Category: archives

  • Helping students find their way

    After 38 years on the job Susan Curry retires. By: Audrey Levine    Although Susan Curry began her career as a health and physical education teacher, she soon found that she was more interested in counseling her students through difficult problems and college applications, than teaching them sports.    "I like counseling better because there is a…

  • Emily Wisniewski

       MIDDLESEX — Emily (Fetzko) Wisniewski died May 25 at home. She was 82.    Born and raised in Manville, she lived in Hillsborough for 25 years before relocating to Middlesex 24 years ago.    Mrs. Wisniewski worked in production for Diehl’s in Bridgewater.    She was a communicant of Our Lady of Mount Virgin Roman Catholic Church in…

  • Zoning board declines to hear cell tower plan

    Cellco Partnership’s application for a 140-foot-tall cell tower was too similar the wireless company’s application in 1998, which the zoning board rejected. By:Jennifer Potash Managing Editor    For the township Zoning Board of Adjustment, Cellco Partnership’s application to build a cell tower on the Peterson’s nursery property on Route 206 was, as Yogi Berra said, deja…

  • Community mourns firefighter

    Millstone fireman dies in crash By: Purvi Desai        MILLSTONE — There is an old saying that the good die young.    And that’s what Steven Pinhas’ mom believes of her firefighter son’s sudden death in a traffic accident on May 27.    "Whoever he met loved him," said Shirley Pinhas, 46, of Merkin Drive, in a…

  • Area athelete excels at NJ Special Olympics

    Lunetta finds home in the pool By: Sean Moylan    When Columbus’ Jonathan Lunetta competed in Aquatics at Saturday’s Special Olympics New Jersey Summer Games at The College of New Jersey on Saturday, he didn’t come alone.    He brought along one of the largest and most exuberant cheering sections at the Games as his entire family…

  • Meyer still holds most Raider distance records

    Former HHS star back home after graduation from UConn By: Rudy Brandl    It wasn’t that long ago that Kristen Meyer was dominating these sports pages with her weekly exploits on the Hillsborough High track.    This week marks the five-year anniversary of Meyer’s last high school race at the Meet of Champions in South Brunswick, where…

  • Hopewell Borough takes step toward purchase of Masonic Hall property

    Clerk will send letter of intent this week to Hopewell Lodge, LLC, property owner By Aleen Crispino    Hopewell Borough Council decided Monday to offer the owner of the former Masonic Hall $1.2 million for the building, which the council wants to turn into a new Borough Hall that would house borough offices and the Municipal…

  • Patkar forced to sit out

    By: Rich Fisher    HAMILTON — As Brian Binder and Shuang Yang battled it out with J.P. Stevens’ Steve Baum and Josh Safram in the NJSIAA doubles competition Sunday, teammate Rohan Patkar sat behind the fence quietly providing support.    Patkar had hoped to have competed earlier in the day in the state singles, but it turned…

  • School officials asked to continue to help find solutions to Valley’s challenges

    GUEST OPINION By Valley municipal officails    On April 18, Valley voters rejected the proposed 2006-2007 Hopewell Valley Regional School District’s tax levy (hereinafter referred to as "school budget") of $57.2 million. Under state law, the three municipalities were mandated to certify the school district’s ultimate tax levy, in other words produce a "school budget" within…