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  • BRHS boys’ soccer edged in Group I title game

    By: Sean Moylan    The Patriot Division is undoubtedly one of the toughest Group II divisions in the state. Therefore, the Bordentown Regional High School boys’ varsity soccer team can be very proud to have five of its players selected to the B.C.S.L. Patriot Division all-star team.    Taylor Martucci and C.J. Dixon were the Scotties’ First-Team…

  • Obituaries for the week of Nov. 24

    Alice D. Grubb    Alice D. Grubb died Saturday in Capital Health System at Mercer, Trenton. She was 90.    Born in Mannington, W.Va., she resided in Lawrence for 30 years before moving to Lithonia, Ga. for 13 years. She then returned to Mannington for 13 years before returning to live in Lawrence the past seven years.…

  • Winning continued for Hopewell tennis team

    Hopewell Valley girls tennis By: John E. Powers    It certainly was a transition year for the Hopewell Valley Central High School girls tennis team.    Coming into the year, the Lady Bulldogs knew they’d have to replace graduated second singles player Danielle Morse, third singles player Mansi Shah and the doubles team of Danielle Keith and…

  • HHS field hockey team avenged tough losses

    Raiders topped Ridge, Central By: Rudy Brandl        Although the Hillsborough High field hockey team did not manage to duplicate some of last year’s great achievements, the Raiders enjoyed some meaningful, milestone victories this year.    Moments after the season ended with a 2-0 loss at Bridgewater-Raritan in the North Jersey Group 4 quarterfinals, some of…

  • Mary T. Palecki

       MANVILLE — Mary T. Palecki died Nov. 10 in Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. She was 87.    Born in South Amboy, she was a resident of Manville for 84 years.    Mrs. Palecki was a homemaker.    She was a communicant of Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church in Manville.    Her husband, Walter Palecki, died in 1999.    Surviving…

  • Letters to the Editor for the week of Nov. 24

    Thanks for help in benefit drive To the editor:     Members of the Allentown, Upper Freehold, and Washington Township Branch of NGA, or New Garments Always, Inc., would like to thank everyone who contributed to the success of its recent In-Gathering and Luncheon. Area residents collected 1,715 articles of new clothing and toiletries and distributed…

  • Altered Realities

    Women’s personal effects become icons in Fay Sciarra’s paintings, on view at the Anne Reid Gallery at Princeton Day School. By: Ilene Dube    You can’t always get what you want. But if you paint it, you can sort of have it.    A self-described "shoe person," artist Fay Sciarra, who is wearing hot pink Converse All…

  • Jim York Jr.

       HILLSBOROUGH — Jim E. York Jr. died Nov. 17 at home. He was 42.    Born in Somerville, he was a lifelong resident of Hillsborough.    Mr. York was employed as a report writer for Huntington Life Sciences in Somerset for the past eight years. Prior to that he was employed at Somerset Medical Center in Somerville.…

  • Albert Harcar

       HILLSBOROUGH — Albert "Al" Harcar died Nov. 12 at home. He was 86.    Born in Raritan, he resided in Hillsborough most of his life.    Mr. Harcar was a general-purpose operator for Union Carbide for more than 40 years before retiring. He was a volunteer fireman and was on the first-aid squad at Union Carbide.    His…