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  • Madelon Pschar

       HILLSBOROUGH — Madelon C. (Maso) Pschar died Sept. 11 at Foothill Acres Nursing Home in Hillsborough. She was 87.    Born in Freeland, Pa., she moved to Manville in 1952 then moved to Hillsborough several years ago.    Mrs. Pschar was a homemaker.    She was a communicant of St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church in Hillsborough.    Her husband,…

  • LETTERS

    From the issue of Sept. 14, 2006. Thanks for supporting bone marrow screening To the editor:    On Aug. 19th, over 100 individuals stepped forward to become registrants in the National Marrow Donor Program.    Their willingness to volunteer was in partly due to the genesis of the Hillsborough Fire Co. #2 Marrow Registration Drive: Tatiana "Tata"…

  • Letters to the editor

    School board member proud of planning role To the editor:     Ron Dunster’s letter in your paper last week was divisive, politically-motivated and mean-spirited.    Mr. Dunster, during my five years on the board, I am proud of the major strides that were made to address the district’s inadequate educational facilities caused by uncontrolled growth in…

  • ‘Hollywoodland’

    The compelling tale of Superman star George Reeves is distracted by Adrien Brody’s character and performance. By: Elise Nakhnikian    You’ve got to feel for George Reeves. A mediocre actor, Reeves reluctantly accepted the part of Superman on the ’50s TV show because it was all he could get — and then, to his chagrin, became…

  • HoVal aims higher

    BOYS SOCCER By: Tim Falls    The Hopewell Valley Central High School boys soccer team is still coming together.    Coach Ed Gola said progress is being made, but the team is working toward the level it hopes to play at by the end of the season.    The Bulldogs split their first two games, winning the season…

  • District begins search for chief

    Residents asked to suggest candidates for BRSD superintendent By: Molly Petrilla    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — The school district is in the earliest stages of a search for a new superintendent, and it is asking residents for help.    At 7:30 p.m. Monday, a meeting is scheduled in the new Ward Avenue high school library, where community members…

  • MHS student enjoys summer in Russia

    The academic portion of the Olympiada Study Abroad Program focuses on language training and provides an introduction to the history, literature and culture of Russia. By: Donna Lukiw    Thanks to fate and a high score on a Russian language challenge, Manville High School senior Marta Fabiyan went on a three-week trip to Russia.    Marta had…

  • ‘The Covenant’

    Eerie music and mysterious foggy emanations, plus a few spiders, are about as scary as it gets – creepy is as creepy does. By: Bob Brown    The opening credits of this spook-genre film promise an action-packed, thrilling movie, harking back to the Salem witch trials of 17th-centry New England. A very clever montage of antique…

  • Rockwell/Kooltronic groundwater issues are Sept. 21 topic

    Meeting set for 7 p.m. at Hopewell Elementary School By Aleen Crispino    Environmental engineering consulting firm Blasland, Bouck and Lee (BBLES) of Cranbury will host a public information meeting at 7 p.m. on Sept. 21 at Hopewell Elementary School.    The meeting will focus on the firm’s efforts to contain and reduce groundwater contamination at the…