Category: archives
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Letters to the editor
Week of March 3 Thanks for supporting Becca’s special night To the editor: The Allentown High School Lady Redbirds basketball team would like to thank several individuals and organizations who helped raise more than $9,500 when we honored Becca Wishbow at our Jan. 23 home game vs. Lawrence. We appreciated the support of the…
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Flynn and Gavalchin compete at Meet of Champions
By: Sean Moylan In the course of the past two weeks, freshmen Megan Flynn and Katie Gavalchin have joined distance phenoms Gina Norato and Jon Harmon as major stars for the Robbinsville High varsity track and field program. While many New Jersey high schools had no representatives at the NJSIAA Indoor Track and Field Meet…
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Tropical songs
Crossroads students bring ‘South Pacific’ to stage. By: Matthew Rick Stagehands positioned props as students scurried to their places while band members readied their instruments. They were getting ready for the first dress rehearsal of the musical "South Pacific," which students from Crossroads South will be performing today (Thursday) and Saturday. More than 90 actors…
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George Fenwick, active in local politics, dies
The life-long Hillsborough resident was active as a Republican on the state, county and local levels, and as a member of several local commissions. By: Purvi Desai Call to mind the most involved and dedicated person in town, and many residents say George Fenwick Jr.’s name jumps into their head. Whether as a Republican active…
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MHS jayvee girls learned game
Evanylo, Mortensen moved up to varsity By: John E. Powers One of the objectives of a junior varsity program is to help compliment the varsity, to develop players to add depth and eventually become key contributors. The Manville High School girls’ junior varsity basketball team did some of that this year freshmen Dana…
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Police Beat
Week of March 3 BORDENTOWN CITY Police said Nelson Newton, 53, of Hamilton, was charged with driving while intoxicated at 9:05 p.m. Saturday after police approached his car, which was parked in the right lane of Route 130/206, and he told police he was lost. Police said they smelled alcohol on his breath. He also…
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Ginger Ann Kruze
HILLSBOROUGH Ginger Ann Kruze died Feb. 21 at Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. She was 36. Born in Plainfield she was a lifelong resident of Hillsborough. Ms. Kruze worked as a dental assistant for Dr. Mancino and Dr. Foder. She graduated from Hillsborough High School in 1988 and was a member of the band…
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Powdered wigs and leeches make for a unique job fair
By: Stephanie Prokop MANSFIELD Candle-making, wig-making and learning to polish a silversmith’s bowl these were just some of the things that the fifth-grade class of Mansfield Elementary School demonstrated during their Colonial Fair on Feb 22. The fair, which is put on every year around this time, is part of the social studies…
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EDITORIAL
Politicians and their words can confuse. Words are important, and not wanting to be too snippy about it, we wish some of our fellow journalists would be more careful about the words they use. Much of the time, reporters will use words because officials and politicians use those words. But too often that…
