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  • 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…

  • Police make 5 Points arrests

       Two men suspected in the attempted robbery the Five Points Check Cashing business on Princeton Avenue at gunpoint May 18 were apprehended last week, said Casey DiBlasio, a spokeswoman for the Mercer County prosecutor’s office.    David "Spikes" Tift, 30, of Riverside Drive in Philadelphia and Eric Fowler, 23, of Sanford Street in Trenton were charged…

  • TANGENTS

    Looking for a permanent vacation By: John Saccenti    I went on vacation last week.    Being back stinks.    It’s not that I hate my job, or that I don’t want to be in my home or that I’m unhappy with my life. I just don’t want to be back. I want that feeling you get from…

  • Baker replaces Naffzigeron Pennington council

    If Baker wants to remain on council,he will have to seek election to that seat in November 2002. By: Ruth Luse    A former councilman, Republican Kenneth J. Baker, has been picked by Pennington Borough Council to replace Republican Councilwoman Diane Naffziger, who resigned April 29. The appointment was made at a special meeting May 29.…

  • AHS’ Grabowski ninth in Group II 200

    Freshman makes what could be the first of many appearances at championships. By: Kyle Moylan    When Jen Grabowski qualified for the Group II championships in the 200 and 400 this past weekend, she and the Allentown High School coaching staff did more than just change their plans for this past Friday and Saturday.    "We expect…

  • TOWN TALK: Plumsted gets money for parks

    Funds to benefit Oakford Lake and Paradise Park Streambank Restoration Project. By: Ron Dancer    The state’s DEP commissioner, Bradley Campbell, has notified the Township Committee that Plumsted has been awarded a $96,925 grant from the federal Clean Water Act for our Oakford Lake and Paradise Park Streambank Restoration Project for water quality improvement. Community Development…

  • Vladimir Lynn

       MANVILLE — Vladimir "Babe" Lynn (Limyansky) died Sunday June 2, at Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. He was 68.    He was born in Manville and was a lifelong resident of the borough.    Mr. Lynn was a retired letter carrier with the US Postal Service in Manville where he worked in the community for over 35…