Category: archives

  • Paul Gubitosi

    Senior at Hillsborough High School    HILLSBOROUGH — Paul Gubitosi died Feb. 18 in an early morning automobile accident. He was 18.    Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he lived there and in Staten Island, N.Y., before moving to Hillsborough 13 years ago.    Mr. Gubitosi was a senior at Hillsborough High School, president of the National Honor Society…

  • Washington cancels meeting

    Visit by Sen. Inverso, Township Committee gathering put on hold because of snow. By:    WASHINGTON — A town meeting featuring state Sen. Peter Inverso and the regularly scheduled Township Committee meeting were called off Thursday because of the snow.     Township Clerk Bernadette DuBuss said the visit from Sen. Inverso, a Republican whose district includes…

  • Preparing their future

    Editor’s note: The first in an occassional series focusing on the final days of the Class of 2001. By: Amanda Bok    High school seniors sit in their classes like all the other students. They eat lunch in the cafeteria. They complain about homework.    But something is different about them these days. They are a little…

  • Rescuing a Neglected Gem

    The Pallat family restores Princeton’s Pyne-Russell mansion By: Sally Friedman Click to visit these Homes Of Prestige Spring 2001 sponsors Asiantique:Wood Furniture, Artifacts & Collectibles Beco Inc.:Custom Cabinetry Bowden’s Fireside:Deck & Patio Awnings Camelot Kitchens:Custom Cabinetry Couches USA Creative Ceramic Tile, Inc Danish Designs Of NJ:Scandinavian Furniture Doerler Landscapes, Inc. E & B Distributors:Elegant Baths…

  • Middle school hoop teams dominated almost everyone

    No shame in finishing 16-1 By: Rudy Brandl    MARTINSVILLE — Disappointment and frustration were written all over the faces of the kids no teams could touch for two months. Everything they had worked toward all season was taken away on one day that felt like Black Monday to the Hillsborough Middle School community.    Two unstoppable…

  • Fire district happy for support

    Millstone voters approve budget with 5 percent tax hike. By: Frank C. D’Amico    MILLSTONE — Fully 80 percent of voters who turned out Saturday for the annual fire commissioner’s budget, supported it.    The $790,505 budget, which carries a fire tax increase of 5 percent from last year, passed 72-18. The tax rate is .082 cents…

  • Mustang cagers finally beat North Plainfield

    Overtime victory provides momentum heading into state playoffs By: Shawn Tyrrell        The third time was the charm.    Twice this season the Manville High boys’ basketball team had faced North Plainfield and both times the Mustangs came away with tough defeats. After a 67-57 setback in the Christmas Tournament, Manville dropped a 64-46 game on…

  • Logo, slogan contest deadline has been extended

       Community members interested in entering the Hopewell Valley Regional School District’s Logo/Slogan Contest will have a bit more time. The district has extended the deadline to March 26 in order to give more people an opportunity to complete their submissions.    "We received feedback that students as well as other community members needed more time to…

  • NEWS OF OTHER DAYS 02/22

    From the Feb. 22 edition of the Register-News By: 100 years ago    This week the Roeblings of Trenton shipped to the Paris Expedition, another model of Brooklyn Bridge. Their general exhibit was shipped last January. As the magnificent model of the bridge was too lengthy for the steamship, it was taken by a tramp steamer,…