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  • Random thoughts on music and radio

    DISPATCHES By: Hank Kalet Radio is a sound salvation Radio is cleaning up the nation They say you better listen to the voice of reason But they don’t give you any choice ’cause they think that it’s treason. So you had better do as you are told. You better listen to the radio. — Elvis…

  • Half a world away

    Speaker briefs Jewish group on Afghanistan. By: Lea Kahn    Despite the political instability and the jockeying for power in Afghanistan following the ouster of the Taliban, the country is doing well, Julie Sirrs said Tuesday night.    Ms. Sirrs, a former intelligence officer with the United States Defense Intelligence Agency, spoke to about 60 women at…

  • Three Democrats want to run for Borough Council

    Primary winners to face incumbent Republicans Armentante and Schumacher in November general election. By: Mark Moffa    ALLENTOWN — There will be a primary and general election race for Borough Council this year. Five residents have filed petitions for two open council seats.    Incumbent council members Margaret Armenante and Michael Schumacher are seeking re-election. They will…

  • New faces challenge incumbents

    Allen and Weiss will run against Cynthia Flanagan and Daniel Evans for two Borough Council seats By:Alec Moore    Two longtime incumbents and two new faces will be vying for the two Borough Council seats that will be up for election in November.    Democratic incumbents Senga Allan and Tom Weiss, both going for third consecutive terms,…

  • Laps don’thelp students

    To the editor    The Hillsborough High School physical education system requires all students to tun six laps around the track every Wednesday. The students need to run the laps in 16 minutes. There are also fall and spring tests where the boys must run the laps in 12 minutes and the girls must run the…

  • Support localcultural commission

    To the editor    Three months ago, I moved away from Hillsborough, where I had lived for 30 years, to a remote village of 2,000 people in upstate New York. I experienced culture shock.    No — it’s not what you think. There was more culture there than I could wrap my Hillsborough-culturally-deprived mind around.    Dancing, art,…

  • Police seeking denim-clad man

    Jogger says he was approached during late-night run on Triangle Road By:Alec Moore    Hillsborough police are increasing patrols on Triangle Road after a 28-year-old resident reported he was followed by a man he believed had been intent on attacking him.    According to a police report, the 28-year-old man — who lives on Washington Commons —…

  • Cardinal softball squad remain unbeaten

    Softball By: Steve Feitl    It was a busy week for the Lawrence High School softball team, and not just because of the amount of games played, but rather because of the amount of innings endured.    The Cardinals (4-0) played two extra-inning contests this week — and nearly had a third — but survived all of…