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  • Council rethinks left-turn ban plan

    The goal of the original plan was to reduce distractions for drivers on Route 206 near the Church of St. Ann. By: Lea Kahn    Township officials are rethinking a plan aimed at making things safer near the intersection of Lawrence Avenue and Route 206.    The original idea, an ordinance banning left turns from Lawrence Avenue,…

  • FROM ROOSEVELT: Battling deer ticks

    Life in the borough of Roosevelt. By: Linda Schuster    Well, it’s spring. Yeah, I think a change would do me good. Time to give the patio a thorough cleaning and organize a family game of Pick Up Sticks. After that it’s rake, rake, rake. Then make a list of what I need to paint.    Let’s…

  • Traffic issues trouble Town Center

    Work yet to begin on the commercial district slated for Route 33 in Robbinsville. By: Mark Moffa    WASHINGTON — As township officials scramble to solve traffic circulation problems around Town Center, a related delay in the project’s commercial district has the mayor and the developer concerned.    Although 40 percent of the houses to be constructed…

  • Getting an education in physical fitness

    Phys. Ed. classes teach students about healthy lifestyles By: Nick D’Amore    Besides learning reading, writing and arithmetic in school, students also are learning about racing, ropes and recreation.    At the various grade levels, physical education and health classes vary, but physical education teachers throughout the district said they instill lessons in physical fitness and competition…

  • Hillsborough runnersjoin Run with Aimee

       More than 75 Hillsborough runners participated in the Sixth Annual Run With Aimee 5K held on April 7 in Montgomery.    The top local finishers included Adele Morgan, Megan McManus, Kim Thoden, Brian Crowley, Eric Vogt and John Stanley. Altogether, 36 women and 40 men from Hillsborough completed the course.    Many of the local participants used…

  • High Cost of Infidelity

    Central Jersey native Tom Zuber will premiere his directorial debut Lansdown at Hillsborough Cinemas April 26-28. By: Jim Boyle    Red carpets, A-list celebrities and flashing camera bulbs are part and parcel of a Hollywood film premiere.    These trimmings probably won’t be seen when Lansdown premieres at Hillsborough Cinema April 26-28. What will be seen is…

  • TOWNSHIP BRIEFS

    By:Alec Moore MUA closes sewer deal    The long awaited sale of the Valley Road Sewerage Company to the Hillsborough Township Municipal Utilities Authority has finally been completed.    According to Gary Nucera, Assistant Executive Director of the HTMUA, the sale was finalized on April 1. The completion of the sale is expected to greatly enhance the…

  • Good buddies share the road

    Long-haul truckers and Hopewell Elementary School students correspond via postcards weekly throughout the school year. By: John Tredrea    Late each summer, as long-haul truckers "Cadillac" and "Sparkle" maneuver the interstates of the country’s heartland, they receive copies of the kindergarten and fifth-grade curriculum at the Hopewell Elementary School.    For nine years, Terry Burdette and Clarence…

  • Hopewell girls’ 4×1,600 squad breaks 17-year-old mark

    Track & Field By: Steve Feitl    It’s already been a record-breaking year for the Hopewell Valley Central High School girls track and field squad. But the good times may still be to come.    This weekend, the Lady Bulldogs will be competing in the prestigious Penn Relays, but last weekend, they made their mark at the…