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  • Area wrestlers capture state medals

    No champs for Somerset County By: Rudy Brandl        ATLANTIC CITY – Somerset County was shut out and Region 5 had just one winner in Sunday’s NJSIAA Wrestling Championships at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.    The event continued to soar in popularity, setting attendance record for the weekend (43,049) and final round (11,470), but those…

  • Township eyes new field for recreation

    By: Rebecca Weltmann    WASHINGTON – When a resolution to build new athletic fields near a cemetery on Gordon Road died, a new plan sprung from its ashes.    The Township Council on Feb. 22 introduced a possible deal with Mercer County in which the township would get 77 acres on Pond Road, across the street from…

  • State aid boost not enough for tax relief

    Officials said $138,061 increase not enough to make a dent in property tax bills. By: Lea Kahn    For the first time in three years, the township and school district have received an increase in state aid — but officials said it is not enough to make a dent in property tax bills.    The school district…

  • Letters to the editor

    Week of March 8 District responds to claims To the editor:    The Commissioners of Fire District 1, Chesterfield and Hamilton Townships feel compelled to address several issues and allegations that have been circulated in the media.    Chesterfield’s two separate fire districts originated almost 100 years ago because access to city water and fire hydrants were…

  • Smart growth talks target Route 206 municipalities

    By: Cara Latham    While the county is working on creating a smart growth plan for northern Burlington County, local officials say they are on board with efforts to revitalize the Route 206 corridor.    As part of its planning efforts, the county conducted a forum last week at the Rutgers EcoComplex in Mansfield, where speakers, including…

  • Book Notes

    By: Dr. Joan Ruddiman    "When in 1950 my father, Laurence Marshall, was looking at a map in Windhoek—then a frontier town with unpaved roads—a government official told him that the place he was viewing was the end of the earth. No white person, he thought, had ever been there, and no Bantu person, either."    So…

  • School budget tops $100 million

    Proposed spending plan would add $189 to the average tax bill. By: Donna Lukiw    While Hillsborough school board members said they were pleased with the 2007-2008 proposed school budget, some called for increased pay for substitute teachers and funding to improve communications.    The proposed school budget for the 2007-2008 school year totals $100,629,205, with $73,351,638…

  • Morton edged in A.C.

    NEHS junior finishes season at 35-6 By: Kyle Moylan    Every wrestler knows one big mistake can cost them a match.    When the wrestlers get to Atlantic City, however, it doesn’t necessarily take a big mistake to decide a match. Heck, when it comes to the state finals, you can wrestle very well and still lose.…

  • Obituaries

    Week of March 8 Leon Krzyzanowski    YARDVILLE – Leon Krzyzanowski, 57, died Sunday with his family at his side in Compassionate Care Hospice, Trenton after a long illness.    Born in Hamilton, he was a lifelong resident. He graduated from Hamilton High West and Mercer County College. He worked for Hamilton Township as a surveyor and…