Category: archives

  • Special fee proposed for ‘extraordinary’ requests for records

    The township has been getting many Open Public Records Act requests that require significant staff time. By: Melissa Edmond    The Township Committee unanimously introduced an ordinance at Tuesday’s meeting that would allow the township to apply a special service charge to "extraordinary" requests for records, primarily for development projects.    The need for the proposed ordinance…

  • Viking boys advance in CJ IV; girls eliminated

    On a night of rematches, one team gets revenge while the other is frustrated again By: Rich Fisher    It was rematch doubleheader night at South Brunswick High School on Wednesday, and while the host boys team was able to gain its revenge against Middletown North, the girls team is still looking for a way to…

  • HHS swimmers fall short of title dreams

    Semifinal loss ends great run By: John E. Powers        The feeling a week ago Monday after Hillsborough easily dispatched West Windsor-Plainsboro South in the Central Jersey Public School A final was that another meeting with Somerset County and Skyland Conference champion Bridgewater-Raritan – most likely in the state final — was inevitable.    That’s how…

  • SBHS claims four district champs

    By: Ken Weingartner    Kyle Wadiak watched teammates Ryan Smith and Justin DelPiano win titles at the District 20 wrestling tournament before he went onto the mat Saturday, then felt his chance to join them fading away.    With every tick of the clock late in the third period of his 160-pound final against East Brunswick’s Sergio…

  • Vikes satisfied with Eastern States

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    The top members of the South Brunswick High School winter track team and their coaches returned home late Tuesday night tired, but satisfied with the performances at the Eastern States Regional Championships held at the 168th Street Armory in New York City.    The closest any of the Vikings came to a…

  • Screening committee questions mall plan

    The Screening Committee raised concerns over the pedestrian access and parking lot designs in the Mercer Mall’s proposed expansion plans. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer    Owners of the Mercer Mall unveiled the third and final phase of proposed additions to the shopping mall before the Planning Board Screening Committee last week.    While the Screening Committee members…

  • Mulligan, Bonnette make regions

    By: Kyle Moylan    Bill Bonnette feels he made a mistake. The Robbinsville High sophomore was just hoping he could use this past Tuesday night as an eraser.    With his third-place finish at the District 25 Tournament this past weekend at Steinert High, Bonnette earned his way into Region VII wrestling. Rather than the bye a…

  • Police chief sets retirement for Aug. 1

    Chief Gazaway has worked in law enforcement for 38 years, 35 of that in Hillsborough. By: Melissa Edmond    Chief Robert K. Gazaway will retire Aug. 1 from the Police Department where he spent 35 years of his career.    The Township Committee adopted a resolution Tuesday accepting his retirement, along with a resolution initiating the process…

  • Time and Place

    Photographer Mark Ludak stops for snow, fog and lone trees. His exhibit at Riverrun Gallery will help preserve land in Solebury, Pa. By:Megan Sullivan    Sometimes it takes a photograph to truly capture the essence and beauty of nature surrounding us. Often, without thinking, we pass right by breathtaking scenes, whether it’s the first snowfall of…