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  • Hillsborough gymnasts shatter record

    Watts, Lynch, Weber lead charge By: Rudy Brandl        What will they do for an encore?    The Hillsborough High gymnastics team shattered almost every school record and came within fractions of a point of setting a new state scoring mark in Monday’s victory over North Hunterdon. Hillsborough surpassed its previous school standard by nearly four…

  • Melillo, Bowden, Snyder all earn medals

    By: Sean Moylan    The accolades just keep on piling up for the Northern Burlington County Regional High School varsity cross country teams.    In fact, Matt Melillo, Michael Bowden and Carli Snyder all medalled for the Greyhounds at Saturday’s prestigious Shore Coaches Invitational Tournament.    Competing in the Varsity C Division, Melillo ran a 17:23 time to…

  • State to present new LHT path proposals

    Options for bicycle and pedestrian access along the Lawrence-Hopewell trail will be the subject of a meeting slated for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.’s Lawrence campus. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer Proposals for improvements to bicycles and pedestrian paths along the Lawrence-Hopewell Trail will be the focus of the Lawrence-Hopewell Trail Task Force at…

  • HoVal gets defensive against Stuart

    Hopewell Valley field hockey By: Jim Green    It doesn’t happen often, but every now and then, a coach is thrilled to get a tie.    That was the case Saturday, when the Hopewell Valley Central High School field hockey team showed it still is one of the elite teams in Mercer County by tying previously 7-0…

  • Band claims three awards at competition

    This year’s musical show is called "The Beatles" and includes "Magical Mystery Tour," "Something" and "Can’t Buy Me Love." By: Donna Lukiw    Saturday wasn’t just "a day in the life" for the members of Manville High School’s marching band, as the band launched its new Beatles-tribute program and captured first-place honors at the season’s first…

  • Rose Longo

       BOUND BROOK — Rose A. Longo died Sept. 27 at Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. She was 83.    Born in Manville, she moved to Bound Brook in 1950.    Mrs. Longo worked as an aide for 10 years at Bound Brook High School cafeteria, retiring in 1984.    Surviving are her husband, Philip E. Longo; a son,…

  • Historical Society lecture on the ‘Jersey Boys’ of WWII

    Historian Tom Kindre will talk about oral history archive of New Jersey WWII veterans 2 p.m. Sunday at the Lawrence Senior Center. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer The stories of New Jersey veterans of World War II will come alive Sunday when author Tom Kindre delivers the second annual Mary Tanner Lecture, sponsored by the Lawrence…

  • Report offers school board direction for on-going superintendent search

    Consultants tell BOE that residents want the next superintendent of schools to be honest, sincere and a good communicator. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer An honest and sincere person with good communications skills and the ability to create a climate of trust — that’s what township residents are seeking in the next superintendent of schools, based…

  • LETTERS: Communication key in emergencies

    To the editor:     Location, location, location is the adage that is used when starting a new business.    Communication, communication, communication is the adage that should be used when responding to an emergency situation.    As a South Brunswick resident I am concerned about our emergency response capability with respect to our ability to communicate with…