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  • Obituaries

    Joseph Mondello    TRENTON — Joseph Mondello, 93, died March 8 in Saint Mary’s Medical Center, Middletown Township, Pa.    Born in Cambridge, Mass., he resided in Italy for 30 years, France for five years, and for the past 50 years in Trenton.    Mr. Mondello served in the Italian Army during World War II. He retired in…

  • Letters to the Editor, March 15, 2007

    Ted Stiles’ legacy To the editor:     Cancer took a true champion of the Hopewell Valley last week. Much can be said about Ted Stiles, but the simple fact is that his love of nature is his legacy in our Valley, our county and our state, forever. Dan Pace Pennington Check the Yellow Pages To…

  • Jontel Cohn

       Jontel Cohn, 87, died Friday, March 9, at the Capital Health Systems Fuld Campus in Trenton.    Born and raised in South River he lived in Monmouth Junction since 2001.    During World War II he served in the Army Signal Corp in Alaska. He retired as general manager for South River Metal Products Co., Inc. He…

  • High school getting ‘Footloose’

    Oh, no! Rock and roll … dancing! By: Donna Lukiw    Hillsborough High School students are practicing their dance moves and singing skills in preparation for this weekend’s school play. Friday’s show rescheduled    With school closed Friday due to the winter storm, the opening performance has been rescheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday.    Tickets already purchased for…

  • St. Mike’s over the top with $3,257,682.40

    Jo-Ann Munoz: The purchase and preservation of the land are just the beginning. More funds will be needed to "create the kind of asset the community deserves and expects" By Ruth Luse    They did it! And with money to spare.    The D&R Greenway Land Trust (D&R), with lots of help from the community, beat today’s…

  • Senior swim captains were ultimate winners

    Kuehne, Rauch, Webb, Gendimenico fueled dynasty By: Rudy Brandl    There aren’t many high school athletes in any sport who can proudly claim they won something significant every year.    Four male swimmers who will graduate from Hillsborough High in a few months recently completed a perfect four-year run as Central Public A sectional champions. Pat Kuehne,…

  • Calvin Blaser Sr.

       ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Calvin George Blaser died March 5 in St. Anthony’s Hospital. He was 74.    Born in West Hazleton, Pa., he lived in Manville before moving to St. Petersburg.    Mr. Blaser was employed as supervisor by Johns-Manville Corporation for 40 years before retiring.    He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.…

  • Second school ballot question focuses on improvements

    $1,714,000 would cover improvements at district schools and the administration building if voters say yes April 17 By John Tredrea    Included in the school budget plan tentatively approved by the school board Monday night is a $1,714,000 separate ballot question.    The question, which could be altered as late as March 26, seeks voter approval for…

  • First place at FIRST event

    HHS Robotics Team captures the top honor at a regional competition in Trenton at the Sovereign Bank Arena. By: Donna Lukiw    The Hillsborough High School Robotics Team "went crazy" when it heard it received the Chairman’s Award, the highest award a team could receive, at the New Jersey FIRST Robotics regional competition in Trenton at…