Category: archives
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Charter study report filed for public review
The document includes summaries of nearly nine months of interviews, discussions and arguments. By: Audrey Levine Residents can learn more about the Charter Study Commission’s recommendation for a mayor-council form of government, after commissioners filed a final report with the township clerk’s office Friday. The report, which can be viewed online at www.hillsborough-charterstudy.com, includes summaries…
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Indicted Rider staffers receive student, alumni support
1,200-plus sign Web letter lauding the pair By: Lea Kahn Rider University students and alumni alike have rallied around the college’s beleaguered dean of students and the director of Greek life, who have been indicted in connection with the alcohol-poisoning death of freshman Gary DeVercelly. Mr. DeVercelly, 18, died after a night of binge drinking…
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Pizzerias offer variety of styles
Four restaurants in Manville may serve pizza, but that does not mean they are all the same. By: Eileen Oldfield Any way you slice it, pizza is a staple of American food in any town in the country, it seems there’s at least one pizza place. Or, if you’re walking along Main Street, you…
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Rider community supports accused students, staff To the Editor> We, the students and alumni of Rider University, express our support for Dean Anthony Campbell and Ada Badgley in the wake of their recent indictments. As a result of their careers and personal attributes, both Dean Campbell and Ada have touched the world of so many…
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South Brunswick residents show police their support
National Night Out was a success at Woodlot Park. By: Paul Koepp Woodlot Park was filled Tuesday evening with township residents who braved the steamy conditions to enjoy National Night Out. The annual celebration, dedicated to promoting a good relationship between the Police Department and the community, brought out all ages, with kids bouncing around…
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Seniors taste newest gourmet pizza flavors
Lunch was served up by Chef Jack McCann By: Mary Ellen Zangara Senior citizens at the Manville Senior Center were treated Tuesday to a gourmet pizza lunch served up by Chef Jack McCann, the 2007 International Caterer of the Year award winner and director of operations of Merri-Makers Caterers in Edison. Of course, if you…
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Model WHO group takes treasures to Kenya
With 22 50-pound suitcases at their sides, students traveled over 7,000 miles to Kenyan villages, schools and orphanages By Olivia Tattory Without hesitation, the students who took it are calling it the trip of a lifetime. For Komi Khan, a junior at Hopewell Valley Central High School, it was an eye-opening, rewarding and humanitarian experience…
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Editorial
Farm bounty a true benefit of area living Did it just get a little greener in here? Summer always means roadside produce stands full of corn and tomatoes grown at local farms and in back yards here in New Jersey, but this year an even greater demand for fresh food seems to have ripened in…
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Ewing man is jailed following drug bust
Eighty marijuana plants were growing in a wooded area off Titus Mill Road in Hopewell Township By John Tredrea A Ewing man, who was charged Friday with growing marijuana in a wooded area near the Hopewell Valley Tennis & Fitness Center, also has been charged with possession of marijuana (under 50 grams) and possession of…
