Category: archives

  • Tis the season to celebrate with generosity

    A couple of months ago, we made an appeal to the community to give generously to HomeFront’s annual Thanksgiving food basket drive.    It was no surprise to us that residents stepped up and not only provided a cornucopia of foodstuffs for Thanksgiving dinners, but baskets of food for meals for the ensuring weeks.    Now relief…

  • Students blend art and science in lastest project…and the result is a colorful crustacean

    Indian Fields students enjoy the benefits of art teacher’s cross-curriculum. By: Kara Fitzpatrick    Thanks to a cross-curriculum project, the third-grade class at Indian Fields can craft a papier maché crustacean like a pro.    As part of a science unit, the students have been hosting a group of crayfish in the classroom to observe their habits…

  • Sy Shaffer

       Sy Meyer Shaffer, 84, died Saturday, Dec. 10, at Haven Hospice at JFK Medical Center, Edison.    Born in New York City, he lived in Newark, Forest Hills, N.Y., Roslyn Harbor, Long Island, N.Y., Jamaica Estates, N.Y., Medford, N.Y., and then in Florida for nine years. He lived the remainder of his life in New Jersey.…

  • Raider wrestlers ready to rock

    Mangini return will bolster lineup By: Rudy Brandl        A powerful 1-2 punch in the middle weights will give Hillsborough High wrestling fans something exciting to watch this winter.    The return of star John Mangini gives the program a major shot in the arm. He’ll join fellow junior Frank McLaughlin in the 145-160 range of…

  • Letters for the week of Dec. 15

    Council should not subsidize nonprofits To the editor:     Just a few months ago, Lawrence Township Council passed a 10 percent budget increase. I voted "no" on that budget because I believe that if taxpayers have to trim their personal budgets, than council should do the same.    I’m sorry to say that my council colleagues…

  • George Mehrtens

       HILLSBOROUGH — George W. Mehrtens died Dec. 6 at home. He was 87.    Mr. Mehrtens retired from New York Life Insurance Company in 1980 after 45 years of service.    He served our country as a member of the U.S. Merchant Marines during World War II.    His brother, Warren C. Mehrtens, died in 1997.    Surviving are…

  • EDITORIAL

    It’s not nice second-guessing Mother Nature.    It’s not even winter yet and already the air is full of winter-season gripes, focused on the slow response by road crews to last week’s snowfall.    Residents have come to expect clean, dry roads for their morning commutes — a testament to the excellent job done by township and…

  • Veteran cast leads SB girls

    By: Rich Fisher    If the pieces fit, this could be quite an attractive puzzle that Jaymee Boehmer puts together this winter.    Entering her 10th season as South Brunswick High’s girls basketball coach, Boehmer has a senior-laden team filled with talented veterans who are coming off a 16-6 season.    "We are definitely optimistic," said Boehmer, whose…

  • Duca excels in college and gives back to SBHS

    By: Sal Vumbacas    When a person can play a sport and juggle school at the same time, they are what a student-athlete should be. And when a person can juggle school and athletics, while still having time to give back to their community, they are what Jad Duca is.    Now wrestling for nationally ranked Ithaca…