Category: archives
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Anna Andersen
HILLSBOROUGH Anna Andersen died April 7. She was 96. She moved to Belle Mead in 1994 and had lived at Foothill Acres Nursing Home in Hillsborough since 1998. Mrs. Anderson worked as a secretary for Con Edison and the Samaritan Hospital of Brooklyn, N.Y., for many years before retiring to Whiting in 1974. She…
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Brooks parking ban ordinance approved
There will be no parking on the north side of the street between North Third Avenue and North 13th Avenue. By: Charlie Olsen The Borough Council unanimously adopted an ordinance that will ban parking on a portion of the north side of Brooks Boulevard between North Third Avenue and North 13th Avenue. The parking ban…
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SBHS boys golf team conquers strange lands
By: Sean Richards With a young team and the bulk of its matches on strange and foreign courses, it wouldn’t have been surprising if the South Brunswick High School golf team had gotten off to a slow start this year. It didn’t happen. Although the Vikings dropped their first two matches, they quickly rebounded to…
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Pennington School picks woman as head of school
Stephanie G. Townsend will assume her new duties in July The Pennington School has appointed Stephanie G. Townsend as its next head of school, succeeding Headmaster Lyle D. Rigg, who will retire in June. Ms. Townsend, who is known as "Penny," is dean of faculty at The Taft School in Watertown, Conn. She will assume…
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Lawrence residents file to run for county offices
By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer Four Lawrence residents are among the eight candidates who had filed to run for three seats on the Mercer County Board of Chosen Freeholders and for Mercer County Surrogate by the Monday afternoon filing deadline. No one filed to run for Township Council because there is no election this year. Two…
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DISPATCHES
An education in budgeting. By: Hank Kalet Can there be a better argument for comprehensive tax reform in New Jersey than the governor’s petition asking to keep aid to the state’s poorest school districts flat this year? Gov. Jon Corzine, in an attempt to balance an almost unbalanceable budget, has petitioned the state Supreme Court…
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Smith gets wish
Junior pitcher takes the mound as LHS adds victories in Disney. By: Mike Molaro Taylor Smith definitely was ready to take the mound on April 6 when the Lawrence High School baseball squad hosted Colonial Valley Conference foe Hamilton. Smith, 5-0 a year ago, was the losing pitcher in the 5-4 setback to The Pennington…
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After-school lifesavers
Seven HHS students are EMTsvolunteering with the Rescue Squad. By: Liane Ventura When Hillsborough residents need emergency treatment, they may receive help from one of seven high school students who are currently Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT). These students are involved in rescuing people and gaining experience as EMTs. According to Rescue Squad Chief David Gwin,…
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BRHS’s Hayden, Tucker win Hall of Fame shot put relay
By: Sean Moylan The Bordentown Regional High School boys’ varsity track and field team’s Donnell Hayden and Sid Tucker combined to win the shot put event at Saturday’s Hall of Fame Relays at Maple Shade. While much of the meet was cancelled due to horrendous weather conditions, Hayden and Tucker stayed just long enough to…
