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  • DISPATCHES: MOM worst of bad bunch of options

    DISPATCHES By Hank Kalet MOM proposal likely to cause problems in South Brunswick and surrounding communities.    Everyone in Monmouth and Ocean counties seems to want a new rail line, only no one down there is willing to bear the burden of having it run through their community.    That is the lesson that should be taken…

  • Casting call

    TV producers seek families willing to trade places. By: Donna Lukiw    Steve Lawrence and Alex Pesquera, producers of the up-coming ABC-TV reality show, "Know It All," traveled through Hillsborough and Manville on Friday searching for the perfect cast members to star in the show.    Unfortunately, coming during spring break in local schools and on a…

  • Rite of spring: Celebrating our environment

    EDITORIAL    Spring cleaning — time to clear out the clutter and get a fresh start, right?    A number of communities are realizing that this does not only apply indoors, and they are taking this idea outside and to parks and public areas that have gathered many a plastic bag, cigarette butt and piece of crumpled…

  • BRHS baseball struggles in first week

    By: Sean Moylan    At first glance one would have though that Bordentown Regional High School boys’ varsity baseball pitching star Danny Sasso pitched poorly in the Scotties’ 7-0 home loss to Cinnaminson last Friday at BRHS.    However that was hardly the case. Sasso surrendered only four hits in the contest and none of the Pirates’…

  • More Mustangs out for track and field this spring

    Enrollment climbs, especially with girls By: Rudy Brandl        Numbers are up for the Manville High track and field program in 2005.    The program’s enrollment of nearly 40 athletes not only features a nice mix of youth and experience but also includes approximately 40 percent girls. While MHS will have enough young ladies to compete…

  • Ciccone highlights first week of baseball

    Lawrence baseball By: Jim Green    Although the Lawrence High School baseball team lost its season opener in heartbreaking fashion and has started 0-2, the Cardinals have had several positive developments.    Chief among them has been the pitching of freshman right-hander Daniel Ciccone.    Ciccone came out of the bullpen in both games, allowing one run on…

  • Hatrack is honored by Hibernians

    Dinner to be held Sunday in Hamilton By: Rich Fisher     A milestone dinner will feature a local flavor this Sunday.     The 20th Hibernian Senior 11 Soccer Dinner will be held at the Hibernian Club in Hamilton Township on April 10, and the honorees include Lawrence High’s Brittany Hatrack and Notre Dame’s Michelle Shuler,…

  • Education spending reviewed at forum

    By:Donna Lukiw    About 40 residents and school officials gathered Tuesday at the Hillsborough Education Association’s public budget meeting at the Hillsborough Middle School, giving the officials a chance to clarify the district’s spending priorities and plans.    "We are holding this meeting tonight to be able to explain the budget in more detail and answer any…

  • Parents back school plan

    Some seniors question the proposed $119 million spending plan. By: Melissa Hayes    While parents at a recent PTO meeting seemed receptive to a proposed $119 million 2005-2006 school spending plan, some senior citizens are giving it mixed reviews.    The district’s proposed budget calls for a 9 percent tax hike. If approved by voters, the budget…