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  • Charter commission rebuffs move to skip further interviews

    Ostergren urges a recommendation to put the mayor-council form of government on the ballot. By: Paul Szaniawski    The Charter Study Commission member George Ostergren tried to slam on the brakes and end further discussion of the group’s study of whether to change Hillsborough’s form of government by calling for an early final decision at the…

  • Washington boys among favorites in District 12

    By: Kyle Moylan    Despite going through a tough tournament season in which injuries and kids playing up a year conspired to keep it from advancing out of pool play as 11-year-olds, very few people have forgotten about the Washington Township Little League.    For Manager Steve Krebs, this is both good and bad.    "I’m feeling a…

  • Shirley Daley

       HILLSBOROUGH — Shirley Daley died June 12 in Princeton. She was 77.    She was born and raised in Linden and had been a resident of Hillsborough for many years.    Mrs. Daley owned and operated Now Fancy That in Hillsborough for many years.    She was an original Williamsburg Square Board member in Hillsborough.    Her husband, Frank…

  • Jersey Fresh Food and Wine Fest coming in August

       The Garden State Winegrowers Association, a member organization of 28 wineries located across the state, will present the Jersey Fresh Food and Wine Festival on the weekend of Aug. 11 and 12 at Hopewell Valley Vineyards in Pennington. The event will run from noon to 5 p.m., rain or shine.    The festival will feature hundreds…

  • Stunning model homes emerge at Byron-Hill’s Villagio

    Floor plans at Villagio feature two stories, up to four bedrooms, three baths and up to 4,200 square feet of living space The Trentino model at Byron-Hill’s Villagio in South Brunswick features two-story, luxurious modern living with old-world charm.    Construction is well underway on the two model homes at Villagio in South Brunswick, an active-adult…

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR

    From the June 21 edition Railroad history    Thursday, June 21 — The Bordentown Historical Society will present "A Trip on the Camden and Amboy," the sixth program in the series supporting the 325th Anniversary Celebration. The program will start at 7:30 p.m. at the Friends Meeting House and will feature industrial and architectural historian Paul…

  • Fresh From the Earth

    Isles continues its community gardening tradition with a tour of renovated houses and gardens. By: Megan Sullivan TIMEOFF/MEGAN SULLIVAN Betty Fleming, in charge of the community garden on Chestnut Avenue in Trenton for the past 10 years, shows off one of her zucchini plants.    In a vacant lot on Chestnut Avenue in Trenton, weeds, beat…

  • Students salute Duffy school’s long history

    Florence elementary students spend last days in old building. By: Stephanie Prokop    FLORENCE — Fourth- and fifth-grade students from the Marcella Duffy Elementary School will attend a newly renovated upper elementary school on Front Street in the fall, in a move that secretary and "mom away from home" Bernadette McAneney describes as "bittersweet."    "We were…

  • Joseph Chernesky

       FORT MYERS, Fla. — Joseph K. Chernesky died June 12 at home. He was 77.    He was born in Manville and lived in Manville until 1994, when he retired to Florida.    Mr. Chernesky was employed by RCA until his retirement in 1987.    He served in the U.S. Navy from 1948 to 1952.    He was a…