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  • Heroin kills man

    Police investigate possible ‘bad’ drug By: Joseph Harvie    A 38-year-old Davidsons Mill Road resident died after an apparent heroin overdose in his home July 20, police said.    Timothy Turzo was found dead at 7:21 p.m., police said, after they responded to a 911 call his boss made because Mr. Turzo had not returned from a…

  • EDITORIAL

    Veto could help state take bold step.    The first veto of George W. Bush’s presidency is noteworthy for three reasons.    First is the subject matter: embryonic stem-cell research. It’s no secret that this administration places ideology ahead of science on many fronts. The need to start taking swift and decisive action against global warming is…

  • Firemen’s Fair set to pause for tribute

    Friday night event honors Phil Stolz Jr. By: Donna Lukiw    The fun during this week’s Hillsborough Fire Company No. 2 Firemen’s Fair will pause Friday night in a tribute to a Hillsborough man who died after performing at last year’s event.    Philip Stolz Jr. was only 44 when he suddenly died of a heart attack…

  • Ridge Road closing to ready for repaving

    Curbs, roads to go through improvements By: Joseph Harvie    Ridge Road in Monmouth Junction near the post office will be closed through Friday to allow crews to scrape off the top coat of pavement in preparation for repaving the road, township Public Affairs Coordinator Ron Schmalz said Wednesday.    The road will be closed between 9…

  • Wood bat team takes second in tourney

    Team enjoying successful summer By: Nick Vaccaro        The Hillsborough wooden bat baseball squad competed in the 2006 GSBL Stars and Stripes Wood Bat Classic on July 1-2. All of the games played in the tournament took place at Iselin Park in Iselin, N.J. Hillsborough finished second out of eight teams, going 2-2 on the…

  • Property revaluation spurs calls for tax reform

    Consolidation referendum eyed for Hopewell Valley By: John Tredrea    Heightened concern over property taxes has led Hopewell Township officials and residents to suggest a referendum on the ballot of November’s general election calling for the consolidation of the township and Pennington and Hopewell boroughs into one entity.    The three towns already comprise the Hopewell Valley…

  • Homecoming from Lebanon

    Evacuees touch down at McGuire Air Force Base By: Molly Petrilla    McGUIRE AIR FORCE BASE — More than 1,200 American evacuees from Lebanon have arrived at McGuire Air Force Base since Saturday, base spokesman Technical Sgt. Dwayne Gordon said Tuesday.    In all, about 25 planes were expected to touch down at the airport over the…

  • Letters-July 27, 2006

    Thanks Greg Cook for job well done To the editor:    As we recover from the recent flood event, I felt it important to acknowledge a significant change in response during the flooding.    Certainly, the amount of tireless hours of work by local officials, volunteers and people from the county added to an efficient response to…

  • ‘The Ant Bully’

    In this animated fable about ants, pre-teens – and even some grown-ups – will learn the value of cooperation and self-sacrifice. By: Elise Nakhnikian    You’ve got to feel sorry for ants. If we’re not scooping them into those skinny see-through ant farms to languish in some bored kid’s bedroom, we’re making them the villains in…