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  • Local woman tapped as new administrator

    Titus Court resident Judith Haas set to start Monday By:Laura Toto    Judith Haas of Titus Court was expected to be appointed as Hillsborough’s Township administrator Wednesday night by the Township Committee.    Ms. Haas has resided in Hillsborough for 10 years, and is formerly of Queens, N.Y., where she resided for 38 years.    Before moving to…

  • Layoffs loom at Dow Jones

    The company, which has a large office complex on Route 1, plans to make an unspecified number of cuts within the next month. By: Matthew Armstrong    Dow Jones & Co., whose largest facility is on Route 1, will have to cut back its expenses significantly, including an unspecified number of employee layoffs within the next…

  • HHS softballers to rely on pitching

    Morrison, Murphy give Iaione two solid options By: Rudy Brandl        Most high school sports fans understand that pitching is even more important in softball than baseball. If you’ve got a girl who can bring the heat and keep hitters off balance from the pitching circle, wins come much more easily.    Veteran Hillsborough coach Cheryl…

  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, March 29, 2001

    Alcohol risk doubles To the editor:        Once again underage drinking has been given short shrift by the federal government in its drug prevention efforts.    A survey of drug use released last year indicates that the rate of first-time drinkers between the ages of 12 and 17 nearly doubled from 117.6 per 1,000 kids in…

  • NiE 5K Fun Run

    Download your NiE 5k Fun Run Registration here! 5k Card.pdf If your children want to run please go to For Kids only to download a pledge sheet. Online registration at www.active.com NiE Download your NiE 5k Fun Run Registration here! If your children want to run please go to For Kids only to download a…

  • Creating future scientists

    Students learn about crime scene science, dry ice, motorless flight … and something called ‘gak splat.’ By: John Patten    About 140 fifth-graders from across Hillsborough gathered Saturday at the Middle School to get acquainted with science, their future school, each other … and something called "gak splat."    Not only were the students able to learn…

  • Large sending districts propose new legislation

           MILLSTONE — A group of six school districts that includes Millstone has sent a proposal to state legislators regarding sending-receiving relationships and proportional representation on boards of education. By: Frank C. D’Amico    The school districts are seeking greater representation on school boards in the districts to which they send their students. In most cases,…

  • You need to think quick to win in Odyssey

    The Odyssey of the Mind Experience at Upper Elementary School on Saturday was patterned after the worldwide Odyssey of the Mind competition. By: Nick D’Amore    Their problems were difficult. As part of an eight-minute skit, some students had to build a wagon and circle it twice around an imaginary town square designated on the Upper…

  • Voters: get ready now for April 17 school elections

    EDITORIAL By: Ruth Luse    Monday is a busy night. And April is a busy election month for many in Hopewell Valley.    In addition to Hopewell and Pennington borough council meetings on Monday, April 2, the League of Women Voters of Hopewell Valley has scheduled a School Board Candidates’ Night, which will be held at Central…