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  • Anna Prusek, 82

       HILLSBOROUGH — Anna Prusek died Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2000, at home. She was 82.    Born in Bayonne she lived there until she moved to Hillsborough in 1987.    Mrs. Prusek was a homemaker.    She was a member of the Holy Ghost Orthodox Church in Manville and the Association Sons of Poland.    Surviving are her husband, Edward…

  • Family, not committee, should decide curfew

    BEACON EDITORIAL — Nov. 30, 2000 By:Hillsborough Beacon    We’d like to add our voice to those already asking for a repeal to the existing curfew in Hillsborough.    Under that curfew, approved about two-and-a-half years ago, unaccompanied minors must be inside by 11 p.m. weekdays and by midnight weekends, and are allowed out no earlier than…

  • Hillsborough suffers 10-minite power failure

       Public Service Electric & Gas Co. attributed a power loss at 9:36 Thursday morning to a defective transformer on Sunnymead Road. By:Laura Toto    A spokeswoman for PSE&G attributed the outage to actions during routine maintenance along Sunnymead Road. Workers at one point switched the grid to one transformer that was not working, causing the power…

  • Numerous area athletes honored at awards banquet

           On Tuesday, the Burlington County Scholastic League held its annual fall banquet at the Cherry Hill Hilton, honoring all the First-Team All-Star selections from Burlington County. By:Sean Moylan        On Tuesday, the Burlington County Scholastic League held its annual fall banquet at the Cherry Hill Hilton, honoring all the First-Team All-Star selections from Burlington…

  • Boys swim team looks to replace sprinters

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    The South Brunswick High School swimming program is up and running for its fourth season, and looking forward to the second year with separate boys and girls squads.    The Vikings boys will be taking to the water minus four sprinters who graduated last June, but return top gun Ed Lui.    Lui,…

  • Battling a noisy neighbor

    Residents who live near the Mercer Airport are banding together to stop further expansion. By: Michelle Ruess    If Heidi Kahme didn’t enjoy gardening, a grassroots community action movement might never have taken root.    Ms. Kahme, a Hopewell Township resident and board member of PLANE (People Limiting Airport Noise and Expansion) had noticed an increase in…

  • Chesterfield residents get final figures on sewerage system cost

           CHESTERFIELD – Residents hooking up to the sewerage system in the township will pay $4,850 per household, according to an ordinance introduced Nov. 21 which set forth user charges. By:Vanessa S. Holt        CHESTERFIELD – Residents hooking up to the sewerage system in the township will pay $4,850 per household, according to an ordinance…

  • The roads would be much safer if you drove like me

    DEAR NEIGHBOR By:Hugh Brennan    I’m a great driver. You’re not.    Its that obvious and simple. I see it clearly every time I pull out of my driveway. Somewhere between River Road and Neshanic, or between Township Line and Raritan roads, the smooth progress of my perfect driving will be interrupted by some abrupt, unpredictable, and…

  • Florence football team edged in season finale

           For the Florence Township Memorial High School Boys’ varsity football team the season ended where it began – in the red zone searching for a touchdown that would never come. By:Sean Moylan        For the Florence Township Memorial High School Boys’ varsity football team the season ended where it began – in the red…