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  • Robert Dehais

       HILLSBOROUGH — Robert E. Dahais died Nov. 18 in Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. He was 47.    Born in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., he lived in Wappingers Falls and Endicott, N.Y., before moving to Hillsborough 10 years ago.    Mr. Dahais was a vice president for MetLife for the past 10 years in New York City and most…

  • Play tells story of hope in dark times

    Northern Burlington students portray Jewish children in World War II Czechoslovakia. By: Cara Latham    MANSFIELD — Imagine you are a child, just taken from your parents, perhaps never to see them again. You are placed in a camp, along with other children who are going through the same thing.    How do you find hope?    Students…

  • Good times should roll for Warrior bowlers

    By: Kyle Moylan    When individuals go into sports, they imagine the taste of victory will be pretty sweet. Then when they do win, their beliefs are proven right.    Last season the New Egypt High School girls’ bowling team won or tied for its sixth Freedom Division championship. And just like the others, it was pretty…

  • READER’S VOICE by Mark Peel: Global warming close to home

    Government needs to consider environmental effects of plans Mark Peel    Anyone looking for encouraging signs that policymakers are ready to get serious about climate change can only be depressed by the Nov. 14 letter — co-signed by the mayors of Plainsboro, West Windsor, Princeton Borough and Princeton Township, among others — endorsing the Army Corps…

  • Ghosts, Misers and Redemption

    Paul Benedict finds his Scrooge in McCarter Theatre’s ‘A Christmas Carol.’ By: Anthony Stoeckert    Ebenezer Scrooge is such an iconic character that his last name is used to define a "miserly person" in Merriam Webster’s dictionary. Just how popular is Charles Dickens’ story of Scrooge’s redemption? A title search for "A Christmas Carol" on Internet…

  • Carl Szymanski

       POTTSTOWN, Pa. — Carl Stanley Szymanski died Nov. 25 at Pottstown Memorial Medical Center in Pottstown. He was 66.    Born and raised in Manville, N.J., he lived there for 60 years, before moving to Pennsylvania.    Mr. Szymanski held various positions in the care of animals and farm work.    He was a member of the first…

  • Wanted: professionals for township posts

    Lawyers, engineers and consultants have until Dec. 21 to submit their names. By: John Patten    Hillsborough Township is looking for professionals to hire for 2007, and interested lawyers, engineers and consultants have until Dec. 21 to submit their names.    The Township Committee unanimously approved a resolution setting the date for opening bids for the professional…

  • New coach, league for Raider ice hockey program

    Verney expects to succeed in White Division By: John Beisser        The Hillsborough High ice hockey program enters its second year of varsity status and the Raiders open the 2006-07 campaign with a home game vs. Cranford on Friday at Aspen Ice Arena in Flemington. Face-off is set for 6:00 p.m.    While a host of…

  • Daryl Gosein

       Daryl Gosein, 5, of Monmouth Junction, died Thursday, Nov. 23, in Florida.    He is survived by his parents, Kishore and Wendy Gosein; a brother, Dylan; two sisters, Nicole and Christine; grandparents, Cushela and Denase Gosein; an uncle, Krishna Kumar; his aunts, Asha Gosein, Umati Kumar, Krishna Kumar, Indra Kumar Mahabir, Savitri Kumar Saldana, Carol Harracksingh,…