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Local watercolorists to show work
This weekend’s show and sale includes local artists Hillsborough artist Bernice Fatto shows one of the paintings she will display at the Blackwell Mills Canal House this weekend as part of the Watercolorists Unlimited show to help fund the house. Bernice Fatto, Janet Singley, Lorraine Williams and Ellen Faber, Hillsborough members of Watercolorists Unlimited, will…
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Bulldogs eye three more wins for states
Boys TennisThe Hopewell Valley Central High School boys tennis team came back down to Earth this week, suffering a tough 3-2 loss Monday to West Windsor-Plainsboro North. By: Steve Feitl The loss dropped the Bulldogs’ record to 2-2 and with just five matches left before the cut-off for the state tournament, the pressure is now…
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Council approves two-cent tax hike
The owner of the average home will pay $36 more to support the township’s $34.7 million budget. By: Matthew Armstrong Residents will see a 4.8 percent increase in their local municipal taxes this year. The Township Council unanimously adopted a $34.7 million budget for 2001, Tuesday. Total spending went up 7.6 percent. The increase will…
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Resident wants trash investigation
Letter to the editor I am still very upset over the decision of the Township Council and the current township manager to impose once a week pickup of our garbage. There does not appear to be one redeeming feature of this decision. The savings are fictitious when you consider the extra effort that the township…
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Frederick H. Funk
Frederick H. Funk, 80, of Rossmoor, died Tuesday, April 17 at his home after a long illness. Born in Denver, he lived in Jersey City and then Edison for 35 years before moving to Rossmoor in 1998. He was the customer service manager for AirCo in Murray Hill for 42 years before retiring in 1982.…
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‘Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles’
Paul Hogan reprises his role in the third of these Aussie-meets-America comedies. This one could be considered a harmless escape, if you’re capable of draining your brain before entering the theater. [PG] By: Kam Williams Paul Hogan is Crocodile Dundee, the carefree primitive from the Australian Outback. Hogan himself created the character and received an Oscar…
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POLICE BEAT 04/19
From the April 19 edition of the Register-News By: BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP Julius M. Allchin, of Tuckerton, was issued a summons for careless driving after he rear-ended another truck March 27 on Route 206, police said. Police said Mr. Allchin, who was driving a Mack truck, rear-ended a trailer flatbed driven by Daniel Ouelette, of Dunhan,…
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Best of Hillsboroughvisible at ‘Taste’ event
To the editor The 4th Annual "Taste of Hillsborough" brought out the "Best in Hillsborough" on Sunday, April 1. The turnout from our community was tremendous with over 300 people attending, our largest crowd ever. The participating restaurants each provided delicious samples from their menus, creating a wide assortment of flavors and choices. The silent…
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For the week of April 19
By: Walter F. Tiedeman WASHINGTON Walter F. Tiedeman, 85, of Robbinsville died Tuesday, April 10, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he lived in Queens, N.Y., and Lexington, Ky., before moving back to New Jersey four years ago. Mr. Tiedeman had been chief locksmith instructor with Singer Communications,…
