Category: archives

  • Jewelry auction to benefit charities

    Woman’s Club sponsors event Friday By:Alec Moore    Gone are the white gloves and hats — today’s Woman’s Club of Hillsborough is not your mother’s Woman’s Club.    "The Woman’s Club has become more focused on the needs of the community and it’s also a friendlier place now," said club President Jan Berglowe, who has been a…

  • Water main flushing under way

    Program begins in Upper Freehold, Washington, Chesterfield township areas. By:    Consumers New Jersey Water Company on Oct. 9 began its annual water main flushing program in the Washington, Chesterfield and Upper Freehold township areas.    During the main flushing process, fire hydrants are opened, allowing water pressure to forcefully remove non-harmful sediment from the water mains.…

  • Board endorses referendum

    Residents will vote in January on $2.3 million plan to replace windows at Manville schools By:Krzysztof Scibiorski    The Manville school board Tuesday approved going forward with efforts to hold a special referendum in January that could result in the district receiving $2.3 million in much-needed renovations with a taxpayer cost of as little as $800,000.…

  • For the week of October 18

    By: Andrew Oswald    De LEON SPRINGS, Fla. — Andrew Oswald, 71, died Wednesday, Oct. 10, at Shands Hospital, Gainesville.    Born in Trenton, he moved to Florida in 1970.    Mr. Oswald was a machinist with Ocean Designs Inc., Ormond Beach. He was a Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War and a member of the American…

  • Dems threaten lawsuit over land swap

    Margaret Armenante says nothing improper about transaction with the borough. By: Mark Moffa    ALLENTOWN — Democratic Borough Council candidate Bill Soodul said on Tuesday he and running mate Stephanie Smith might sue the borough over a land swap completed in 1999 between Allentown and Margaret Armenante.    Ms. Armenante, who currently is on the council, was…

  • Hopefuls discuss future needs

    Millstone candidates review positions on recreation, police, administrators, and other topics. By: Scott Morgan    MILLSTONE — Township Committee candidates Greg Bellotti and John Pfefferkorn expressed opinions this week regarding recreation space, the impact of schools and the eventual administrative needs of the township.    The men are seeking to win the committee seat currently held by…

  • We should not succumb to fear in crisis

    DISPATCHES: "But we need to be careful not to allow our growing fear to overtake us. We should avoid rushing ahead with expanded police power, to chip away the rights and freedoms that make America worth defending in the first place." By: Hank Kalet    I have to admit, I’m getting a bit nervous.    All this…

  • Parade showed community spirit

    To the editor    On Oct. 6, Hillsborough Township held a Community Day of Pride and Patriotism which included a parade to the Municipal Complex, program at the Garden of Honor including a wreath-laying ceremony to honor those Americans who died in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania.    The program included the Hillsborough High School…

  • District creates citizen panel

    The district wants 100 citizens to help determine the application of its new facilities mission. By: Lea Kahn    School district officials agree with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s contention that "We shape our buildings; afterwards, our buildings shape us."    That’s why the school board adopted a set of "values" last week to guide its decisions…