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  • St. Paddy’s race adds option for youngsters

    Annual 5K run and 2-mile walk raises money for scholarships By: William Wichert    BORDENTOWN CITY — There is a twist to this year’s St. Paddy’s Day 5K Run and 2-Mile Walk: The kids are hitting the streets.    As a new addition to the fourth annual fundraiser scheduled for March 18, the festivities will now include…

  • Lady Raiders ousted in CJ 4 quarterfinals

    Bad start costly at Howell By: Rudy Brandl    HOWELL — Three of the Hillsborough High girls’ basketball team’s weaknesses were exposed in last week’s Central Jersey Group 4 quarterfinal game against top-seeded Howell.    The Lady Raiders had managed to overcome many of these shortcomings during the 12-game win streak they brought to the court at…

  • LHS wrestling duo heading to Atlantic City

    Friedeborn, Williams advance to state tournament. By: John E. Powers    Short of winning a championship, the main objective for Lawrence High School wrestlers Matt Friedeborn and Dan Williams at last weekend’s Region 5 Tournament was to get a ticket punched to the state tournament at Atlantic City.    Both seniors reached the objective.    The state tournament…

  • Richard Praster

       HILLSBOROUGH — Richard Allen Praster died Feb. 15 at Hunterdon County Medical Center in Flemington. He was 64.    Born in Somerville, he was a resident of South Bound Brook most of his life before moving to Hillsborough in 1990.    Mr. Praster was employed for 30 years as a carpenter at Ortho Diagnostics in Raritan where…

  • 2006 Jeep Commander 4×4 LTD: Hemi packs a wallop

    …the Commander was designed to excel at such varied categories as traction, ground clearance, maneuverability, articulation and water fording By: Mike Blake    The originator of the sport utility concept has gone back to its own design cues to provide a strong entry into the SUV niche, and it has done so with power and spaciousness.…

  • Students going national with robot creation

    Allentown High School’s Redbird Robotics team competes in regional competition (March 9) By: William Wichert    UPPER FREEHOLD — It all started with a box of parts. A few wires and a motor at first created nothing but confused stares and scratching heads, as the clock started ticking for the big show in Trenton.    Soon, the…

  • Hershey to get Gleeson Award

    FoHVOS will meet March 21 at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church    Members, supporters and interested individuals are invited to the annual meeting of Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space (FoHVOS) on March 21 from 8-9:30 p.m. at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, South Main Street and West Curlis Avenue, Pennington.    Refreshments will be served.    Alan Hershey, a…

  • EDITORIAL

    Firefighters again show their mettle.    Last week’s bitter wind chilled many residents, but few endured the cold like the volunteers who responded to the fire on Williamsburg Common.    Watching Hillsborough firefighters — and a contingent of squads from nearby towns — dousing the fire as a freezing wind blew made us marvel once again at…

  • Students’ project succeeds with second effort

    The fifth-graders had to extend the deadline, but two extra weeks turned empty baskets to overflowing with toys, food and other animal supplies for St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center. By: Donna Lukiw    Fifth-graders from the Reach and Explore Academic and Creative Heights (REACH) program at Auten Road Intermediate School have made some warm and furry…