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Raider wrestlers roll over Bridgewater
Send message to area with 58-point outburst By: Rudy Brandl BRIDGEWATER The Hillsborough High wrestling team left the Bridgewater-Raritan gymnasium with a little extra swagger last Saturday afternoon. Even the Hillsborough fans had to be somewhat surprised by the lopsided final margin. People exiting the building were asking HHS head coach Steve Molinaro if…
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SBHS rebounds from ice hockey loss
By: Brian Shappell After seeing their winning streak end with a 4-2 loss to Toms River East, the South Brunswick High ice hockey team rallied in a big way to pound Monsignor Donovan, 11-1, to push its record to 8-4-1. The Vikings were lead in Monday’s 10-goal win by some of the usual suspects. The…
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Zoners to consider church expansion plan Wednesday
New board members also to be sworn into office By: Lea Kahn Three newly-appointed members are expected to be sworn into office Wednesday night when the Zoning Board of Adjustment holds its annual reorganization meeting. The Zoning Board of Adjustment will meet at 7:30 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Lower Level Conference…
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Student body needsfair governance
To the editor Government is an organization, machinery, or agency through which a political unit exercises authority and performs functions. This implies that a "governing body" would wield some sort of power in order to make changes. Unfortunately, that is not the case with the student government in Hillsborough High School. The student government, or…
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School board expected to rule on overcrowding recommendations
Second of two special public meetings set for Tuesday By: Lea Kahn The Lawrence Township Board of Education expects to decide Tuesday whether to accept the recommendations of its Enrollment and Facilities Committee on how to handle overcrowding in the schools. The special school board meeting, set for 7:30 p.m. at the Lawrence High School…
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Study: Roads must be adjusted
Findings presented to county freeholders By:Vanessa S. Holt FLORENCE The township has experienced increased traffic since New Jersey Turnpike Interchange 6A opened in March 2000, and a recent study confirms that several Florence area roads will need to be readjusted to handle the congestion. The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission reported its findings to…
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Canal’s past revisited through pictorial
By: Lea Kahn Before there was Route 1, before there was the New Jersey Turnpike and before there was Interstate Highway 95, there was the Delaware & Raritan Canal. Sunday afternoon, about 60 people were treated to a pictorial guided tour and history of the D&R Canal by Vicki Chirco, the Delaware & Raritan Canal…
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History and hair
Traditional-style barber shop marks one year in Allentown. By: Ken Weingartner Ken WeingartnerManaging Editor ALLENTOWN As a collector of barber shop memorabilia, Marc Storaci has an appreciation for history. It’s probably one of the reasons he enjoys being in Allentown. The quiet borough reminds him of a bygone era, when the barber shop was…
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HHS swimmers start 2002 with a splash
Boys, girls rout Montgomery By: John E. Powers The first week of 2002 was very productive for the Hillsborough High School swimming program. The girls improved to 6-2 with wins over Rancocas Valley, Phillipsburg and Montgomery. The boys, now 4-2, recovered from a 117-55 loss to Rancocas Valley with a 110-60 rout of Montgomery. "It…
