Category: archives
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Driver hurt in collision
by Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer An East Brunswick man is in critical condition at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick after an accident with a tractor-trailer at the intersection of Stults Road and Herrod Boulevard. Cecil Stuart, 37, was driving a box truck on Stults Road at 9:11 a.m. Monday and crossed into…
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Township takes steps to meet and block new housing rules
By Audrey Levine Staff Writer As legislators wrangled with an updated set of rules to meet affordable housing goals in New Jersey, township officials have been taking several steps to prepare for the changes. Tuesday, the Township Committee unanimously approved a resolution stating Hillsborough’s intent to adopt a housing element and fair-share plan for the…
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John Hardgrove
MANVILLE John S. (Jack) Hardgrove Sr. died June 12 at home. He was 73. He was born in Somerville and lived in Hillsborough and Manville for many years. Mr. Hardgrove was a policeman in Manville and then turned to banking for which he worked mainly in collections for over 35 years, including Nat West…
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Even in summer, RHS runners not slowing down
By Sean Moylan, Sports Writer Mike Walker had already worked out some elaborate preliminary plans for the Robbinsville High boys’ varsity spring track and field team when he found out that former Robbinsville High girls’ varsity track and field head coach Rick Smith would be leaving the program. Furthermore, since Andrew Patterson had done such…
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Class of 2008 bids farewell to SBHS
Staff photo by John Keating Teresa Altomonte makes her graduation official by moving her tassel from the right to the left.
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Dorothy Ambruso
HILLSBOROUGH Dorothy Ambruso died June 17 at Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. She was 82. Born in Hershey, Pa., she moved to New Jersey as a teenager, residing in Middlesex, Morris and Somerset Counties. She lived in Hillsborough for 25 years. Mrs. Ambruso was a leader in developing transitional programs for the mentally ill.…
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South Brunswick High School Class of 2008
On June 23, the following students graduated from South Brunswick High School: Gregory Mark Aaron, Jacqueline Abate, Riza Joanna Abayon, Brittany Abdalla, Stephanie Anna Agugliaro, Sanjeet Ahlawat, Hafsa Ahmad, Samantha Helen Allgood, Ali Al-Shujairi, Teresa Altomonte, Michelle Alvarez, Stephanie Ambrosio, Payal Amin, Steven Amoako-Poku, David J. Amrhein, Kathryn Anderson, Trisha Lynn Anderson, Jessica…
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Wonderful 38 years
I have always felt very fortunate to work in South Brunswick. The township and the Board of Education do so much for kids, in and out of the classroom. The residents of South Brunswick are so lucky to live there. I will be retiring from teaching on July 1. The 38 years that I have…
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Triathlon team to raise
Fundraiser will increase awareness of disorder By Lisa Merolla, Staff Writer For one local team of competitors, the New Jersey State Triathlon is much more than a race. The July event at Mercer County Park is an opportunity for them to raise money and awareness for an obscure genetic disorder called Trisomy 18. Leading the…
