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  • MHS softball team closes gap on rivals

    Errors costly at Brearley By: Rudy Brandl    The Manville High softball team certainly wasn’t satisfied after last week’s 5-0 loss to Valley Division rival David Brearley. However, the five-run margin of defeat reflected a major improvement over last spring when Brearley routed Manville by double digits in both meetings, the second of which eliminated the…

  • Board hears Biondi’s bid to balk at tax convention

    Assemblyman urges board members to write acting governor to oppose plans for convention By:Donna Lukiw    Assemblyman Peter Biondi, R-Hillsborough, made a rare appearance before the Board of Education on Monday, making a bid to get board help in blocking the proposed state constitutional convention on property tax reform.    Speaking for nearly 40 minutes, Mr. Biondi…

  • Police examination delayed indefinitely

    Police entrance exam postponed due to concerns with the hiring process. By: Joseph Harvie    The South Brunswick police entrance exam scheduled for Saturday has been postponed indefinitely by Township Manager Matthew Watkins.    Mr. Watkins said he had concerns about the "inclusiveness of the current hiring process," according to a press release issued by the South…

  • United Way STAR awards honor volunteers

    Students and adult volunteers recognized By:Mary Ellen Zangara    Manville students and adult volunteers packed the stage at Raritan Valley Community College’s Edward Nash Theater during the April 14 presentation of Sharing Time and Resources (STAR) Awards, sponsored by the Somerset County United Way.    They were part of more than 850 volunteers honored by the United…

  • Florence boys’ tennis on hot streak

    By: Sean Moylan    Playing one favorable match-up after another, the highly-skilled Florence Township Memorial High School boys’ varsity tennis rolled off four more wins in the past seven days to bring its winning streak to five.    In its most competitive match of the week, Florence posted a 4-1 victory at Cinnaminson last Wednesday (April 13).…

  • Patkar ‘The Beast’ gets tough to beat

    By: Rich Fisher    Rohan Patkar got a late start on his tennis career, but "The Beast" has quickly learned how to attack his prey on the other side of the net.    Patkar is enjoying a solid spring at first singles for the South Brunswick High tennis team, carrying a 6-1 record into Wednesday’s match against…

  • Obituaries for week of April 21

    By: Faye Azer    MANSFIELD — Faye Azer died April 14 in Placerville, Calif. She was 83.    Born in Shenandoah, Pa., Ms. Azer was a former resident of Paramus before moving to the Columbus section of Mansfield 17 years ago.    Ms. Azer was a graduate of Mount Sinai Jewish Hospital in Philadelphia and a registered nurse.…

  • Valley school board forms courtesy busing group

    Ad hoc committee will look more closely at four eliminated bus routes. By John Tredrea    The Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education has formed an ad hoc committee that will include police officials to study the board’s controversial decision to eliminate four courtesy busing routes in the budget that went before the voters Tuesday.    Three…

  • Charges filed in fatal crash

    Driver from Texas who caused the death of a woman is charged with careless driving. By: Joseph Harvie    A 58-year-old Amarillo, Texas, truck driver who Caused the death of a woman when he tried to make an illegal left turn from northbound Route 1 onto westbound New Road at 5:45 a.m. April 11 was issued…