Category: archives
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TOWNSHIP BRIEFS
By:Alec Moore ATV suit filed in Superior Court More Road resident Mike Cascio, who has advocated against the use of all-terrain quad vehicles on private property in the township, has filed a lawsuit in Somerset County Superior Court against the Hillsborough Board of Adjustment. Farm Road resident Lisa Payne, who owns and operates all-terrain vehicles…
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Students examine past with an eye to future
Millstone Township middle-schoolers complete study of Black History Month. By: Scott Morgan MILLSTONE The past cannot be changed, but as long as there are children, the future offers hope. At least that’s what some children at the Millstone Township Middle School now believe. In Christian Meier’s eighth-grade classroom, students are fresh from a monthlong…
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Don’t raise taxes
To the editor Has anyone noticed the unusually large amount of "For Sale" signs suddenly appearing all around Hillsborough? A quick check with a friend of mine at ReMax quickly confirmed that the number of homes being put on the market has quickly risen in response to the impending tax crisis. Recent comments by Mr.…
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AHS wrestling ends at Region VII
Painchaud sees season come to tough conclusion. By: Kyle Moylan Nick Painchaud deserved better. Nick Painchaud was better. In what was a domino effect of bad luck, a couple of questionable calls took Painchaud from an undefeated record and the title match of the District 25 Tournament to having his season ended in a matter…
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Plumsted voters to decide growth plans
Proposed $17.95 million expansion/renovation project faces decision on Tuesday. By: Scott Morgan PLUMSTED Township residents will decide the future of school construction and renovations when a $17.95 million referendum hits the polls Tuesday. Polls are open 2-9 p.m. Residents of District 1 can vote at New Egypt Volunteer Fire Company, 59 Main St.; District 2…
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READERS DISCUSS BACK TIMBERLANE
The HVN received a record number of letters on the topic of Back Timberlane this week. In the interest of saving space for news items and for letters on other topics, we found it necessary to place about half of the letters on our Web site. See other Opinion sites this week Spend money on…
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Lady Raiders end on heart-breaking note
Starting team doesn’t finish in state tourney loss By: Rudy Brandl The Hillsborough High girls’ basketball season came to a cruel conclusion in last week’s Central Jersey Group 4 quarterfinals. Second-seeded Hillsborough (21-3) took charge early and built a double-digit lead but started to falter early in the second half. Visiting seventh-ranked Freehold Township (19-7)…
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School board should providequality education at reasonable cost
A school board has the daunting responsibility for setting the trajectory of education in a community By: SAFE-T Since first learning of plans to construct the Back Timberlane sports complex in the summer of 2000, the grassroots citizen group, SAFE-T (Stop Athletic Field Expansion-Timberlane), has challenged plans to construct this complex on 48 acres adjacent…
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Back Timberlane balloting set for Tuesday
For March 12 referendum results see hopewellvalleynews.com By: Ruth Luse On Tuesday between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m., voters in Hopewell Borough, Hopewell Township and Pennington Borough will go to the polls to say yes or no to the athletic fields plan known as Back Timberlane. The proposal on ballots will read: "The Board of…
