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  • Vikes win lone game of the week

    By:    The South Brunswick Junior Legion team raised its record to 8-1 and maintained a half-game lead over second place North Brunswick in the Southern Division of the Middlesex County Junior Legion Baseball League by taking a 6-1 win at Monroe last week.    South Brunswick swept the two-game series from its local rivals and dropped…

  • Spring teams led the way in 2004-05

    Manville High Year in Sports By: Rudy Brandl    Manville High’s athletic teams saved their best for the final scholastic campaign during the 2004-05 school year.    Two of the three varsity programs posted winning records and qualified for the state playoffs after only one team managed to accomplish that in the fall and winter combined. The…

  • Grads move from classwork … to just work

    It’s back to school for four graduates By:Donna Lukiw    Four recent Manville High School graduates who weren’t looking for a typical summer job this year sent in their resumes to the Manville School District, hoping for something other than the usual summer job.    Rich Ozieblo, Matt Nile, Mike Noble and Ed Zuza have been hired…

  • Cal Ripken 9s off to red-hot start

    Cal Ripken baseball By: Jim Green    You can’t have a much better start to a tournament than the Hopewell Cal Ripken 9-year-olds have had in the District 1 tourney.    Hopewell went 2-0, smacking Hamilton 12-1 Saturday and Montgomery 6-1 Sunday, putting it in a prime position to advance to the best 2-of-3 district championship playoffs.…

  • Police officer of the year thrives on fightng crime

    Lawrence Police Detective Joseph Lech IV finds a combination of traits, including persistence and compassion, help him to solve a range of crimes. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer Excellent listening skills and good acting ability, combined with a sense of compassion and a liberal dose of persistence — that’s what makes a good detective, according to…

  • Wilbur Shires

    By:    HILLSBOROUGH — Wilbur H. Shires died July 1 in Raritan Health and Extended Care. He was 88.    Born in Scranton, Pa., he lived in Lehigh, Pa., before moving to Hillsborough seven years ago.    Mr. Shires worked in the maintenance department for more than 20 years for Tobyhanna Signal Depot in Pennsylvania.    Surviving are a…

  • New Washington government becomes official

    Mayor Dave Fried and members of the new Washington town council were sworn in at a reorganization meeting July 1. By: Lauren Burgoon    WASHINGTON — The township’s new government, less than a week old, swept into existence last week with the promise of positive changes, open communication and cooperation in a historic day that hopeful…

  • Police seek volunteer help

    Domestic Violence Response Team needs members. By: Melissa Hayes    The South Brunswick Police Department is in need of volunteers for its Domestic Violence Response Team.    Volunteers are called in on domestic violence cases where a temporary restraining order is being issued or when the victim wishes to speak with someone.    Volunteers will help the police…

  • 12 Blacks win SBAA tourney

    By:    The SBAA 12-year-old Black team won its division title in the South Brunswick Baseball Tournament for 11- and 12-year-olds last week.    After going 3-1 in round robin play, the Vikings faced Flemington in the first round of the playoffs and rallied from a 6-0 deficit to take a 17-7 victory that was stopped after…