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  • Raiders skate into NJSIAA quarterfinals

    Janos hat trick leads team to final eight for first time By: Rudy Brandl    The Hillsborough High ice hockey team advanced to the NJSIAA quarterfinals for the first time in school history with a 4-1 victory over Jefferson Tuesday afternoon at Aspen Ice Arena in Flemington.    Hillsborough extended its unbeaten streak to 13 straight games…

  • Princeton urged to go ‘pesticide-free’ in parks

    Recreation Department cites concerns over expense of alternative products By: Courtney Gross    The New Jersey Environmental Federation wants Princeton Township and Princeton Borough to participate in a new pesticide-free parks program.    The program, accepted by eight municipalities throughout the state and one county, would take Princeton’s 13-year-old integrated pest management procedures to the next level…

  • Deaths are likely a murder-suicide

    Body of woman found in Millstone River in Montgomery By: Purvi Desai    HILLSBOROUGH — A Hillsborough woman fatally stabbed her daughter Saturday and then took her own life according to the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office and the Hillsborough Township police.    The woman’s minivan was found in Montgomery Township and her body was later found nearby…

  • Princeton Master Plan re-examination to include university focus

    A long campus shadow is cast over review process By: Courtney Gross    An age-old question is about to be revisited in Princeton: Is this a university town or a town with a university?    That concept will be kicked around as members of the Regional Planning Board of Princeton gear up to revisit and revise the…

  • American Cancer Society to honor four at Celebration of Life gala

       The American Cancer Society, Mercer County, will honor four community standouts at its "Celebration of Life" gala, which will be held on Saturday, March 24, from 6 to 11 p.m. at the Trenton Country Club.    • Roma Bank will receive the society’s Corporate Honoree Award.    • University Medical Center at Princeton has been named the recipient of…

  • MILESTONES

    Issue of March 6, 2007 FINANCIAL SERVICES    Wilmington Trust has hired veteran banker Gene C. McCarthy to direct its commercial banking operations in New Jersey. Based in West Windsor, he will lead the introduction of Wilmington Trust’s full complement of commercial banking and cash management services to businesses in central and southern New Jersey.    Mr.…

  • Magic in the Mountains

    The Telluride Film Festival serves as a bellwether for Oscar nominees. By: Phyllis Spiegel    Now that the Academy Awards are over, I’ve just made reservations to spend my 10th consecutive Labor Day weekend at the Telluride Film Festival. There, I’ll be traveling to many lands and experiencing various terrains, climates and periods of history.    Telluride,…

  • Tally Ho Trail mom killed daughter, then herself

    Investigators are piecing together last hours of Emmalene and Sara Emiliano By:Purvi Desai    A local mother reportedly stabbed her daughter at about 12:30 p.m. Saturday, before taking her own life, according to the Somerset County prosecutor’s office and the Hillsborough Township police.    County Prosecutor Wayne J. Forrest and Hillsborough Township Police Chief Paul Kaminsky said…

  • Clara Donahue

       Clara Donahue (nee Johnson), 86, of Tullytown, Pa., died on Friday at Crestview Nursing Home in Middletown Township, Pa.    Born and raised in Hopewell, Mrs. Donahue lived in Lambertville before moving to Tullytown, Pa., 31 years ago.    Predeceased by her husband George M. Donahue Sr., and a brother Elmer Johnson , she is survived by…