Day: December 1, 2005

By: Carolyn M. Hartko    The hunt for titles this fall was as tricky as a snipe hunt for the South Brunswick High School boys’ varsity soccer team.    The Vikings came the closest in the Greater Middlesex Conference’s Red Division, where a 9-5 record put them in second place behind North Brunswick. They just missed advancing…

South posts most one-sided victory in Thanksgiving rivalry By: Ken Weingartner    For the first time in several years, Thanksgiving dinner probably tasted very good to the players on the South Brunswick High football team.    Not that the enjoyment of recent meals by the Vikings had anything to do with the quality of the cooking; it…

Northern Burlington County Regional High School girls’ varsity field hockey player deserves recognition By: Sean Moylan    Alyssa Pigott, Danielle Terracciano, Alayna Morris and Justine Titko all scored more goals than she did. And Jamie Harris was a better one-on-one defender. Yet no one player contributed more to the Northern Burlington County Regional High School girls’…

The Planning Board Screening Committee will review latest proposal for a Wal-Mart store off Spruce Street tonight (Thursday). Opponents of the proposed store will hold a rally before the meeting. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer The Planning Board Screening Committee will review revised plans for a proposed Wal-Mart store on Spruce Street, and a group of…

Sharbell Development Corp. finalizes deal to bring American Heart Association to Washington (Dec. 1) By: Lauren Burgoon    WASHINGTON — As commercial prospects for Town Center continue to pour in, Sharbell Development Corp. has finalized a deal to bring the American Heart Association to Washington.    The AHA is the second major business to settle in Town…

   MANVILLE — Loretta (Gryniak) Lichota died Nov. 22 at home. She was 86.    Born in Jersey City, she resided in Piscataway prior to settling in Manville in 1958.    Mrs. Lichota was a homemaker.    She was a communicant of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Manville and a member of their Altar Rosary Society.    She was a…

Christmas Tree Lighting program at Municipal Building on Friday evening kicks off festive season in Hillsborough. By: Melissa Edmond    Residents can show their holiday cheer at various events this weekend and in the upcoming weeks in Hillsborough.    Friday night’s The Christmas Tree Lighting, an event organized by the Women’s Club for over 10 years, will…

By: Ken Weingartner    The "new" in this season has a couple meanings for the South Brunswick ice hockey team.    First, the Vikings have a new coach in Noah Antonoff, who comes to the program after five years at Bernards, three as an assistant and two as head coach. Antonoff, 28, who teaches in Franklin, replaces…

Thomas Wilfrid, a former township mayor and former president of the school board, has added another leadership role to his resume. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer Thomas Wilfrid is accustomed to taking on leadership positions. He has served as mayor of Lawrence Township and as president of the township school board, and he is currently the…