Category: archives
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Wal-Mart not ready with revised plans
Wal-Mart, which is seeking to open a new store at the site of two former car dealerships on Spruce Street, has not submitted revised plans to the Planning Board. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer The Lawrence Township Community Development Department has not received revised plans for a proposed Wal-Mart store on the site of two car…
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Report: ‘substantial’ savings seen with EMS services plan
Mayor says cost savings could be more than $250,000 (Feb. 2) By: Lauren Burgoon WASHINGTON A developing plan to separate emergency medical service from the Fire Department is drawing derision from the firefighters’ union and fire commissioners as officials caution no plan is a done deal yet. Fire Chief Kevin Brink, who sits on…
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Helping save African women
BeadforLife provides economic and emotional support for Uganda women affected by civil war. By: Marisa Maldonado Last year Sarah McCall helped raise $1,800 for Ugandan women affected by civil war, and she did it by selling jewelry made of paper beads at the University of Colorado at Boulder. She never thought she would meet the…
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DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet: The meaning of the Alito vote
The Democratic Party’s lack of political prowess is exemplified by its failure on the Alito nomination. By: Hank Kalet The confirmation of Samuel Alito as the 110th justice on the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday says a lot about the state of the Democratic Party. The failed fight over the Alito nomination has shown the…
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Hillsborough boys roll in SCT opener
Molarz leads assault By: Rudy Brandl The Hillsborough High boys’ basketball team spread the wealth in Saturday’s 63-36 victory over Manville in the preliminary round of the Somerset County Tournament. Nine Raiders scored in a balanced assault that propelled the team into Saturday’s second round game at seventh-ranked Gill St. Bernards. Tenth-ranked Hillsborough (6-9)…
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Pennington Borough mayor resigns
Pennington Republican Committee has 15 days from James Loper’s resignation (Feb. 1) to nominate three people to take his place. The council then would have 30 days to pick one of those candidates as his successor By John Tredrea James Loper, mayor of Pennington since February 2001 and a Borough Council member for five years…
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HHS swimmers still building after county meet
Boys take second, girls tie for fourth By: John E. Powers To say there wasn’t some disappointment among the Hillsborough High boys’ swimming team in Bridgewater-Raritan reclaiming its Somerset County Championship Saturday wouldn’t be telling the entire story. HHS head coach Todd Sudol made sure his team knew the second-place finish wouldn’t be a…
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
From the issue of Feb. 2, 2006. Township must resist league’s demands To the editor: I am deeply concerned about recent attempts by the Hillsborough Little League to significantly increase the use of the township’s Willow Road baseball complex. As I understand it, the Little League wants to extend their use of the township’s fields…
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Trenton Makes Makers Hanging In
The music goes on at Conduit and the 449 Room. By: Matt Smith Owning and operating Conduit music club in Trenton for the past four-plus years could be called a "learning experience" for entrepreneur Roland Pott. "You could say that," Mr. Pott says, laughing. "That’s a nice way to put it. It’s been a lot…
