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  • Willows win A League crown

    By:    Being competitive was the goal.    Winning was the result.    In their first year in the "A" League of the New Jersey Swimming and Diving Conference, the Willows Swim Club finished the dual meet season with a 5-3 record, good for second place in their division. As if that was not good enough, they capped…

  • DISPATCHES: Words as camouflage in Bush PR war

    DISPATCHES By Hank Kalet "Global war on terrorism" is over?    Most of America probably doesn’t realize this, but the "global war on terrorism" has come to an end.    I know what you’re going to say. Terrorists only recently struck the London subway system and the British have foiled two additional plots, but what we know…

  • December now seen as date for mayoral recall

    Petition certification underway. By: Lauren Burgoon Editor’s note: the following is updated version of a story that appeared in the Aug. 4 issue of the The Messenger Press.    ROOSEVELT — The special election to recall Mayor Neil Marko could be pushed back to Dec. 13 after the recall committee decided not to put the mayor’s…

  • Junior Legion stages miracle rally to win Middlesex title

    Jaskowski stars on mound and at-bat as South Brunswick stuns St. Joe’s Green in championship game By:    Down to its last strike with no one on base and trailing 1-0, the South Brunswick Junior Legion baseball team staged a dramatic comeback to post a 2-1 victory over St. Joe’s Green in the Middlesex County championship…

  • Grant sought to extend cross-township trail

    Seeking to build the next segment of the Lawrence Hopewell Trail, Township Council is applying for an $895,000 state Department of Transportation grant. By: Lea Kahn    Seeking to build the next segment of the Lawrence Hopewell Trail, Township Council is applying for an $895,000 state Department of Transportation grant.    The council voted 3-1 to apply…

  • Goodspeed races home with District 12 clincher

    By: Sean Moylan    Just as Heather Horner grounded out sharply to West Windsor second baseman Jennifer Mykietin to record the second out of the bottom of the sixth inning last Thursday night, the media table shook just slightly and an unknown voice said, "Get the trophies ready!"    But from the corner of one’s eye, one…

  • Bradley propels Manville to 16U title

    Girls defeat Hillsborough for crown By: John E. Powers        HILLSBOROUGH — Christine Bradley stood exactly where her team needed her most Thursday night at Hillsborough’s Ann Van Middlesworth Park.    Bradley, who’ll be a senior at Manville High School in the fall, was the pivotal player in Manville’s 7-5 win over Hillsborough in the championship…

  • Community Calendar

    Blood drive    Thursday, Aug. 4 — Holy Assumption Church and School will sponsor an American Red Cross blood drive from 2 to 8 p.m. at the school’s McGrath Hall, Hornberger Avenue and Parish Lane, Roebling.    Call Candida Taylor at 499-3499 to register or for details. Centennial Gala    Saturday, Aug. 6 — Tickets for the Centennial…

  • Theater bug bit local woman when she was a teen

    In the 1980s, after meeting two men who became her mentors, Roz Clancy’s career took off. By Rosalie Ann LaGrutta    Roz Clancy of Titusville says she was a teenager modeling for an agency in New York City when she decided she liked being around showbiz people.    "The day I walked into the Wilhelmina agency in…