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  • Field hockey team bounces back

    RAIDER ROUNDUP By: Rudy Brandl    The Hillsborough High field hockey team recovered from its heart-breaking loss in the Somerset County Tournament semifinals with victories in the final two regular season games last week.    Hillsborough entered Tuesday’s first round state playoff game feeling a little bit better after consecutive shutout victories. HHS blanked Montgomery and Franklin…

  • EDITORIAL

    Township Council can lead by making fund donation.    It’s time for the Township Council to put its money where the township’s neediest mouths come for help.    Donations to the township’s Human Intervention Trust Fund, which is administered by the Department of Social Services and is used to assist residents in economic straits in paying their…

  • Bernards Inn

    With a new chef, this restaurant lives up to its reputation as one of the finest in the state. By:Tom and Kate O’Neill Bernards Inn 27 Mine Brook Road Bernardsville (908) 766-0002 Food:Excellent Service:Deft, friendly, well-informed Prices:Expensive Cuisine:New American; innovative preparations Vegetarian Options:Several seafood options, no purely vegetarian menu options Ambience:Stylish bar; elegant clubby dining…

  • Blue Highway

    West Virginia singer-songwriter John Lilly ventures to Levittown, Pa., for a concert at Mom & Pop’s Coffeehouse. By: Matt Smith    Like countless other musicians before and since, John Lilly moved to Nashville in 1988 with hopes of country-music superstardom. Mr. Lilly found a day job as a tour guide at the Country Music Hall of…

  • South gets $2,500 in grants

    The Lambertville Area Education Foundation awarded the money for three middle school program. By: Linda Seida    WEST AMWELL — The Lambertville Area Education Foundation has awarded more than $2,500 in grants to the South Hunterdon Regional School District High School for the implementation of three programs for middle school students who attend the high school.…

  • Solebury School sports wrap-up-Nov. 3, 2005

       Solebury School’s boys and girls cross-country teams participated in the Pennsylvania Independent School Cross Country Championships Oct. 30.    The meet was held at Mercersburg Academy. The girls finished 14th out of 15 schools. Every girl on the team ran her best time.    Out of 95 runners, Athena Lin of Taiwan was the school’s highest finisher,…

  • Robert C. Kranch

       Robert C. Kranch, 64, of Manahawkin died on Oct. 31 at Deborah Heart & Lung Hospital, Browns Mills.    Born in Coaldale, Pa. he lived in Hopewell before moving to Manahawkin 12 years ago.    He was a manager/estimator for Dave’s Electric, Ship Bottom.    He was a member of the Elks, Manahawkin, and was past president of…

  • Parenting Pearls-Nov. 3, 2005

    Help needed for non-English speaking children By: Dr. Mae Sakharov    Walking along the streets of my hometown, one quickly observes many young mothers pushing babies are speaking Spanish to each other.    Over the past decade, as in other hamlets and cities across the United States, the bilingual population has grown considerably.    The majority of these…

  • The Weather Man

    This film is most enjoyable for a script that contains clever, and often wise, dialogue between parents and children of all ages. By:Bob Brown    This film has such an unrelentingly dark undertone, it’s surprising how many laughs it sneaks in. Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean) directs from a script by Steve Conrad (Wrestling Ernest…