Category: archives
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It’s all in the timing …for school’s latest play
Five one-act comedy plays will add up to this year’s spring play at the high school By:Krzysztof Scibiorski The play David Ives’ "All in the Timing" is a set of five completely unrelated comedies, said director Matt Viola. "The atmosphere will definitely be a mix of ‘Who’s Line is it Anyway?’ and ‘Saturday…
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Jury convicts former residenton charges of sexual assault
By:Alec Moore A former Hillsborough man was found guilty of sexual assault charges Thursday, April 18. John Randall McLaughlin, 38, formerly of Van Liew Court was found guilty on one count of second degree sexual assault and one count of third degree aggravated criminal sexual contact by a Somerset County jury. According to Somerset County…
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Brown dives back into catching
By: James McKeever A fish out of water. That’s sort of the way Fred Brown felt last year playing baseball for South Brunswick High School’s varsity team. Starting at third base, Brown was out of position. But the didn’t gripe. Brown was happy to help his team any place he could, and third base was…
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McGreevey seeking new corporate tax program
Governor proposes closing loopholes in the corporate business tax structure to help ease state’s $5.3 billion budget gap. Industry group protests governor’s tax proposal By: George Frey Staff photo by Frank Wojciechowski Gov. Jim McGreevey listens as Alan Blinder (right), a professor of economics at Princeton and a former Federal Reserve Board vice chairman, speaks…
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NEWS OF OTHER DAYS 04/25
From the April 25 edition of the Register-News By: 100 years ago The origin of the recent fire at Columbus is attributed to the careless use of matches around the barns. The subject of hired threshers and farm hands using matches so freely while at work near combustibles is now growing ripe for discussion at…
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Funeral director shows sillier side by performing as a clown
William Huber often becomes ‘Willie the Clown’ By:Vanessa S. Holt BORDENTOWN CITY Ask funeral director William Huber what he does in his spare time and you may be tempted to laugh. Especially if you see him in his full regalia as "Willie the Clown," bringing smiles to children’s faces for more than three decades.…
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Editorial: Support your town at festival
By: Mae Rhine It’s that time of year again when some merchants and residents groan over the annual Shad Festival. But some are smart enough to take advantage of the crowds that come to visit Lambertville. There are those merchants who, instead of grumbling about out-of-town vendors coming in and taking away local business, stay…
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PSEG helps customers save energy, money
Programs designed to help businesses increase efficiency. By: George Frey Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski Brian Notte rewires a ballast in a florescent fixture at Energy Photo Voltaic in Lawrence. The work is part of an energy saving program of PSEG Energy Technologies. With national security threatened in recent months, the question resurfaces: Is the…
