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  • Township welcomes new officer

    Resident questions police hirings By:Alec Moore    The Township Committee and Hillsborough Police Chief Robert Gazaway were pleased to welcome Jason Beverret, 25, of Roselle to the ranks of the Police Department at the Oct. 24 Township Committee meeting, but not everyone shared the committee’s enthusiasm for the new officer.    Resident Art Zanders of South Branch…

  • Martha Dahms

       MANVILLE — Martha C. Dahms died Sunday, Oct. 28, at Somerset Medical Center, Somerville. She was 81.    Born in Clearfield, Pa., she lived in Flagtown, Neshanic and the Somerville area before moving to Whiting in 1981. Mrs. Dahms had lived in Manville since last year.    Mrs. Dahms was employed as a unit secretary at Carrier…

  • Want to help school board frame their 2002-2003 budget?

       The Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education is encouraging community members to provide preliminary input into the 2002-2003 school budget by attending the Nov. 12 board meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the Administration Building.    According to Finance Committee Chairman William Hills, the board would like to hear the public’s suggestions and comments before they even…

  • Let freedom ring loudly at the polls

    EDITORIAL    It seems our society has decided to renew its marriage vow with America the Beautiful. Hopefully, that spirit will carry us all to the voting booths Tuesday.    Here in Lawrence, we’ll have to pick two council members and help pick a governor for our state. In addition, we’ll have to choose legislators to represent…

  • Candidate Forums will be televised

    League got funding    Contrary to an announcement made in the Oct. 25 HVN, the Pennington and Hopewell Township Candidate Forums held Tuesday night by the League of Women Voters will be televised on local cable channels up until the Nov. 6 election.    Reversing its earlier decision, the League announced that it has secured funding for…

  • Mary Conti Murphy

       Mary Conti Murphy, 74, died Sunday at home. Born in Trenton, she was a longtime Hopewell resident before moving to Ormond Beach, Fla.    She graduated from Trenton Central High School in 1945 and worked for Law School Admission Services in Newtown, Pa.    While living in Hopewell, she was a member of St. Michael’s School PTA,…

  • Lady Raiders back on track after dramatic victory

    Lunemann, Inman, Krahn star in Senior Night triumph By: Rudy Brandl    It only took one game for the Hillsborough High girls’ soccer team to regain its confidence. Beating the best team in Somerset County and avenging a previous lopsided loss has a way of healing a few wounds.    Hillsborough was coming off a disappointing elimination…

  • Local senior center celebrates a decade

    About 200 people turned out Friday, Oct. 26, for the 10th anniversary of the Lawrence Senior Center. By: Carl Reader    If you’re a senior citizen in Lawrence and you’d like to do some hula dancing, head to the Lawrence Senior Center.    If you’d like to play some bingo, head to the center.    Or if you’d…

  • Scouts’ pack meeting marks Halloween

    Monthly pack meeting turns into costume ball By: Mary Ellen Zangara    Manville Cub Scouts Pack 193 celebrated Halloween early at their monthly pack meeting last week. All the Scouts dressed in their costumes as they entered the VFW for the festivities.    Starting with the traditional flag ceremony, the party began. Each den was responsible for…