Category: archives
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Scherer leaving politics to focus on business
Freeholder’s new venture, Garden State Deer Proofing, is taking more of his time. By: Charlie Olsen After nine years as a Somerset County freeholder, Freeholder Director Ken Scherer, of Hillsborough, says he is stepping down at the end of the year to focus on his new business venture. Mr. Scherer said he needs to spend…
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Jeffrey Stainner
HILLSBOROUGH Jeffrey J. Stainner died Oct. 14 in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. He was 61. Born in Somerville, he grew up in Manville and moved to Hillsborough in 1971. Mr. Stainner was a member of the NJ Builders Association and the NJ Realtors Association. He served in the US Army…
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Letters
Give back Lynch money To the editor: I keep wondering why the South Brunswick Democrats do not feel compelled to do something about the campaign funds from John Lynch’s county Democratic machine. Assemblywoman Linda Greenstein decided to get rid of the money she was given. For some reason it made her feel uncomfortable. Why…
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Lore of the Land
Peter Cook’s paintings, from Bucks County to Maine, the Tuscan hills and beyond, show his love for the outdoors. By: Ilene Dube As the most colorful time of the year reaches its peak, it is fitting that an exhibit of Peter Cook’s paintings is on view at the Gratz Gallery in New Hope, Pa. His…
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Cardinale goal sends Raiders to SCT hockey semis
HHS also stays alive in state quest By: Rudy Brandl WATCHUNG Hillsborough High senior field hockey player Gillian Cardinale kept alive more than just her team’s Somerset County Tournament hopes when she scored the game-winning goal in overtime of Saturday’s quarterfinal battle at Mount St. Mary Academy. She may have saved the entire season.…
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Student treated for MRSA infection
Treatment was successful and no other cases have been reported. By: Donna Lukiw A Hillsborough High School student athlete was recently diagnosed with a case of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus known as MRSA a type of bacteria that is resistant to treatment with common antibiotics. The student has been successfully treated and no…
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Smith gets game-winner
GIRLS SOCCER By: Tim Falls The Lawrence High School girls soccer team hasn’t counted itself out. The Cardinals (2-9-2) have remained optimistic despite a tough season and have high spirits going into the Mercer County Tournament. Lawrence faces the top-seeded and unbeaten Steinert squad in the first round of the MCT at 2 p.m. on…
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Assembly celebrates diversity in song
Band pushes anti-bullying message By: Bill Greenwood The gymnasium at Monmouth Junction School was filled to the brim with rambunctious youngsters Tuesday. Excited to be out their classrooms, they chatted loudly, played patty-cake and inquisitively eyed the set-up before them. Drums of all shapes, sizes and colors littered the front of the room, with one…
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Bridge work scheduled to begin Tuesday
The project will result in heavier traffic and delays for the 35,000 cars that pass over the Van Veghten Bridge daily. By: Charlie Olsen An 18-month county project to rebuild the Van Veghten Bridge connecting Manville and Bridgewater will begin Tuesday, when the two lanes on the eastern side of the four-lane bridge will be…
