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  • Frank Daley

       HILLSBOROUGH — Frank Daley died Thursday, April 25, in Brendan Hospice House, Kalispell, Mt. He was visiting Big Fork, Mt., since October. He was 78.    Born in Elizabeth, he lived in Hillsborough for 41 years.    Mr. Daley owned and operated Hillsborough Exxon from 1960 to 1980.    In 1980, he opened Repairs Unlimited on Route 206…

  • Parking is prohibitedon Pennington’s municipal driveways

    By: John Tredrea    Parking on the driveways to the municipal parking lot has been prohibited under an ordinance adopted by a unanimous vote of the Pennington Borough Council Monday night.    There was no public comment on the ordinance before the council vote.    There are two driveways off North Main Street to the municipal parking lot.…

  • School shocked by attack

    Fight in cafeteria may lead to criminal bias crime charges By:Krzysztof Scibiorski    Police are still sorting through the events surrounding the April 29 fight at Hillsborough High School that followed harassment of a gay student, but district officials are already anticipating a lawsuit will be filed.    The fight involved sophomore Scott Lipich and four other…

  • KIDS AND COMMUNITY

    The dangers of ‘kid-friendly’ drinks By: Judy Shepps Battle    Say the word Jell-O and just about everyone knows what you mean. Celebrity endorsements of Jell-O brand gelatin — from Bill Cosby’s pudding commercials to Alvin and the Chipmunks singing "Jell-O, Jell-O, time for fun" — have cemented this product in our collective consciousness. Moms trust…

  • Lawrence denies Westerly Road Church application

    The Zoning Board of Adjustment unanimously rejected the church’s application to build at the historic John Feaster Phillips House early Thursday morning. By: Lea Kahn    The Zoning Board of Adjustment unanimously rejected the Westerly Road Church’s request for a use variance to build a church at the historic John Feaster Phillips House early Thursday morning.…

  • Police seize marijuana

    Largest bust in township history By: Brian Shappell    South Brunswick police completed the largest drug seizure in department history May 2 after a weeklong, undercover sting operation.    Police intercepted 170 pounds of marijuana, worth approximately $500,000, that was being stored at a warehouse in the township. The marijuana was en route to New York from…

  • Misslehorn, BRHS girls’ track record first win

    Scotties set school marks in 4X800, distance medley; boys continue to excel By:Sean Moylan    This year Bordentown Regional High School girls’ varsity track and field team has always known it had the potential to be a very good team. In the last few days the Scotties proved it – winning a convincing 80-47 meet against…

  • EDITORIAL: Give voters independent analysis

    School referendum costs shouldn’t be left to districts and public relations firms. By:    Figures lie, and liars figure.    That is the root of the controversy surrounding the Washington Township Board of Education at the present time.    According to a public relations firm hired by the school district to help it push through a construction referendum…

  • HHS laxmen looking forward to first county tourney

    Young Raiders hope to salvage something By: Rudy Brandl        While the young Hillsborough High boys’ lacrosse team has experienced growing painscompeting in the rigorous Pitt Division, it should stack up to the opposition much better in the upcoming inaugural Somerset County Tournament.    The Raiders (2-12) obviously didn’t enter the county seeding meeting with an…