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  • HoVal girls team learns from loss to Notre Dame

    Hopewell Valley girls lacrosse By: Jim Green    Sometimes losses can be as helpful as wins.    The Hopewell Valley Central High School girls lacrosse team opened the season with back-to-back easy wins over second-year programs from Lawrence and Ewing. Despite fine performances in both games, the Lady Bulldogs still needed to be tested. And they were…

  • South wins two straight with Gaudio in the goal

    By: Rich Fisher    Alex Gaudio was on the JV team for the first game of the season and on the bench for the start of the second game.    Since she got off that bench, the sophomore goalkeeper has yet to return.    Gaudio seems to have won the three-girl race for goalie, and has helped the…

  • Wellington residents want action on drainage, other woes

    Residents say they’re upset "about the quality and timeliness" of developer’s work. By John Tredrea    About a dozen residents of Beazer Homes’ Wellington Manor development brought a petition complaining about Beazer to Monday night’s Hopewell Township Committee meeting.    In the petition, which had 24 signatures, the residents asked the township to lean on Beazer to…

  • Pennington pitching staff stepping up

    Pennington baseball By: Mike Molaro    The Pennington School baseball squad has scored 36 runs in its first three games, yet Jerry Russo is more excited about what his Red Raiders are doing in the field than with the bats.    "Our pitching is where we want it to be," the Pennington coach said. "With the kind…

  • Some Valley elementary school parents protest ‘courtesy busing’ cuts

    Assistant Superintendent John Bach said a committee of school officials, parents and police will be formed to look into the matter. By John Tredrea    A protest meeting over the school district’s elimination of four "courtesy busing" routes — three for Stony Brook Elementary and one for Toll Gate Grammar students — drew about 25 residents…

  • District budget deserves support

    To the editor By:    On April 19, the taxpayers of Hillsborough will be asked to approve our school budget. As in past years, this year’s budget is higher than the last.    Costs are up, as is enrollment. But we have no choice – we all must vote. We all must pass the budget.    Some of…

  • Hopewell Township Charter Study Commission gives interim report

    Chairman Jim McGuire: "We believe it’s important to find out what problems, if any, we have now before we recommend any changes." By John Tredrea    The Charter Study Commission that may recommend a change in Hopewell Township’s form of government presented an interim report at township hall Tuesday night.    About a dozen residents attended the…

  • Soldier thanks local student pen pals

    Army Pfc. Ryan Sova visited Millstone to personally thank eighth-graders for writing to him and his roommate while they were stationed in Egypt this year. By: Lauren Burgoon    MILLSTONE — With fighting raging on in Iraq, it’s easy to forget that there are American soldiers stationed all over the world facing similar dangers and wanting…

  • Vikings look good out of the blocks

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    From invitationals to dual meets, it’s been a very good week for both South Brunswick High School track teams. On Tuesday of this week, the Lady Vikings (2-0) rolled over Perth Amboy 104-27 in an away meet, and the boys’ (3-0) picked up two wins in a double-dual meet at home.…