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  • Letters to the Editor, June 8

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, June 8 Mayor Trotman’s victory message To the editor:     To all of the voters who came out on Tuesday, June 5 to support me at the polls, thank you so much for your vote of confidence. I will continue torepresent you in a fair and balanced manner as we work…

  • Wiseman medals in MOC long jump

    By: Justin Feil    SOUTH PLAINFIELD — Libby Bliss matched her sixth-place finish of a year ago, and the Princeton High School senior was thrilled with the progress it showed in her 800 meters.    Her teammate, Cranbury’s Megan Wiseman, did exactly what she hoped to do after medaling last year. The PHS junior moved up one…

  • Fire company celebrating new truck with ‘wet down’

    Saturday’s event highlight’s will draw dozens of area fire companies By:Audrey Levine    Firefighters are trained to protect their communities and the people around them, and they spend their days ensuring the safety of others. But sometimes, they like to show off a bit.    Hillsborough Fire Co. No. 1 will get this chance when it hosts…

  • ‘Failte’: The place where the name comes to life

    REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK By John Tredrea    Welcoming is contagious and infectious and all good. People take it with them and spread it around by welcoming others. As a result, things get better for a wide radius — how wide, no one can say for sure. That’s the beauty of it, really.    Years ago, Jeanne Crowell told…

  • Allentown offers spending plan

    By: Rebecca Weltmann    ALLENTOWN – After months of waiting, the Borough Council introduced its $1.98 million municipal budget on May 29. The budget, roughly $10,000 higher than the 2006 plan, would carry no municipal tax rate increase, if approved.    The amount to be raised by taxation is about $1.1 million. With a proposed municipal tax…

  • They care a lot: Area students receive Caring Awards

    Hannah Bonville, a senior at Lawrence High School, and Stephanie Miloscia, a Notre Dame High senior from East Windsor, were among the recepients of the annual honor By: Rosalie Ann LaGrutta    Kudos!    Two area students, Stephanie Miloscia, a senior at Notre Dame High School, and Hannah Bonville, a senior at Lawrence High School, were among…

  • Concert to benefit Darfur

    Woodlot ’07 to be held on Saturday By: Emily Holody    Aaron Gittleman, 17, of South Brunswick High School, learned about the situation in Darfur, Sudan, during a lesson at school.    He was touched by what was happening and decided to do something about it.    He went to the township through the Human Relations Commission and…

  • Florence softball wins C.J. Group I title

    Mehrer fans 18 in victory By: Sean Moylan    Last Thursday at Susan Muchowski Field, Melissa Mehrer and the Florence Township Memorial High softball team beat South Amboy, 3-0, to finally win the NJSIAA Group I Central Jersey Sectional title they have so richly deserved all of these years.    Mehrer no-hit South Amboy and the Flashes…

  • HHS coaches serve suspensions

    Off-site practices violate school policy By: Rudy Brandl    Three Hillsborough High head coaches were suspended for holding practice sessions May 17, the day after the second round of terror threats closed the school and forced the cancellation of all activities.    HHS baseball coach Norm Hewitt, softball coach Cheryl Iaione and girls’ lacrosse coach Beth Murrin…