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  • THE STATE WE’RE IN

    There’s no drought of ideas at the New Jersey DEP By: Michele Byers    By now, we’re all aware of statewide restrictions on water — no lawn watering, car washing or driveway hosing. Efforts are under way to move water from parts of the state where reservoirs are near normal levels to those with high demand.…

  • New traffic patternsin place this week

    By:Alec Moore    Borough officials urge residents to keep their eyes peeled and drive with extreme caution this week since several streets in town were officially designated as one-way streets on Monday.    The streets in question are South 6th Avenue, South 7th Avenue, South 8th Avenue and Seminick Lane. South 6th Avenue and South 8th Avenue…

  • Letters to the editor, May 2, 2002

    Support is appreciated To the editor:     On behalf of the school board, staff and faculty I’d like to thank the community for its support of the 2002-2003 school budget. Community support of this budget will keep us focused on providing strong academic programs and well-trained staff as we open a new elementary school and…

  • Evelyn Drake

       HILLSBOROUGH — Evelyn S. Drake died Friday, April 26, at Somerset Manor South in Somerset. She was 91.    Born in South Somerville, she lived in Hillsborough for more than 65 years.    Mrs. Drake was a legal secretary for T. Girard Wharton, a Somerville attorney. Later she was a secretary and bookkeeper for her husband’s building…

  • FROM ROOSEVELT: Speed bumps come to town

    A look at life in the borough of Roosevelt. By: Linda Schuster    A few weeks ago there was a sign posted on Rochdale Avenue at Homestead Lane notifying drivers that Valley Road was inaccessible at the time. Take an alternate route, it said. I wasn’t going that way and I was in a hurry to…

  • Board of Education sets five-year plan

    By: Nick D’Amore    The Board of Education will soon begin maintenance and capital projects as part of its five-year long-range plan.    John Longo, director of buildings and grounds, said among the projects set to begin this summer are Americans with Disabilities Act upgrades and required maintenance projects, such as window and door replacement and boiler…

  • Female firefighters receive honor in New York

    Three firefighters from Washington Township receive awards at Ministers of Harlem ceremony. By: Mark Moffa    WASHINGTON — Three firefighters from the Fire Department recently were honored for their service and for blazing new career opportunities for women.    Lori Bainbridge, Mel Correa and Pam Koharchik were awarded engraved medals and silk roses at a Ministers of…

  • Church hearings near end

    The plan has raised the ire of many residents. By: Lea Kahn    Objectors to the Westerly Road Church’s use variance application will have their last chance to make their point Wednesday when the Zoning Board of Adjustment continues its public hearing on the application.    The 7:30 p.m. meeting will be held in the Courtroom at…

  • Pennington Council member resigns

    Diane Naffziger’s resignation creates vacancy that council will have to fill by month’s end By: Ruth Luse    Diane Naffziger, who has served as a member of Pennington Borough Council since June 2, 1997, resigned Monday.    Ms. Naffziger, a Republican — who discusses her resignation and her years on Pennington Council in a letter to the…