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  • Historically Speaking

    Allentown, N.J. its Rise and Progress (Part 45) By: John Fabiano From the C. R. Hutchinson papers at the New Jersey Historical Society, the following brief early histories of our town’s Post Office and Fire Companies.     A post office was established at Allentown January 1, 1796, and Samuel Quay was appointed its first postmaster.…

  • View from a blimp

    Touring the town from 1,000 feet up. By: Eileen Oldfield    One of the last things Mark Finney, one of Horizon Blue Cross/Blue Shield’s blimp pilots, told me before I boarded the blimp at Readington’s Solberg Airport one morning last week was something I had hoped wasn’t obvious.    "You look nervous," he said.    Nervous? Only about…

  • You can go your own way

    Area educator bringing Montessori school to Lawrence By: Olivia Tattory    The American Montessori Society training completed over a decade ago was nothing short of a life-changing experience for Kiran Paek.    And so, 12 years after Ms. Paek began teaching at Princeton Montessori School, the Lake Drive resident is opening her own Montessori School on Whitehead…

  • Bidding starts at $500K for Mansfield liquor license

    By: Stephanie Prokop    MANSFIELD—A $500,000 packaged-goods liquor license soon is going to be available for bid, a first for the 8,500-resident township.    The license could be purchased by either a retailer or a supermarket, according to township officials.    "About four months ago, the owner of a soon-to-be constructed supermarket near the Homestead subdivision had publicly…

  • Land preservation’s fate in hands of state’s voters

    Corzine signs Green Acres, Farmland, Blue Acres and Historic Preservation Act for 2007 By John Tredrea    Hailed by open space advocates from the Hopewell Valley area and elsewhere throughout the state was Gov. Jon S. Corzine’s Tuesday afternoon signing of the Green Acres, Farmland, Blue Acres and Historic Preservation Act for 2007.    This legislation places…

  • Josephine A. Covert

       HILLSBOROUGH — Josephine A. (Wilczek) Covert died at Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. She was 72.    Born in Manville, she lived in Somerset and settled in Hillsborough in 1964.    Mrs. Covert was a communicant of St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church in Millstone.    She was predeceased by one sister and five brothers.    She is survived by…

  • Obituary (08.02.07)

    Frank Yates SEMINOLE, Fla. — Frank V. C. Yates, of Seminole, Fla., died July 25 at the Wrights Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, in Seminole. He was 85.    Born in Trenton, he was a resident of Lawrence for many years before moving to Florida in 1995.    Mr. Yates retired in 1986 after 25 years as a…

  • OBITUARIES

    From the August 2 edition Edward L. Burkhardt    Edward Burkhardt, 89, of Fredericksburg, Va. died Monday at the Alterra Sterling House in Florence. Born and raised in Florence, he lived there for most of his life, living in Seaside Park for 10 years and Fredericksburg for eight years before returning to Florence six months ago.…

  • HHS girls set for summer hoop playoffs

    Varsity team wins regular season finale By: Rudy Brandl    The Hillsborough High varsity girls entered this week’s High School Summer League basketball playoffs with a little extra momentum.    Hillsborough (3-3) has played well in spurts but lacked consistency overall. Last Thursday night’s 41-38 victory over West Windsor-Plainsboro North included many positives. The Lady Raiders fought…