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Avanti owner makes Shrimp Gorgonzola
A CHEF’S CREATION By John Tredrea Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of stories about local chefs and their original recipes. Vincenzo Severino, owner and chef of Avanti restaurant on West Delaware Avenue in Pennington, got his start in the restaurant business at age 16, at the old Italian-American Sportsman’s Club on…
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Class furthers students’ auto repair skills
Hands-on shop experience offered to kids By: Joseph Harvie Most South Brunswick High School classrooms have a blackboard, some desks and a television set, and most of them are in the high school building. But one of the classrooms is in Crossroads North Middle School on Georges Road, and in it are a few desks,…
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Cardinals rule Colonial Division again
FOOTBALL By: Tim Falls The Lawrence High School football team went head over heals with a win over Hamilton. Brian Mills went head over heals to give Lawrence that win last Saturday. Generally, at least outside of practice, Lawrence High School Football players don’t tackle each other, but an exception can be made when the…
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Iwanna Mackiw
PISCATAWAY Iwanna Mackiw died Oct. 17 at St. Peter’s Hospital, New Brunswick. She was 87. Born in Ukraine and a former resident of Newark, she moved to Piscataway in 1979. Mrs. Mackiw was a homemaker and a member of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church in New Brunswick. Predeceased by…
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MEET THE CANDIDATES
Editor’s Note: Each year, the Hillsborough Beacon asks candidates for the Township Committee to share their views and ideas with readers. This year, voters will fill two, three-year seats on the committee on Nov. 7. Democrats Karen Gaffney and Christian Mastondrea are running against incumbent Republicans Carl Suraci and Robert Wagner. What will you devote…
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The troopers are coming
State police set to move into former Municipal Building By: Purvi Desai MILLSTONE The Township Committee passed an ordinance last week to authorize a license agreement that would allow the state police to use the premises at the former Municipal Building on Millstone Road as the site for its newest satellite office. The ordinance,…
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Hold the onions (but bring the dance shoes)
Princeton Country Dancers to present ‘Rum & Onions XXVII’ Saturday, Oct. 28. By: John Dunphy Swing your partner, ’round and ’round. While those words stereotypically refer to square dancing, they also could mean there’s some contra dancing going on. Last week, in preparation for an article I planned to preview the annual "Rum & Onions"…
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HHS girls continue volleyball success
Team set for first state match By: John E. Powers As it heads toward completion of its third season, the Hillsborough High School girls’ volleyball team continues to move in the right direction. The Raiders started the week with a 12-11 record after the second annual Somerset County Tournament was held at Hillsborough Saturday.…
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ELECTION 2006: Candidates for mayor and council share their goals
Hopefuls’ hopes for Township By: Joseph Harvie Candidates for mayor and council say the township needs to find more ways to reduce spending while providing quality services for its residents. They also said the township should continue to work on projects such as widening Route 1 and completing Route 522 to Route 535 …
