Category: archives
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Nystrom works way to top
MHS junior has been first Cougar finisher in every dual meet By: Bob Nuse Christine Nystrom was a decent soccer player. But she had a feeling she could be a real good runner. Based on what she has accomplished so far this season, the Montgomery High junior appears to be right. In just her second…
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Mary Harrigan
Mary C. McGuire Harrigan of Lawrenceville died Saturday, Oct. 6. She was born in Bayonne, where she lived many years before moving to Lawrenceville. She was a supervisor with Bell Telephone Co. in New York City 46 years. She was a member of the Telephone Pioneers of America, the Mount Carmel Guild, the St. Francis…
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PHS football team keeps battling
Cranbury’s Chester insists his teammates never say die By: Bob Nuse HAMILTON Each week, no matter what the score, Cranbury’s Michael Chester plays hard. One of these weeks he’d like to see that hard work pay off in the form of a win for the Princeton High football team. "Everyone is always trying hard,"…
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Police investigating two burglaries
By:Alec Moore Police are looking into two recent residential home invasions in the south eastern section of Hillsborough. The two burglaries occurred on Sept. 21 and Sept. 22 at a Fox Chase Run and Matthew Road residence respectively. Hillsborough Police Lt. David Delatour said police do not have any suspects for the break-ins but detectives…
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Carmela Ferlazzo Boles, 75
Carmela Ferlazzo Boles, 75, died Sunday at her home. Born in Reading, Pa., she lived in Clifton, then Edison for 30 years, before moving to Rossmoor in 1989. She was a cosmetic and fragrance sales specialist at Bamberger’s and later Macy’s in Menlo Park for 30 years, retiring in 1986. She and her husband Robert…
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MHS girls make school soccer history
Smith leads way with goal, three assists By: Rudy Brandl GLADSTONE Making history is always something special. The Manville High girls’ soccer team enjoyed that wonderful feeling last Saturday afternoon at Gill St. Bernards. Manville, the 13th seed in the bracket, rode an early scoring spurt and played a solid all-around game to produce…
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Community asked to attend Route 31 workshop on Oct. 17
A series of public workshops to craft a new vision for Route 31 in the Hopewell Valley will begin on Oct. 17 at the Hopewell Township Municipal Building. This initiative will begin with a free, community potluck supper starting at 6:15 p.m., followed by a workshop and hands-on land-use planning exercises beginning at 7:30 p.m.…
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Upper Freehold couple killed in accident
Crash occurs in Bordentown Township. By: Dave Koch BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP A fatal car crash at the intersection of Route 528 and Route 130/206 the afternoon of Oct. 4 left two people dead and tied up traffic for almost three hours, police said. Joseph Rette, 82, of Upper Freehold died Friday at Cooper Hospital University…
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Pay raises trouble residents
Borough managers receive 5 percent raises By:Alec Moore Salary hikes and a $10,000 bonus for the borough were among the more prominent items discussed at Tuesday’s Borough Council meeting. A number of residents voiced their objections to a unanimously approved ordinance which authorizes six managerial municipal employees to receive a 5 percent retroactive salary increase,…
