Category: archives

  • Letters to the editor

    For the week of June 14. By: Mele deserves support in GOP primary To the editor:     I’m writing to encourage all Upper Freehold Republicans to go to the polls on June 26 and vote for John Mele for Township Committee.    Recently I’ve had the pleasure of getting to know John. His views about controlling…

  • LIBRARY HAPPENINGS

       Follow this column concerning special events being planned at Hillsborough Public Library, located in the Municipal Complex, South Branch Road and Beekman Lane, 369-2200.    Library hours are from 9:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday, and 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Children’s programs    Registration for the Summer Reading Clubs begins Monday, June 18 in the library. Participants…

  • SENIOR CORNER

       The Manville Seniors Inc. next meeting will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, June 14.    New members are welcome. Membership is open to residents 55 if disabled; otherwise it is 60 and older. Contact Mary at 725-8978. Trips    August 21 to 26 French Canada (Charliviox) St. Anne’s Shrine, whale watching at Bay St. Catherine, nightly entertainment…

  • Clarence Smires

       Clarence C. "Pete" Smires, 65, died Tuesday, June 12, at home.    Born in Trenton, he was a longtime Lawrenceville resident.    He was a school bus driver with Rick Bus Co. and had retired in 1991 after 25 years as an officer with the Lawrence Township Police Department. He had served with the Army National Guard.…

  • Hillsborough Legion team off to fast start

    Victory over B-R boosts confidence, expectations By: Rudy Brandl    The Hillsborough American Legion baseball team expects to win this summer.    Those expectations and goals received a major boost Sunday when the Raiders scored a dramatic come-from-behind victory over Bridgewater. Ryan Gregson sprinted home with the deciding run in the bottom of the eighth to lift…

  • Students give stairwell a fresh look

    In the Upper Freehold Regional Elementary/Middle School there has been a big change. Dee Burek’s fifth-grade class has "adopted" the stairwell by the library. By: Dee Burek’s fifth-grade class painted a stairwell in the Upper Freehold Regional Elementary School. The following article was written by students Taylor Lefebvre and Jenna Blum.    In the Upper Freehold…

  • Lawrence aiming to build on prior MCALL success

    Post 414The Lawrence Post 414 baseball team opens the 2001 season looking to build on its success of recent seasons, according to manager Angelo Capuano. By: Steve Feitl    Last year, Lawrence was a playoff team, finishing the season in third place in the Mercer County American Legion League with a 14-9 record.    With the core…

  • Robinson saves best race for M of C finals

    Takes silver medal in 110 high hurdles By: Rudy Brandl    SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Scott Robinson certainly left every ounce of speed and determination on the track.    Competing in his final race at last week’s NJSIAA Meet of Champions in South Brunswick, the Hillsborough High senior came very close to leaving the track and field scene…

  • LHS is too crowded for adequate learning

    Letter to the editor    The future of Lawrenceville’s youth is at risk. Over the last few years, Lawrence High School’s population has grown to a hazardous level. There are approximately 1,330 students alone. Added to the number of teachers and faculty members, the number of people in the building jumps to more than 1,400 —…