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HILLSBOROUGH: Local cadets adapt to life ‘out of the ordinary’
By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer One day after graduating from Hillsborough High School this year, Air Force Academy Cadet John Skeele flew to Colorado for processing and basic cadet training. For U.S. Military Academy Cadet Robert Parker, also a 2009 high school graduate, basic training began a week after getting his diploma and tossing his…
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State election results may indicate trouble for Democrats
Jared Leon, Hickory Hill Road After Republican candidate Chris Christie was deemed the governor-elect for the State of New Jersey, many people wondered what the future would hold in bipartisan means. Certain citizens believe that incumbent Gov. Jon Corzine’s loss to Mr. Christie foretells of a potential, national, Republican comeback. For a state that favored…
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MONROE: Students salute America’s service men
Staff photo by John Keating Samantha Domke plays taps at the end of the ceremony.
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HILLSBOROUGH: Time to discard old medicines
By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer They are touting it as an opportunity to keep the environment clean through a very simple process as Hillsborough becomes one of many towns across the nation to host the first Operation Medicine Cabinet Saturday. The program which is being held by the Drug Enforcement Administration is asking…
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WEST WINDSOR: Robotics a passion for winning team
By John Saccenti, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR: They’ll begin work in January; a six-week marathon of blood, sweat and computer programming. They’ll pull all-nighters and work through weekends using only a kit with some metal, electronics and a few game pieces. But for members of the West Windsor-Plainsboro First Robotics Team No. 1923, The MidKnight…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Salute to veterans
PHIL MCAULIFFE U.S. Rep. Rush Holt, D-12, speaks during the ceremony.
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MANVILLE: Council changes rec director’s job status
By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer The Borough Council approved a resolution Monday changing Recreation Director Rich Armstrong’s post from an appointed position to a borough employee. The move came despite a dissenting vote from Councilman Steve Szabo, who questioned hiring a new employee during the borough’s purported “hiring freeze.” ”Now we have a hiring freeze…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Salute to veterans
Staff photos by Phil McAuliffe The township and its veterans groups hosted their annual commemoration of Veterans Day on Wednesday with a service at the township’s memorial in front of the Municipal Building. Members from the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9111 and American Legion John Farnkopf Post 401 participated, along with the South Brunswick…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Event helps launch push for same-sex marriages
By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer Before voting machines were returned to warehouses after last week’s voting, members of Garden State Equality, a gay rights advocacy group, began organizing a push to have legislators approve the “Freedom of Religion and Equality in Civil Marriage Act.” Workshops held in several communities around the state including a…
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