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  • Cardinals eye cutoff

    Lawrence girls soccer By: John E. Powers    If the state cutoff date for the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association girls soccer tournament was this past Tuesday, Lawrence High School would have been one of the qualifiers with a 6-6 record.    But the cutoff date is next weekend, and the Cardinals have work to do…

  • New town measure targets solicitors

    Millstone residents can opt to put their homes on a central list which will stop solicitors from knocking on their doors. By: Lauren Burgoon    MILLSTONE — Residents have a new tool — besides slamming doors — against door-to-door solicitors. A new "do not knock" database in now in effect.    The move allows residents to put…

  • Schools: Brooks Crossing

    Fifth-graders become online artists. By: Elaine Worden    Sitting in a hand-painted rocking chair adorned with undersea creatures, Brooks Crossing art teacher Kamyee Ladas held the tip of her wooden Asian paintbrush up to a sheet of paper resting on an easel.    "I start one line at a time," she said, loosely tracing the outline of…

  • Raiders fumble away game in OT

    HHS falls to 2-2 By: Rudy Brandl    WARREN — It seemed fitting that the game ended on a fumble.    Turnovers haunted the Hillsborough High football team the entire game and another one in overtime spoiled any chance of victory on a rainy Friday night at Watchung Hills. The Raiders haven’t been holding on to the…

  • RALLIES FOR RELIEF: ‘It ain’t easy,’ but it’s necessary and important

    RALLIES FOR RELIEF By Marlene Scanlon D’Iberville is so small that it was almost overlooked by the media.    "Have you seen the price of gasoline? It cost me about $40 to fill up my tank."    "Those taxes go up every year. Where’s it going to end?"    "I just spent on one week’s groceries what I…

  • Loss leaves SBHS facing critical stretch

    By: Ken Weingartner    If the South Brunswick High football team needs a slogan for its next three games, it could be something like: "Nothing to it but to do it."    OK, maybe it’s not great, but "Just do it" was already taken.    The Vikings, who fell to 3-2 with a tough 36-13 loss to state…

  • Giovacchini helps Broncs open MAAC slate with win

    Rider men’s soccer By: Jim Green    With several players, including Hopewell Valley Central High School grad Donnie Giovacchini, starting and logging big minutes for the first time this season, the Rider University men’s soccer team simply needed to get everyone on the same page.    With a 2-2-1 record over their last five games, the Broncs…

  • YMCA raises $70K for community center

    Project is in planning phase By: John Tredrea    The Hopewell Valley YMCA, which hopes to build a community center in Hopewell Township, raised $70,000 toward that goal at a recent fundraiser.    The YMCA held its sixth annual Golf and Tennis Benefit at the Hopewell Valley Golf Club on Sept. 26.    "The initiative for a new…

  • Manville girls win one in rain

    Bradley leads assault By: John Beisser        A trip that started out somewhat shaky, ended on a high note for the Manville High girls’ soccer team as the Lady Mustangs posted a convincing 6-0 victory over Hillside in a driving rainstorm last Friday.    The bus that was taking the squad to Hillside for a 4:00…