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  • Loss to Old Bridge keeps Vikings out of field hockey states

    ‘Lucky’ goal does in South Brunswick By: Carolyn M. Hartko    There will be no state tournament run for the South Brunswick High School field hockey team this year. Wednesday’s 1-0 loss at Old Bridge dropped the Lady Vikings to 5-7, two games short of the necessary .500 record needed by Friday to qualify for a…

  • Full team effort got job done

    Hopewell Valley football By: John E. Powers    Junior running back Steve Giovacchini was the star of Hopewell Valley Central High School’s milestone victory Monday over West Windsor-Plainsboro North at Timberlane School. After all, he scored four touchdowns and kicked every extra point in the Bulldogs’ 28-6 win, the program’s first since 1932. He had a…

  • MHS football completes improved first half

    Team much more competitive in 2005 By: Rudy Brandl        The Manville High football team has hit the midway mark of the 2005 season with a 1-4 record.    After opening the season with a 25-0 victory at Newark Central that broke a two-year, 20-game losing streak, the Mustangs have dropped four straight games. A loss…

  • This Week

    Thursday    Preschool open house: The Lawrenceville Presbyterian Cooperative Nursery School will hold its annual open house from 9:15-10:30 a.m.    The school offers a low student-to-teacher ration and parent participation. Two-day or three-day morning sessions are available for 3-year-olds, and a four-day morning program is available for 4-year-olds.    For more information, call Janet Madison at (609)…

  • HHS girls lose heartbreaker in CJ 4 final

    Johnson: We’ll be back next year By: Rudy Brandl        EAST BRUNSWICK — Paige Aiello found herself in a tough spot in last Friday’s Central Jersey Group 4 championship match at East Brunswick Racquet Club.    Hillsborough and East Brunswick had split four matches, so the sectional title was hanging in the balance and on the…

  • PENNINGTON PLANNING UPDATE

    Brokaws get use variance By Marianne Hooker    At its Oct. 12 meeting, the Pennington Planning Board approved a use variance for the property at 9 W. Delaware Ave. in the Town Center zone. The variance will allow the entire building to be used as a single-family residence.    Attorney Larry Wohl presented the case on behalf…

  • POLICE BLOTTER

    By:    Keinor Serrano, 18, of Bound Brook was charged with disorderly conduct at 12:55 p.m. Oct. 12 after he allegedly pulled the fire alarm at Manville High School.    Mr. Serrano was released with a summons. ***     A Huff Avenue resident’s apartment was burglarized sometime between Oct. 9 and Oct. 11.    The apartment was vacant…

  • LHS students launch political talk show

    Taking to the airwaves, LHS seniors Tom Guarrieri and Eric Puliti present a new talk show aimmed at showcasing local issues. "Politically Speaking" 6 p.m. Thursday on Comcast Channel 19. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer Chris Matthews and Tim Russert move over — Lawrence High School seniors Tom Guarrieri and Eric Puliti have teamed up to…

  • Homecoming breakfast

    Event hosted by Bulldog Booster Club Cameron Mintz,5, of Pennington, holds out his plate to get some eggs during the CHS Homecoming Pancake Breakfast held Saturday at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, Pennington.