Category: archives
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Benton takes mayor’s post in Pennington
In his honor, The Girls of Kings Court, the mayor’s neighbors, sang "My Country ‘Tis of Thee." By John Tredrea James Benton’s friends and well-wishers filled Pennington Borough Hall to overflow capacity Monday night to watch him take the oath of office as mayor. Mr. Benton replaces Jim Loper, who resigned last month when he…
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County GOP seeks candidates for freeholder, surrogate
Letters of interest must be received no later than March 20 Mercer County Republican Committee Chairman John Hansbury has announced that the process of selecting candidates to represent the Republican Party in the upcoming November election is under way. Three freeholder seats and the job of county surrogate will be filled in November. Mr. Hansbury…
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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…
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Community offering aid
Church group sets up collection drive to help a family whose house sustained heavy damage during a fire early Sunday morning. By: Joseph Harvie The St. Vincent DePaul Society of St. Augustine of Canterbury R.C. Church is setting up a collection drive to help the Monmouth Junction family whose house on Old New Road sustained…
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Christine Brisebois
HILLSBOROUGH Christine Brisebois died Feb. 27 at Robert Wood Johnson University Medical Center in New Brunswick. She was 39. Born in Somerville, she was a lifelong resident of the Manville/Hillsborough area. Mrs. Brisebois was a homemaker. She was a communicant of Mary, Mother of God Church in Hillsborough where she was a CCD teacher.…
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Shool district selects this year’s outstanding teacher
History teacher Judy Briar and second-grade teacher Christina Jacobs named "Teachers of the Year" (March 9) By: Katie Jasion UPPER FREEHOLD From cheerleading coach to co-advisor of the knitting club, both Christina Jacobs and Judy Briar can each say they have been involved with a myriad of activities during their nine-year careers as teachers.…
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John Friedland
John Friedland, 71, died Monday, March 6, at Buckingham Place in South Brunswick. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he lived in Manalapan for 30 years before moving to Dayton two years ago. Prior to retiring in 1989, he was a manager for RCA Global Communications, Piscataway for many years. He also served in the National Guard.…
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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…
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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…
