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  • Visiting bear trashes borough yard

    Officials warn encounters could become more frequent in the area. By: Lauren Burgoon    ROOSEVELT — Since Ivona Ziolkowski moved to her Brown Street home two years ago, she has spent much time getting to know her neighbors and thought she knew everyone in the area. That is, until a new "neighbor" showed up Monday morning.…

  • Hoopsters brave heat at Mustang Camp

    Youngsters learn basics while having fun By: John E. Powers        The humidity was stifling and the doors were left open at the Manville High School and Alexander Batcho School gymnasiums. In both gymnasiums, 76 basketball players were oblivious to the mid-summer heat as they went through another day in head girls’ basketball coach Kyle…

  • Berwind to air plans for Carter Road housing

    Hopewell Township board to hear concept plan tonight for 53 townhouses and 219 condominiums on Carter’s west side. By Ruth Luse    Carter Road II, LLC, otherwise known as Berwind Property Group, Ltd., plans to appear before the Hopewell Township Planning Board today, Thursday, at 7:30 p.m. to talk about "alternative development possibilities" for what once…

  • Dr. Music has cure for summer blues

    Woodlot Park hosts this week’s free summer concert. By: Joseph Harvie    Kids and adults will both get the chance to rock out at Woodlot Park this week as the township’s free summer concert series rolls on.    Friday at 7 p.m., Jonathon Sprout will bring his children’s rock show to the park’s amphitheater and on Wednesday,…

  • Researcher earning recognition for work

    Dayton resident researches link between beer taxes and suicide rates. By: Chinenye Okparanta    Dayton resident and Rutgers assistant professor Sara Markowitz is only in her fifth year as part of the Newark campus faculty, but she has managed to win national attention.    In a study funded by the Robert Wood Johnson University Foundation, Dr. Markowitz…

  • Summer softball teams piling up wins

    Participation numbers very high By: Rudy Brandl        The Hillsborough Elite softball team has been getting everyone involved in its summer success and that’s not always easy to do when 19 girls show up to play a game.    Head coach Cheryl Iaione isn’t complaining. She loves to see two team’s worth of young ladies show…

  • Schwartz holds on for victory

    By: Kyle Moylan    Millstone-Roosevelt Coach Mike Kuczinski tried his best to describe the difference between his team’s first two games in the District 12 Little League Final Nine for 12-year-olds.    One game was a 4-3 loss to West Windsor. The other game was a 5-2 win over East Windsor this past Monday.    "An inch or…

  • Legion team forfeits out of league

    Lack of player commitment causes demise By: Rudy Brandl Rudy BrandlSports Editor        Gregg Snyder thought his Somerville American Legion baseball team had a great chance to qualify for a post-season tournament this summer. The only problem was getting enough players to show up for games.    Post 12, a combination of players from Somerville High,…

  • Harrity, Mottle lead 12s back from 1-0 down

    Cal Ripken baseball By: Jim Green    Frank Gasparro didn’t want his team to be the only Hopewell Valley Cal Ripken All Star team to fail to capture a district championship. So, after the Hopewell 12-year-olds lost the first game of their playoff series against Montgomery on July 6, the manager was feeling the pressure.    Over…