• HILLSBOROUGH: Rotary Club dedicates dance to HHS Project Graduation

    By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer    The proceeds from a Valentine’s Day dance the Hillsborough Rotary Club holds annually will benefit Project Graduation this year, with the club supporting the event’s intent of keeping high school seniors away from drugs and alcohol on graduation night    ”One of the strongest reasons we chose Project Graduation is to…

  • PRINCETON: Councilman says firehouse floor is a hazard

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    The Princeton Fire Department Engine Company No. 1’s firehouse has deteriorated to the point that it can no longer house its firetrucks, Councilman David Goldfarb reported at Tuesday night’s Princeton Borough Council meeting.    Mr. Goldfarb, who serves as the borough’s fire commissioner, said an engineering study of the firehouse has…

  • MANVILLE: Police blotter

       A St. John Street resident reported that two of his vehicles had been broken into, and cash totaling $50 had been stolen, which he discovered around 8:25 a.m. Jan. 25. The resident reported $40 missing from one vehicle and $10 missing from the other.    At 4:53 p.m. Jan. 26, a North Second Avenue resident reported…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Council unlikely to curb televised meetings

    By John Saccenti, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — Township Council members say they’re unlikely to consider an ordinance that would limit the broadcast of public comment periods that take place during council meetings 30 days before an election.    The council had been considering the change as a way to stop council candidates from using the…

  • Community Works thanks workshop supporters

    Marge Smith of Princeton Community Works     On Jan. 25, more than 400 participants representing more than 200 non-profit organizations across the state attended this year’s 13th annual Princeton Community Works, which offers a series of workshops that provide insight and information while encouraging networking and teamwork.    Our deep gratitude goes to Princeton University for…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Boys top seed for SCT hoops

    Raiders hopes to live up to historical seeding By John Beisser, Special Writer    Despite an ankle injury that has sidelined point guard Steve Hydzik, the Hillsborough High boys basketball team continues to play a high brand of basketball and enters the upcoming Somerset County Tournament with the No. 1 seed, a first in Hillsborough history.…

  • Better explanation needed for insurance increase

    Amadeo D’Adamo Jr., Renate Drive    The need for control and reform of our health care system is well illustrated by what is occurring in the next Hillsborough’s Board of Education budget.    There is a request to increase our health care costs by $2,000,000 from the present approximately $14,000,000. This represents about a 14 percent increase…

  • Police merger: The pros and cons

    See consultant study online By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    An East Amwell resident gave voice to one of the worries inherent in the merger of two police departments.    ”I support regionalization, but fear that we will remain psychologically not part of the region,” the resident said in a forum for comments on the Hunterdon County…

  • On Campus

       Kaitlyn Anne Meyer, daughter of Ted and Nancy Meyer of Hillsborough, received a bachelor’s in speech-language pathology and audiology from Towson University, at the school’s commencement exercises Jan. 10.    Ms. Meyer received her degree one semester early. She has been named to the school’s dean’s list, and graduated cum laude.    She plans to continue her…

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