Category: archives
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Citizens have spoken cut budget
To the editor On Tuesday I attended the Township Committee meeting on the budget. It was mentioned that school enrollment has been declining for the last three years. I find this interesting as our school taxes have been going up steadily. This year it was one of the highest budgets in the state. Highest, compared…
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Sally Applegate
HILLSBOROUGH Sally Applegate died Tuesday, April 23, in the Medical Center at Princeton. She was 75. Born in New York City, she moved to Flagtown 60 years ago. Mrs. Applegate worked for Devro in Somerville for 10 years. She was a member of the Hillsborough Senior Citizens B, and the Hillsborough Township Ladies Auxiliary.…
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SCHOOLS
Reading between the lines for cultural history Stacey Gorski Fourth-graders at Cambridge School have been learning to connect lessons across the curriculum: from art to music to social studies to language arts to physical education. All of these connections are based on an in-depth study of the Colonial time period. "The main gist was to…
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It’s back to schoolfor board’s new members
By:Krzysztof Scibiorski Ten-inch binders full of reading material, committee meetings, construction site tours and orientation sessions crowd the schedules of the new members of the Board of Education. On May 1, Schools Superintendent Robert Gulick lead the four new school board members on a district orientation. Chris Pulsifer, John Lisowski Jr., David Kanaby and Wolf…
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Pennington finds groove
Pennington School By: Mike Molaro It took six games, but the Pennington School baseball squad has found its stride and is playing like a team primed to make a serious run during the upcoming NJISAA Prep B Tournament. Riding a four-game winning streak, the Red Raiders (6-4 overall, 4-1 in Prep B) are hoping for…
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For the week of May 2
Chester T. Hudson, Dr. Donald B. Craig, Jill Reeder Snyder, Ellis Foster Hull Jr., Michael T. Trembula, Mildred Tyson. By: Chester T. Hudson EAGLESWOOD Chester T. Hudson, 80, died Friday, April 26, at home. Born in Mannington, he lived in Barnegat before moving to Eagleswood a year ago. Mr. Hudson was a firefighter at…
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Hillsborough boys coming of age on tennis court
Team surpasses 2001 win total en route to state playoff berth By: Rudy Brandl With the season about halfway gone, the Hillsborough High boys’ tennis team has already accomplished more than last year. The Raiders clinched a berth in the Central Jersey Group 4 playoffs with last week’s victories over Hunterdon Central and Phillipsburg. Those…
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Mustangs bombed in county tourney
Franklin’s first inning barrage knocks out Anderson By: Rudy Brandl The Manville High baseball team never had a chance in Saturday afternoon’s Somerset County Tournament preliminary round game. Visiting Franklin, a deceptive 14th seed, came out hitting the ball hard against MHS ace John Anderson and took the Mustangs right out of it. The Warriors…
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Hopewell squads performs well at Penn Relays
Track & Field By: Steve Feitl With an event as prestigious as the Penn Relays, it’s no excuse to say it’s an honor to just be there. And in the case of the Hopewell Valley Central High School track and field teams, both coaches were pleased not just with their respective teams’ performances, but with…
