Category: archives
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In Rocky Hill, a new team tackles some old tensions
2006 edition of Borough Council seeks to focus on the issues By: Jake Uitti ROCKY HILL To quote a great American song writer, "… the times they are a-changin’." How Rocky Hill will handle the new year will be determined in large part by its new-look Borough Council. The council will begin to address…
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Everything is Illuminated
The New Jersey Film Festival offers the thinking person’s alternative to the apolitical fare at the multiplex. By:Josh Appelbaum It took four years for the Japanese techno-horror film Pulse (2001) to reach American audiences. The film was conceived in the wake of the breakthrough "J-Horror" film Ringu, the 1998 film by Hideo Nakata (it was…
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MHS track teams enjoying winter success
By: Sean Richards Taking part in the always ultra-competitive Greater Middlesex Conference Relays a week ago, the Monroe winter track team continued its solid early-season showing. When all was said and done at the Jersey City Armory, Monroe had three boys teams place in the meet. While the girls failed to repeat as the White…
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Everybody’s talking about the weather
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK By John Tredrea While standing at the corner of Main Street and Delaware Avenue in Pennington for a little while Monday afternoon, I saw strange seasonal sights and heard strong comments about them. There were numerous motorcycles on the road. Convertibles, too. One of the convertibles was a funky old maroon Triumph with…
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Wine lovers can help St. Augustine’s school
St. Augustine’s hosts wine tasting and silent auction, Friday at 7 p.m., to raise money for the school. By:Stephanie Brown Wine lovers will get a chance to indulge their palates Friday at the St. Augustine of Canterbury R.C. School. Sponsored by the school’s Fundraising Committee for the Home School Association, the school will hold a…
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Letters to the Editor, Jan. 12, 2006
Farewell to ‘UPS Dave’ To the editor: I am writing this letter with a saddened heart for the loss that has befallen our town. I first met Dave Jackson while having my hair done in Salon 17 about seven years ago. Even as I sat in a brown plastic cape and foils in my…
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HHS girls repeat as county track champs
Boys finish second despite Dennis triple By: Nick Vaccaro The Hillsborough High indoor track and field teams competed in the Somerset County meet at Lehigh University in December with mixed results. The HHS girls took home the team title with 112 points, destroying Ridge (66), Watchung (54) and Franklin (41), while the Raider boys…
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Viking bowlers anxious for Winter Classic
By: James McKeever The Winter Classic is a prestigious bowling tournament that draws high school teams from all over New Jersey. The event, which will be held Saturday at Brunswick Zone Carolier Lanes in North Brunswick, gives teams and players an opportunity to see how they stack up against the state’s best. It’s also a…
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Conrado Aguilar
MANVILLE Conrado A. Aguilar died Jan. 3. He was 17. Born in Plainfield, he lived in North Plainfield and Scotch Plains before moving to Manville in 2004. Conrado was in his senior year at Manville High School. Surviving are his father, Conrado Aguilar of Plainfield, his mother, Elsa Aguilar of Manville and her companion…
