• DEP inventory details toxic waste at 3M quarry

    Greg Forester, Packet Group    MONTGOMERY — Township officials have drafted a letter of concern to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection regarding the 3M Belle Mead plant, following this week’s discovery of the existence of hundreds of thousands of pounds of potentially toxic metals stored on the Sourland Mountain site.    Documents from the U.S.…

  • Town to talk revaluation

    Residents can air their concerns at a Sept. 10 meeting By: Megan DeMarco       Residents who still have questions about the township’s recent revaluation and its affect on their tax bills will get another chance to air their concerns in September.       Tax Assessor Steve Benner will be at the Sept. 10 Township Committee meeting to answer…

  • Local teen discovers what’s meant by the ‘Irish Way’

    Ian Crowell takes trip to Ireland By Olivia Tattory    Hopewell Valley Central High School sophomore Ian Crowell recently returned from a four-week journey to Ireland as part of the Irish Way Program.    Ian is the son of Jean and Chris Crowell of Hart Avenue, Hopewell. The Crowells were, until recently, owners of Failte Coffeehouse, Hopewell.…

  • ‘Stardust’

    ‘Stardust’

    Director Matthew Vaughn has adapted a novel by comic book artist Neil Gaiman into a sweet escapist fantasy. By Elise Nakhnikian    I was surprised not to see any kids at the crowded weekend afternoon screening where I saw Stardust. This neo-classic fantasy seems tailor-made for tweens — in fact, director Matthew Vaughn says he did…

  • HGA enjoying another successful summer

    Local organization great for young golfers By: John Beisser        In this life, invariably, we come across causes that are simply worth fighting for. On the local summer sports scene, one of those causes is the continuation of the Hillsborough Golf Association (HGA).    A summer golf association that was conceived and established some five years…

  • Hillsborough wood bat team finishes season

    Key absences hurt chances for repeat title By: Nick Vaccaro        Hillsborough wrapped up its season in the Garden State Wood Bat League August 4-5 by competing in the GSBL Championship tournament. The team’s 11-5 regular season record gave it the No. 3 seed entering the tournament. However, Hillsborough was missing a few key players,…

  • Margaret Zollo

       Margaret M. Maggio Zollo, 74, died Saturday, Aug. 11, at Saint Peter’s University Medical Center, New Brunswick.    Ms. Zollo was born and raised in Queens, N.Y., and lived there for 60 years before moving to Rossmoor in 1995.    She worked for Mendoker’s Bakery as a cashier for 10 years, before retiring in 2005. She was…

  • Peggy Ann Thornton

       HILLSBOROUGH – Peggy Ann (Spann) Thornton, 55, died Aug. 9 at her home.    Born in Somerville, she graduated Somerville High School in 1971 and moved to Hillsborough in 1998.    Ms. Thornton worked at Reckitt Benckiser in Hillsborough for the past 28 years.    Daughter of the late Eugene Thornton and Iola Wesley and stepdaughter of the…

  • School board seeks new member

    Residents interested in replacing Atilio DeFalco on the board should send a letter of interest and resume to the Board of Education by Sept. 10. By: Paul Koepp    The South Brunswick Board of Education member Atilio DeFalco plans to resign to take a position as the information technology manager of the chemistry and chemical biology…

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