’t tell entire story By: John E. Powers    A 5-11 record does not often qualify as a successful season. Though first-year Hillsborough High School girls’ lacrosse coach Andrea Tyukody would surely have loved a reversal in record in her first year as head coach, she believes that the Raiders were just a natural…

  • Richard Tomenchok

       HILLSBOROUGH — Richard Tomenchok died Monday, June 3, at home. He was 61.    Born and raised in Lawrenceville, he lived in Hamilton Square and Harlingen before moving to the Neshanic Station section of Hillsborough Township in 1967.    Mr. Tomenchok worked for the Hillsborough Board of Education in the maintenance department for 20 years retiring in…

  • McDonald reaches Meet of Champions

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    The NJSIAA All-Group IV Track and Field Championship Meet held this past weekend at Egg Harbor High School was the final stop in the quest for a state title for most of the South Brunswick athletes this year. From both Viking teams, only senior middle-distance runner Dan McDonald advanced to this…

  • Secret Gardens

    Delightful Outings:  Gates swing open to reveal bubbling fountains, manicured hedges and dazzling blooms. Urban Oases: Mill Hill gardeners open their horticultural havens to tour-goers By: Judith Norkin Staff photo by Frank Wojciechowski The Sutphin home is just one of the stops on the New Hope Historical Society Garden Tour.    It’s open season for gardens.…