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  • Nicholas Pagano

       HILLSBOROUGH — Nicholas T. Pagano died Tuesday, May 14, at home. He was 82.    Born in Sicily, he came to United States in 1921 where he lived in Somerset before moving to Hillsborough in 1972.    Mr. Pagano joined the Community Volunteer Fire Company in Franklin Township in 1942. Later, he assisted in starting the Community…

  • Florence shuts out BRHS at Waterfront Park

    Angeloni ‘slams’ out win in playoff opener By:Sean Moylan    The Florence Township Memorial High baseball team slipped by Bordentown, 3-0, at Waterfront Park on Monday.    Tommy Giambrone and company combined to pitch the shutout. However, the Scotties’ pitchers (Ted Gola and Chris Isiecz) also pitched very well.    "We (Bordentown) played everyone," said Bordentown Head Coach…

  • Students give voice to Sept. 11 tragedy

    ‘Voices’ program consists of dramatic readings, music, choral performances and dance. By: Nick D’Amore    Months of rehearsing, memorizing and learning will culminate today for students in the Omega unit at Crossroads School when they take the stage for their deeply personal performance, "Voices."    The 45-minute program consists of dramatic readings, music, choral performances and dancers.…

  • Jennifer Riley gets League’s service award

       Jennifer Riley, a graduating senior at Hopewell Valley Central High School who has demonstrated a commitment to her community by her involvement in school and civic affairs, recently was awarded the Hopewell Valley League of Women Voters’ 2002 Community Service Award.    Presented annually, the $250 award is given in the name of Marge Louden, a…

  • LeRoy Marcus Lutz, 66

       LeRoy Marcus Lutz, 66, died Friday, May 17, at home.    Born in Little Rocky Hill, he was a lifelong resident of New Jersey, living in Franklin Park since 1950.    He graduated from St. Peters Grammar School, then Middlesex Vocational and Technical High School. He served in the National Guard from 1957 to 1960 as first…

  • Courtesy busing, new sports axed

    Hillsborough school board works to trim budget by $1.2 million. By:Krzysztof Scibiorski    New sports teams and courtesy busing were among the first casualties as the Board of Education worked to find its own way to cut $1.2 million from the 2002-03 school budget, as demanded by the Township Committee last week.    The final decisions regarding…

  • Elderly woman victimof assault, burglary

    Police seek information on assailant By:Alec Moore    Police are looking for a man who attempted to rape a woman in her own home Friday.    According to Somerset County Prosecutor Wayne Forrest, a 74-year-old woman who resides in a Merritt Drive apartment complex called police during the early morning hours to report that a man had…

  • FROM ROOSEVELT: Spirit Week

    Celebrating at the Roosevelt Public School. By: Linda Schuster    We twisted, we shouted. Baby, we worked it on out diggin’ and groovin’ with Chief School Administrator Dr. Dale Weinbach. We partied in syncopation, grinning as the Congo line grew longer behind first-grade teacher Jeanette Brindle.    We kicked off School Spirit Week at Roosevelt Public School.…

  • Cresci comes up big in GMCT

    Despite injury, hurler helps Viking softball team stun South Plainfield By: Carolyn M. Hartko    SOUTH PLAINFIELD — Senior pitcher Colleen Cresci has been a little short on confidence this season, and hasn’t been starting every game as she did last year. But when the chips were down, it was Cresci that South Brunswick High School…