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  • James G. Lyons

       James G. Lyons, 80, of Kendall Park, died Wednesday, Jan. 24, at the University Medical Center at Princeton.    Born and raised in Newark, he resided in Kendall Park for 50 years.    He was a member of St. Augustine of Canterbury Church. He was a 4th Degree member and financial secretary of Knights of Columbus Council…

  • Wasyl Bojko

       MANVILLE — Wasyl Bojko died Jan. 23 at Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. He was 86.    Born in Ukraine, he came to the U.S. in 1956 and settled in Manville.    Mr. Bojko worked in the paper mill at Johns-Manville Corp in Manville for 25 years, retiring in 1980. He was a member of the Johns-Manville…

  • HHS swimmers go fast in county meets

    Kuehne, Rauch, Newman win titles By: John E. Powers        The boys’ side of the annual Somerset County Swimming Championships was supposed to be especially rugged, considering how highly ranked four of the contenders were – defending champion Bridgewater-Raritan, Hillsborough, Montgomery and Pingry.    Hillsborough head coach Todd Sudol considered how deep the four teams were…

  • Letter (02.01.07)

    Local land sale has regional consequences    The countdown has begun to the deadline of March 15, when the D&R Greenway must produce $11 million to purchase the St. Michael’s property in Hopewell Borough.    The good news is that $9.5 million already has been raised. The bad news is that in less than 60 days we…

  • Letters to the Editor, Feb. 1, 2007

    Expected more from Merrill Lynch To the editor:     On Jan. 18, Merrill Lynch, the nation’s largest brokerage house, announced a 68 percent gain in fourth-quarter profit.    Jan. 24, the company filed that its chief executive made more than $48 million last year, an increase of 30 percent from 2005.    To paraphrase the venerable Tip…

  • Police promotions spur new round of hiring

    The department also was authorized to fill the vacancy that will be created when Capt. Robert Roscoe retires in February. By: Rebecca Weltmann    The Township Committee last week voted to approve a series of promotions in the Hillsborough Police Department and hire two additional police officers.    Sgt. Francis Mozgai was promoted to lieutenant effective today…

  • Lawrence wrestlers aim for top three

    WRESTLING By: John E. Powers    Last year, the Lawrence High School wrestling team arrived at the Mercer County Tournament as two-time defending champions.    The Cardinals won’t be in that role this year at the tournament, which will be held Friday and Saturday at Trenton High.    Lawrence was fourth last year well behind Notre Dame, which…

  • SBHS makes school history at GMC Swim championships

    By: Sean Richards    At absolutely no risk of engaging in hyperbole, just call it the greatest day in the history of South Brunswick High School swimming.    Competing at the Greater Middlesex Conference championships Saturday, South Brunswick put it all together with a series of outstanding performances in one race after another.    The result was a…

  • Survival and Forgiveness

    Filmmakers tell the story of a remarkable Rwandan woman in ‘The Diary of Immaculée.’ By: Susan Van Dongen    Perhaps there was some kind of hatred virus going around Rwanda in the spring of 1994. The country seemed to explode into madness after an airplane carrying Juvenal Habyarimana, the President of Rwanda and a member of…