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  • ‘Worth the wait’

    Expanded library is well-received as it opens its doors to patrons after 15 months of renovation. By: Kara Fitzpatrick    The largely renovated South Brunswick Public Library made its public debut Monday, and reactions indicated the project was worth the 15-month wait.    The $4.27 million expansion added more than 16,000 square feet and a host of…

  • HHS hockey season ends vs. familiar foe

    Loss at B-R follows huge emotional win By: Rudy Brandl        FLEMINGTON — The Hillsborough High field hockey team reached its emotional peak and couldn’t find a way to get it back. That’s what ultimately prevented the Raiders from moving on in the state playoffs.    The HHS girls avenged one major source of frustration but…

  • Fallen veterans remembered in Florence’s street names

    Nine streets to be named after fallen veterans By: Scott Morgan nbsp;  FLORENCE — One by one, the crowd heard the stories. John Wesley Harding’s was brief. He had served only two days in the Navy and died when his ship went down after being sent off to support the fleet in World War I.    Henry…

  • Turnovers, injuries hurt Mustangs at North Warren

    Rock goes over 100 again in loss By: Shawn Tyrrell        BLAIRSTOWN — It was a banged-up Manville High School football team that made the over one-hour trip to take on the North Warren last Friday night. Six starters were unable to play due to injury, and despite the team’s best efforts it just wasn’t…

  • EB unseats South Brunswick as GMC tournament champs

    By: Rich Fisher    EDISON — In the same spot where they danced and celebrated a year ago, they sat and watch glumly as another took their place this season.    The South Brunswick High volleyball team had its one-year reign as Greater Middlesex Conference champion end at J.P. Stevens Monday night, as East Brunswick took a…

  • Lady Raiders blown away by windy day

    Fine season ends in CJ 4 quarterfinals By: Rudy Brandl        BRICK — A gusting wind and a bunch of dangerous long throw-ins were too much for the Hillsborough High girls’ soccer team to handle in Thursday’s Central Jersey Group 4 quarterfinals at Brick Memorial.    The eighth-ranked Lady Raiders (12-6-2) certainly didn’t go away quietly…

  • H. Guy Smith

       WEST WINDSDOR — H. Guy Smith died Oct. 29 at Bear Creek Assisted Living in West Windsor. He was 83.    Born in Bethlehem, Pa., Mr. Smith lived in Hillsborough for 35 years before moving to West Windsor nearly four years ago.    Mr. Smith retired as a controller in the Research and Development department of Bristol…

  • Another Road Home

    ‘Watermarks’ will open the sixth annual Rutgers New Jersey Jewish Film Festival. By: Jim Boyle    It’s impossible to know every story of triumph and tragedy from the Holocaust. Many more than the millions who lost lives were affected personally by the actions of the Third Reich, each compelling in its own way. The story of…

  • Stockton seeks input on conservation element

    The Planning Board and Environmental Commission want residents’ opinions on how best to protect the borough’s natural resources as part of its Master Plan. By: Linda Seida    STOCKTON — The Planning Board and the Environmental Commission hope to elicit public comment during a meeting Tuesday about proposed changes to the town’s Master Plan.    The board…