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Authorities raid municipal office
Investigators search office of Township Administrator Jim Pickering (Nov. 10) By: Lauren burgoon MILLSTONE County and township officials are remaining tight-lipped about an investigation of Millstone launched by the Monmouth County prosecutor’s office. Investigators accompanied by the state police served a search warrant Nov. 3 to search the office of Township Administrator Jim Pickering…
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No playoffs, just pride for Vikes
By: Ken Weingartner The players on the South Brunswick High football team hoped to be playing for a spot in the state sectional semifinals this weekend. Instead, the Vikings are playing for pride. South Brunswick failed to qualify for the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV playoffs after losing the eighth and final spot to Hillsborough…
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Hurricane relief takes wind out of local gift giving
Donations to this year’s ‘Give-a-Holiday’ program the township effort to provide food and gifts to families in need aren’t keeping up with the demand. By: Melissa Edmond With many local Scout and church groups working to help hurricane victims in Louisiana and Mississippi, some needy local residents are at risk of going without…
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Pennington boys drop semifinal to Mo-Beard
Pennington boys soccer By: Mike Molaro If the Pennington School boys soccer squad had an Achilles’ heel this year, it was its lack of success in the second half of games. This drawback proved deadly for the Red Raiders in their 3-2 setback to Morristown Beard in the Prep B state semifinals Nov. 2. Fourth-…
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MYAL Pintos, Colts going to states in cheerleading
Squads will go to the state Pop Warner competition at the Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton on Nov. 30. By: Melissa Edmond The Manville Pop Warner Cheerleaders Pinto and Colt squads are working on perfecting their routines for the Nov. 20 state Pop Warner competition at Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton, according to Cheer Commissioner…
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EDITORIAL
Honor veterans for preserving our freedoms. More than 2,000 American soldiers have died in Iraq since war began there in March of 2003. More than 15,000 have been wounded. These are difficult numbers to digest, especially when the rationale behind the war in which they are fighting has proved to be false, at best a…
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Hopewell places second at CJ III championships
Hopewell Valley boys cross country By: Jim Green Through years of sustained excellence, the Hopewell Valley Central High School boys cross country team has developed a high standard of expectations for itself. So it’s no surprise that the Bulldogs were less than satisfied with their second-place finish in the Central Jersey Group III sectional meet…
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Rally panel reaches out to other organizations
Group seeks help for hurricane relief effort. By: Joseph Harvie South Brunswick Rallies for Relief is reaching out to township organizations to help with its effort to provide relief to the residents of D’Iberville, Miss., which was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. On Monday, the relief committee met with representatives of township organizations including the Boy…
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Obituaries for the week of Nov. 10
Lawrence Dean Hamnett, Virginia M. Jenei, Vera A. Marzucca, Frances Lenora Hee, Laura B. Schwager, Edward A. Van Pelt, Reuben J. Grubb, Ann G. Thurman Volz By: Lawrence Dean Hamnett SUWANEE, Ga. Lawrence Dean Hamnett, 49, died Oct. 26. Born in Trenton, Mr. Hamnett attended the Upper Freehold Regional School District and graduated from…
