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  • Eleanor M. Vedilago

       HILLSBOROUGH — Eleanor M. Vedilago died Feb. 2 in Intergrated Health Services in Bound Brook. She was 65.    Born in Nashua, N.H., she lived in Staten Island before moving to Hillsborough in 1977.    Mrs. Vedilago was a homemaker.    She loved needlepoint and sewing and sold many of her items through a consignment shop in Millstone.…

  • Tourney time for Hopewell swimmers

    Swimming By: Steve Feitl    It’s going to be a big week for the Hopwell Valley Central High School swim teams.    First, the Mercer County Championships are underway with divers performing Wednesday, girls jumping in today (Thursday) and boys set to swim Friday.    Then, Tuesday the boys team will kick off the HoVal participation in the…

  • Four Democrats line up for mayoral nomination

    Gambatese gets Mayor Johnson’s support for the position By: Brian Shappell    Four Democrats have said they are interested in running for mayor in November.    Council members Frank Gambatese, Ed Luciano and Carol Barrett and zoning board member Arthur Robinson said they would consider running for mayor after Mayor Debra Johnson announced Jan. 22 she would…

  • Robert Harris

       TRENTON — Robert Bruce Harris, 43, died Tuesday, Feb. 5, at home.    Born in Trenton, he was a lifelong area resident.    He graduated from Maryland Institute College of Art and was a retired restaurateur.    Son of the late David Harris, he is survived by his mother, Phyllis Green of Boca Raton, Fla.; a brother and…

  • Ball fields providevaluable benefit

    To the editor    I would like to take this opportunity to express my outrage at the silly comments and complaints made by Carl Deretchin in regards to the Hillsborough Little League Complex.    Mr. Deretchin has made some points about the noise associated with the playing of baseball, while there is no denying the fact that…

  • Bulldogs miss out on state tourney

    Boys Basketball By: Mike Molaro    After the Hopewell Valley Central High School boys basketball squad lost at Hamilton, 56-49, on Jan. 31 and had its hopes for an NJSIAA Central Jersey Group III berth dashed, it was time to do some soul searching.    The Bulldogs (7-9 overall, 4-8 in the Colonial Valley Conference) could pack…

  • School board spendswithout explanations

    To the editor    Last year, we taxpayers approved a $21.5 million school expansion project. This referendum was very carefully worded with proper legalese to let us taxpayers know exactly how these megabucks were to be spent.    But now, Stephen Fogarty, Esq. (to whom we pay a large fee) tells us taxpayers that we don’t understand…

  • Grappling with change

    Schools prepare for September By: Nick D’Amore    A change in grade configuration for township schools next year will mean a change in some programs for fifth- and sixth-graders.    A principal’s commitee is meeting to try and iron out these changes — which could include how advanced math courses will be handled for fifth-graders, which grades…

  • POLITICAL CORNER

    Republican update    Cane steps down — Hopewell Township Republican Chairman William H. Cane has announced he is stepping down from his position as Hopewell Township Republican chairman to make way for a new generation of local leadership.    Mr. Cane, a longtime volunteer firefighter, community activist and public servant, said that he is proud of having…