Category: archives
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Tree guide debuts on Pennington Day
Fifty-three species that line the borough’s streets are described and located by the guide, which will make its debut on May 18 at Pennington Day. Look for the Shade Tree Commission booth on Main Street. Take a tour, a self-guided tour, of Pennington’s trees with the help of a new, illustrated "Tree Guide to Pennington"…
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FORUM: Newark arena
Should the state aid in building a sports arena in Newark? Should the state aid in building a sports arena in Newark?
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Zoners strike down church plan
Several zoning board members said the church proposed too much for the 13.35-acre site. By: Lea Kahn "We are disappointed, but we trust in God with respect to the future," said the Rev. Matthew Ristuccia after the Zoning Board of Adjustment rejected the Westerly Road Church’s request to develop the historic John Feaster Phillips property…
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Ashamed afterbias attack
To the editor I am writing to lend my support to Scott Lipich. It is a mandate that students should feel safe in schools regardless of color, creed, class or sexual orientation. By the same token if educators only give lip service to tolerance programs, and their actions and policies have no bite, it is…
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Betkowski tosses another county gem
Raiders face Ridge in SCT semifinals at Ballpark By: Rudy Brandl BRANCHBURG In Hillsborough High School’s first-round Somerset County Tournament win over Franklin a week ago Saturday, Raider ace Ken Betkowski threw a no-hitter, but the offense didn’t do much damage. Saturday afternoon in the county semifinals, the Raiders got another outstanding game from…
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Plumsted seeks growth grant
Township Committee announces application for $13,500 in state funds to study development. By: Scott Morgan PLUMSTED It’s not just about growth, it’s about smart growth. The Township Committee on Monday night announced it is applying for a $13,500 state grant to help guide the township through its future growth plans. Rick Bellis, the township’s…
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Manville seeks senior housing plan
Council debates plans for land adjoining library. By:Alec Moore Borough officials hope to boost Manville’s revenue by developing senior housing on South 10th Avenue near the public library, but before a shovel can be put to the ground, a redevelopment plan has to be drawn up. "This will help replace some of the ratables we’ve…
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County: Terhune signs must come down
Without proof of a pre-existing arrangement, the county plans to take the signs down and return them to the orchard. By: Steve Bates Signs advertising Terhune Orchards that had been placed in a Mercer County right of way at the intersection of Carter and Cold Soil roads, must come down, according to the Mercer County…
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Kristin Pataki
SILVER SPRING, MD. Officer Kristin Marie Pataki died Saturday, May 4, in a traffic accident in Silver Spring, Maryland in the performance of her police duties. She was 24. Born in Somerville, she lived in Hillsborough most of her life, before moving to Germantown, Md., in 1999. Ms. Pataki, a 1996 graduate of Hillsborough…
