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  • Township taps three cops for promotions

    Sgt. James McConnell was promoted to lieutenant; Cpl. Charles Boyle and Cpl. Sean Carolan were named sergeants. By: Purvi Desai    Three Hillsborough police officers who spent hundreds of hours studying for advancement tests when not investigating crimes or patrolling local roads were recently promoted.    During the March 12 Township Committee meeting, Sgt. James McConnell, 49,…

  • A beautiful place should be named for Ted Stiles

    REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK By John Tredrea    Very few individuals have a major impact on the landscape thousands of people see every day for decades on end.    To put it mildly, Ted Stiles was one of those people. By any perspective, he is a major figure in the history of this Valley and this part of our…

  • Virtuoso violinists to perform Sunday at church

    Jaroslaw and Katarzyna Powichrowski will perform classical music at The Church of Saint Ann at 3 p.m. March 25. $25 for adults, $10 for children. By: John Dunphy    On Sunday, the sweet sounds of classical violin and piano will fill the air.    No, this isn’t at some big concert hall in New York or Philadelphia.…

  • POLICE BLOTTER

    By:    Margarito Cruz, 39, of New Brunswick, was charged with driving while intoxicated at 9:59 p.m. Feb. 17, after Mr. Cruz ran a red light at the intersection of Brown Avenue and Route 206.    Police said Mr. Cruz appeared extremely intoxicated and was transported to police headquarters where he was also charged with driving unlicensed,…

  • Residents observe four years of Iraq War

    Area residents held a peace vigil at the Lawrence Library Monday. By: Lea Kahn    The hard rain that was falling did not dampen the spirits of two dozen people gathered at the Lawrence Library on Monday night to mark the fourth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq.    The crowd, which included residents from Lawrence…

  • Lillian M. Brandt

       Lillian M. Brandt, 88, of Kendall Park, died Tuesday, March 20, in the Franklin Care Center.    Born in Kingston, she was a lifelong Kingston resident before moving to Kendall Park in 1977.    She retired as a bookkeeper for Princeton University Store in Princeton. She was a past-president of the South Brunswick Seniors, life member of…

  • Helen Krzeminski

       MIDDLESEX — Helen T. (Bylinski) Krzeminski died March 12 at Princeton Care Center in Princeton. She was 95.    Born in Dickson City, Pa., she had lived in Manville for 37 years until her move to Middlesex in 1993 until recently residing in Princeton.    Mrs. Krzeminski was a communicant of Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church in…

  • Six file for WTC

    By: Rebecca Weltmann    WASHINGTON – Voters can expect to see some familiar faces and some new faces in the May 8 Township Council election.    Six candidates will vie for three open seats for four-year terms on the council. Running as a slate with the slogan, "Keep Washington Moving Forward" is incumbent David Boyne, of Barto…

  • O’Connor, Arango fueled HHS girls’ team

    Seniors set track and field records By: Rudy Brandl    Taryn O’Connor made most of the headlines for the Hillsborough High indoor track and field team this winter, but she’s more likely to share the spotlight with her teammates in the spring outdoor campaign.    The HHS girls are shaping up as an outdoor juggernaut, with the…