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  • 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…

  • Borough debates relocation of siren

    How many sirens are needed, where the alarms should be placed and what to do about people who complain that the blaring jolts them from sleep are just a few of the questions the Roosevelt Borough Council is facing. By: Lauren Burgoon    ROOSEVELT — For years, even more than many longtime residents can recall, Roosevelt’s…

  • Schools get $750K in state aid

    The money, which is included in the state’s recently adopted budget, is earmarked for property tax relief. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer The Lawrence Township School District will receive $750,000 in extraordinary state aid for the second consecutive year, according to state Sen. Shirley Turner, D-Lawrence.    The money, which is included in the state’s recently adopted…

  • Nyce guilty of second-degree manslaughter

    Sentencing hearing scheduled before Superior Court Judge Bill Mathesius on Sept. 9 By Lauren Graham Delehey    Jonathan Nyce was taken to jail today, Thursday, after a jury found him guilty of "passion/provocation manslaughter" in the killing of his wife, Michelle, in their Hopewell Township home. He also was found guilty of tampering with physical evidence.…

  • Annual Freedom Fest returns

    Freedom Fest featuring rides, games, food and bands at the Upper Freehold school grounds will be held July 18-23. By: Marisa Maldonado    ALLENTOWN — Freedom not only will ring at the school grounds next week, it also will pop, sparkle and sing at next week’s Freedom Fest, an annual event described by one organizer as…

  • Township welcomes new canine officer

    German shepherd Maximum the Great was named the sole member of the Bordentown Township Police Department’s canine unit. By: William Wichert    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — The township Police Department just got a new officer. He’s badge number K-49 and he goes by the name of Maximum the Great.    A 1-year-old, black and tan German shepherd, Max,…

  • New state law may stiffen ban on smoking in PU dorm rooms

    Princeton University’s new dorm-room smoking ban will go into effect this fall. By: David Campbell    PRINCETON BOROUGH — When Princeton University’s new dorm-room smoking ban goes into effect this fall, it will likely have to be expanded to include graduate housing in order to comply with pending new state legislation.    Last month, the state Assembly…