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  • Eugenia Johnson

       HILLSBOROUGH — Eugenia "Genie" Johnson died Saturday Nov. 3, at home. She was 68.    Born in Veracruz, Mexico, she moved to Raritan when she was 13 and lived there and then South Bound Brook before moving to Hillsborough in 1960.    Mrs. Johnson was employed as a quality control inspector for N.A. Reiss a plastics and…

  • Asher, Polak capture council seats

    Voters split council between Democrats, Republicans By:Alec Moore    In a fairly tight race, Republican newcomer Susan Asher and incumbent Michael Polak defeated Democratic challengers Stanley Jasiak and Tara Andrews in Tuesday’s election for the two open seats on the Borough Council.    The Republicans’ victory now balances the council evenly with a 3-3 split along party…

  • Fall sports enjoyinga banner season

    EDITORIAL: With six teams in the semifinals, local athletes are a positive reflection of community’s support    High school gymnasiums are ringed with banners proclaiming championship years, and the way the fall sports teams at Hillsborough High School have been playing, we may need to start putting them on the ceiling, walls and floors.    Although the…

  • Joseph Jachera

       HILLSBOROUGH — Joseph P. Jachera passed away Sunday, Nov. 4, in Raritan Health and Extended Care Center in Raritan. He was 87.    Born in Bayonne, he had been a resident of Hillsborough for 60 years before becoming a client at the care center over seven months ago.    During World War II, Mr. Jachera was employed…

  • Still awaiting electoral fix

    EDITORIAL: "America needs comprehensive reform of its electoral processes, including the imposition of national voting standards for election to national office and changes in the way we pay for elections."    Voting is important and it’s something we need to get right.    That’s what makes the lack of action since last year’s presidential fiasco so disconcerting.…

  • For the week of November 8

    By: Raymond E. Bralynski    HAMILTON — Raymond E. Bralynski, 62, died Saturday, Nov. 3, at Capital Health System at Mercer hospital, Trenton.    Born in Trenton, he was a lifelong Trenton and Hamilton area resident.    He was a partner with the family-run Brown’s Novelty, which operated in Trenton for more than 40 years. He retired in…

  • Two Republicans, five Democrats get nod here

    Two Republicans, both Pennington residents, hung onto their seats in Tuesday’s general election, while five Democrats filled the remaining spots open locally By: John Tredrea    Two Republicans, both Pennington residents, hung onto their seats in Tuesday’s general election, while five Democrats filled the remaining spots open locally.    In Pennington Borough, Republican Jim Loper was elected…

  • Township OKs outside water meters

    Could save money for sewer users By: John Tredrea    An addition to the Hopewell Township sewer code, unanimously OK’d by the Township Committee Nov. 1, will allow sewer users to obtain a second water meter for outside purposes — such as gardening, watering lawns, filling swimming pools and washing cars.    Water used for those purposes…

  • New law willprotect children

    To the editor    On a recent drive, I witnessed a young child playing in the back seat of a car. The child ran and bounced back and forth along the length of the back seat as he frolicked, unaware that his life was in danger.    A sudden stop would have sent that child into harms…