Category: archives
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Dog days
On Point By: Linda McCarthy I wish I could say I’m a dog lover. I have a boxer named Jersey and a bloodhound named Buford. It would definitely make my life easier if I could dismiss their destruction of my house as cute or, better yet, playful and mischievous. But let’s call it what it…
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Planning Board approves Master Plan update, addresses QBM expansion plan
Since the last re-examination report in 1998, several new issues have cropped up in Lawrence including development along at Route 1 and the Brunswick Circle. By:Jennifer Potash Managing Editor The Planning Board adopted its latest re-examination of the Master Plan Monday night, taking steps to address looming expansion proposals such as the Quaker Bridge Mall…
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SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATES
Editor’s note: To help voters get to know the candidates for the school board, the Hillsborough Beacon has asked each to submit answers to three questions. This week, we asked what candidates would seek to try and do if elected and what their best idea for helping the schools is. The election for three, three-year…
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Event committee seeks to bring community together through culture
Community and Culture Day – set for noon to 3:45 p.m. at Rider University’s Bart Luedeke Student Center – aims to encourage people from different countries and cultures to make new friends, said Rich McLaughlin, chairman of the Human Relations Committee. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer Hosting a community day is a de rigeur occasion for…
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Veronica Kwiatek
HILLSBOROUGH Veronica G. Kwiatek died March 28 at Franklin Care Center in Franklin Park. Born in Elizabeth, she was a resident of Hillsborough. Mrs. Kwiatek was a homemaker. A former volunteer at Somerset Medical Center in Somerville, she was also a former member of the Finderne Rescue Squad Ladies Auxiliary and past president of…
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Mayor: railroad track removal is key to Rt. 130 expansion
Fried addresses Mercer County Chamber of Commerce breakfast (April 6) By: Purvi Desai WASHINGTON Mayor Dave Fried said Monday he is working hard to make Route 130’s expansion into a reality so Washington Township can reap its potential business rewards. At a "breakfast with the mayor" meeting Monday morning by the Mercer County Chamber…
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Tough pitcher baffles Bulldogs
HOPEWELL VALLEY SOFTBALL By: John E. Powers The Hopewell Valley High School softball team simply ran into an outstanding pitcher Tuesday afternoon. Notre Dame pitcher Ali Tomlinson tossed a no-hitter and struck out 13 Bulldogs as the Irish rolled to a 6-0 win. The loss was the first for the Bulldogs after they had opened…
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South Brunswick softball looks solid up and down the lineup
By: Lance Manion On paper, South Brunswick had one of the most feared lineups in Middlesex County before the season. Through two games, the Vikings’ offense hasn’t done anything to hurt that reputation. South Brunswick won its first two games, beating Edison, 5-0, last Saturday and Perth Amboy, 3-0, two days later. But even more…
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Plan could raise taxes in New Hanover
Wrightstown taxes could go down under same plan for district By: Scott Morgan NEW HANOVER The New Hanover Township School District school board approved its $4.4 million budget for 2006-2007 last week, a plan that would see taxes go down in Wrightstown, but up in New Hanover, if it is approved by voters. Superintendent…
