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  • State champs taking on a new look on the court

           The entire starting lineup from last year’s NJSIAA Group I State championship Forence Township Memorial High School boys’ varsity basketball team is now gone (4 graduates and 1 transfer). By:Sean Moylan        The entire starting lineup from last year’s NJSIAA Group I State championship Forence Township Memorial High School boys’ varsity basketball team is…

  • Man faces DWI, other charges

       A North Plainfield man was released on $5,000 bail after resisting arrest with such zeal that after he was arrested medical personnel had to give him several sedatives to calm him, police said. By:Laura Toto    Louis F. Rosa Jr., 21, of 185 Maple Ave., North Plainfield, was charged at 5:03 a.m. Nov. 28 with driving…

  • OBITUARIES, Dec. 15, 2000

    Marius B. Jansen, Alfred F. Perone Sr., William O’Donnell, Edward F. Kisco Sr., Leon J. Heuser. Marius B. Jansen Princeton professor    Marius Berthus Jansen of Princeton died Sunday at home    Born in the Netherlands, he grew up in Massachusetts and moved to Princeton in 1959.    He was a world-renowned scholar and emeritus professor of Japanese…

  • Lady Raiders must play defense to reach lofty goals

    Jim Reese’s team won’t catch anyone by surprise this winter By: Rudy Brandl        Hillsborough High girls’ head basketball coach Jim Reese understands that his team won’t be able to sneak up on anybody.    Facing a stiff challenge from the opposition on a regular basis comes with the territory. Successful programs like Hillsborough can always…

  • Christmas tree shoppers go into high holiday gear

       Tuesday’s high winds made for a rough day to pick out Christmas decorations, but as the holidays approach, area residents looking to add natural reminders of the season found several choices. By:Eric Schwarz    Christmas trees generally are sold at three types of locations: choose-and-cut farms, farm and garden stores, and roadside stands.    In Manville, the…

  • Township officials set open space priorities

    The plan could save nearly 25 percent of Lawrence from development.    More than 2,200 acres of land in Lawrence Township, or 17 percent of the total land area, has been preserved as open space and township officials say the goal is to save another 1,000 acres in the next few years. By: Lea Kahn    That…

  • Charter schools no monster in the moat

    LETTER TO THE EDITOR To the editor:    "Man the ramparts!" "Archers to the wall!" "Raise the drawbridge!" "Ready the boiling oil!"    So says King Gulick to Sir Possemato. "The infidels (charter schools) are at the gates!"    Isn’t it amazing? No, It is sad that these two champions of Hillsborough education would so quickly and forcefully…

  • Thomas G. Salay

       Thomas G. Salay, 90, died Friday at Keswick Pines Health Care Center, Whiting.    Born in Trenton, he was a longtime resident before moving to Whiting eight months ago.    He owned Salay Jewelers, Trenton, retiring in 1981 after more than 40 years.    Mr. Salay was an Army veteran of World War II, having served with the…

  • Time to start planning for deer control

    BEACON EDITORIAL — Dec. 14, 2000 By:Hillsborough Beacon Realizing that something has to be done about the local deer herd hardly requires genius. The problem should be obvious to anyone who drives a car down Amwell or Hillsborough roads after dark, or who drives far enough west into Neshanic at night, when it’s easy to…