Category: archives

  • Local girls’ soccer teams all playing well

    Sean Moylan Sports Writer Coming into this season, the Florence High girls’ varsity soccer team’s biggest problem was how it was going to replace superstar Katelyn Antolic in goal.     Fortunately, the Flashes have found an answer to that potential problem in sophomore goalie Angela Federico. Federico has been so fantastic, both Florence girls’ varsity…

  • Sewer fee accepted for Lynwood Farms

    By Stephanie Prokop, Staff Writer    MANSFIELD—The Township Committee unanimously approved a resolution Sept. 12, accepting an appraisal that would set a $10,000 one-time fee for sewer service to 43 Lynwood Farms households.    Joseph Monzo, Robert Higgins, and Kenneth Denti of the Mansfield Township Assessment Commission made a recommendation that the committee accept the 100-page report…

  • Reimagined restaurant to be reopened soon

    Amalfi’s set to reopen in about a month By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    With renovations well under way, the latest version of Amalfi’s restaurant — located on the site of several previous restaurants at 146 Lawrenceville-Pennington Road — is expected to open in about a month, said owner Ciro Moriello.    The renovated 225-seat establishment will…

  • Ronald L. Stohler

       COLUMBUS — Ronald L. Stohler, 71, died Friday at his residence.    He was born and raised in Biloxi, Miss. Later, he attended the University of Southern Mississippi. While there, he was a member of the college ROTC Program and graduated as a first lieutenant with a bachelor’s degree in accounting.    He was a U.S. Army…

  • DISPATCHES: Children deserve better

    by Hank Kalet, Managing Editor    Gov. Jon S. Corzine appears finally to be showing some backbone.    He has told President George W. Bush that he will ignore new federal rules designed to limit the number of children who can enroll in a federal-state insurance program and that he is considering a federal lawsuit if the…

  • Turnpike expansion threatens homes

    Plan is expected to add six lanes By Stephanie Prokop, Staff Writer    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP—The proposal for a 25-mile, $2 billion New Jersey Turnpike widening from Interchange 6 to 9 was unveiled at a public hearing at the Bordentown Senior Center on Tuesday night, eliciting heated reactions from residents and township officials.    Many of the 100…

  • Princeton U. study says texting can improve voter turnout

    A new study from researchers at Princeton University and the University of Michigan shows that young voters who were sent text message reminders on the eve of Election Day were more likely to vote than those who didn’t receive a text message reminder. The study, which relied on voter registration data from the Student Public…

  • Theodore Lowery

       HILLSBOROUGH — Theodore “Ted” Valmore Lowery died Sept. 11 at home. He was 88.    Born in Isle of Hope, Ga., he resided in Layton before moving to Hillsborough in 1947.    Mr. Lowery worked for the U.S. Army Armament Material Readiness Command in Dover as a maintenance management specialist for 35 years, retiring in 1979.    He…

  • It’s the end of summer, but the mercury’s still here

    Packing is being rechecked before shipments will begin By Audrey Levine Staff Writer    About 2,617 metric tons of mercury are still sitting at the Hillsborough Defense Agency Logistics depot on Route 206, despite original plans to have them moved to the Hawthorne Army Depot in Nevada by the end of the summer.    Officials are now…