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  • Planning Board chooses officers for 2006, approves subdivision plan

    The township Planning Board also approved a subdivision request but delayed action on a proposed dog kennel business at the reorganization meeting Monday. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer    Seven new members were sworn into office as the Planning Board held its annual reorganization meeting Monday night.    The Planning Board also approved an application for a two-lot…

  • Hurley comes back strong

    HHS ATHLETE OF THE WEEK By: John E. Powers    At different points during last season, Hillsborough High School swimmer Kelsey Hurley couldn’t raise her arms over her head without pain. She missed most of the swimming season, participating in the Pirate Invitational, the Skyland Conference, Somerset County and Meet of Champions meets. A cortisone shot…

  • Brackett reaches 1,000

    Senior achieves milestone on magical night By: Jim Green    There isn’t much left for senior Brett Brackett to accomplish athletically at Lawrence High School.    The Penn State University-bound quarterback, who led the Lawrence football team to two straight playoff appearances and earned Colonial Valley Conference Offensive Player of the Year honors this past fall, added…

  • Seniors get a peek at musical

    Students of Crossroads North will perform the musical "Anything Goes" for senior citizens on Feb. 1. By: Joseph Harvie    Township seniors will have a chance to see a student production of a Broadway classic as well as meet and greet the stars of the play, when the Students of Crossroads North host "A Day With…

  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

    From the issue of Jan. 12, 2006. ATV proposals fair to community To the editor:    This is in response to the letters blasting the ATV study. I suspect they were written by ATV riders or those who have never had the "pleasure" of listening to hours of racing engines going around and around near their…

  • Lester Toth

       MANVILLE — Lester J. Toth died Jan. 3 at Somerville Medical Center in Somerville. He was 87.    Born in Skillman, he was a resident of Bound Brook until moving to Manville six years ago.    Mr. Toth worked for Kaufman Farms of Skillman for many years.    Survivors include his wife, Georgette of Manville; a son, Robert…

  • Joan Tovarlaza

       SOMERSET — Joan R. Tovarlaza died Jan. 8 in Bridgewater. She was 71.    Born in Donora, Pa., she lived in the Somerset section of Franklin.    Mrs. Tovarlaza was a registered nurse at Foothill Acres Nursing Home in Hillsborough for 38 years, retiring in 2000.    She was involved in both the Rainbow Girls and the Loyal…

  • Unity highlighted at town reorganization

    Committee members express approval of town’s first all-Republican government (Jan. 12) By: Lauren Burgoon    MILLSTONE — Last year, the Township Committee began its work with promises of civility and mutual respect between residents and committee members. The new year started off with no such resolution as verbal digs at former committeemen flowed with abundance.    Several…

  • Medicare D information session set Feb. 8

    "Prescription for Confusion: Untangling the New Medicare Drug Plan" is topic    The new Medicare D drug plan went into effect on New Year’s Day.    As of Jan. 1, millions of older Americans across the United States gained access to government-subsidized prescription drugs with the new expanded Medicare drug plan. The question now is whether or…