Category: archives
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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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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Casey Reslier-Wells sees the world with Semester at Sea
Aboard the M.V. Explorer out of the Bahamas, HoVal grad learned while traveling By John Tredrea What can really strengthen a degree program in political science with an emphasis on international studies is a trip around the world. So Casey Reslier-Wells, having the opportunity, took one by boarding an ocean liner that served as floating…
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MHS jayvee girls made progress
Season ended at 4-10 By: John E. Powers In the end, there was a heartbreaking loss to take home for the off-season a setback that their coach hopes will provide some incentive. The Manville High School junior varsity girls’ basketball team fell to David Brearley 36-35 on Feb. 17 in the final game…
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Letters for the week of March 9
BOE ignores teachers on school day To the editor: As the parent of a student who will be entering Lawrence High School next year, I am disappointed that the Board of Education is ignoring the wishes of the overwhelming majority of the teachers at the high school and requiring a return to a nine-period…
