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  • Art: Zachary Lee

    Save the Tigers! Are you a tiger lover? Would you like to help them? Well! You can send in a donation to make it one step closer to help the tigers.

  • At-home employment rules go back to drawing board

    By: Brian Shappell    The township may start from scratch on a proposed ordinance that would establish new requirements for residents working out of their homes.    The Township Council was expected to vote on a home-based employment ordinance May 7. However, the council will likely table the ordinance or draft a completely new one because some…

  • Robert Britt

       HILLSBOROUGH — Robert M. Britt died Sunday, April 21, in Hackensack University Medical Center in Hackensack. He was 54.    Born in Ashland, Pa., he resided in Manville for 20 years before moving to Hillsborough two years ago.    Mr. Britt had been a pharmaceutical operator with Hoechst-Celanese Corporation in Bridgewater for 26 years.    He served in…

  • Kelly confident of Lady Bulldog rebound

    Softball By: Mike Molaro    For those who are concerned about the Hopewell Valley Central High School softball squad’s 4-5 record, Lady Bulldog head coach Jack Kelly has a simple response.    "We’ll be fine," said Kelly after HoVal (2-3 in the Colonial Valley Conference) fell to North Hunterdon, 3-1, at home on April 17 and defeated…

  • You needn’t be Superman to be a ‘super’ hero

    EDITORIAL    Call a volunteer a superhero and he will balk. It’s not because he doesn’t understand that it was meant as a compliment. It’s probably because if we elevate our volunteers to Superman status — you know, the strange visitor from another planet with powers and abilities beyond those of mortal men — we are…

  • Poem: Spring

    Hello Spring how are you? By: Michael Girandola Let your butterflies flutter, upon the morning air. Let your leaves grow, until they reach the vine, that bears the fruit of the afternoon. Let the dew drip from your pine, keep on coming until night falls into your gentle arms beneath the purple sky.

  • Woman to run to raise funds for leukemia research

    Darci Gresko, a biology major at William Paterson, wants to do something to help people. By: Vanessa S. Holt    FLORENCE — Darci Gresko, a college freshman and Florence resident, will run more than 26 miles in a marathon in Anchorage, Alaska, this June to raise money for leukemia and lymphoma research.    And the local restaurant…

  • Photo: Emily

    Break Time! Emily Bruinooge enjoys a donut during a break.

  • Millstone budget put on hold

    In absence of mayor, Township Committee divided 2-2 over passage of spending plan. By: Scott Morgan    MILLSTONE — Budgets can be confusing, even for those who help create them.    Last week, the Township Committee presented the 2002 municipal budget for public input. There was little.    But by the end of the committee’s discussion of the…