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  • MHS wrestlers began road back to glory

    Team won six matches, advanced one to regions By: Rudy Brandl        When Tuan Anh Lee pinned his way to the Region 5 Tournament, it was one final reminder that the Manville High wrestling program made great strides this winter.    Lee, a junior 103-pounder in his first year out for the sport, finished third at…

  • For the March 24 issue

    Donna DiMattia-Dooly. Donna DiMattia-Dooly    ALLENTOWN — Donna DiMattia-Dooly, 47, died March 15 at Compassionate Care Hospice at Saint Francis Medical Center, Trenton.    Born in Trenton, she resided in Hamilton for 20 years and in Allentown for the past two years.    Ms. DiMattia-Dooly retired in January after 28 years with the New Jersey Department of Education,…

  • Julia Skibbee

    By:    HILLSBOROUGH — Julia M. Skibbee died March 18 in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. She was 62.    Born and raised in Flemington, she also lived in Manville before moving to Hillsborough 18 years ago.    Mrs. Skibbee was a homemaker.    Surviving are her husband, Robert Skibbee; three daughters, Pat Schellhorn of Stockton,…

  • Hopewell takes another step toward preservation of St. Michael’s property

    Monday’s hearing minutes must be filed with DEP’s Green Acres office by March 25. By Lauren Graham Delehey    Hopewell Borough Council held a public hearing Monday on its Green Acres funding application for the preservation of the St. Michael’s property.    Council President David Knights explained that the public hearing is a required step in the…

  • Cards make call to arms

    Lawrence baseball By: Jim Green    They say pitching and defense is the key to winning baseball games. If that’s the case, the Lawrence High School baseball team should be in better shape this year than it’s been in recent memory.    With right-hander Mike Sheehan returning to lead the way, the Cardinals should have perhaps the…

  • LEGISLATIVE MATTERS: State needs stronger ‘pay-to-play’ rules

    LEGISLATIVE MATTERS By Peter Inverso Ways to curb the practice of rewarding campaign contributors.    Over the past three and a half years, editorial boards across New Jersey have been strong advocates for "pay-to-play" reform to end the practice of using lucrative government contracts to reward campaign contributors.    Since 2001, when I introduced legislation to address…

  • For the March 24 issue

    Elizabeth DeSilva, Natalie Wolf, Julia Kovatch Veres, John D. Babula, Arthur J. Grosse Jr., Maryanne Kupetsky, Alton E. Thompson. Elizabeth DeSilva    Elizabeth DeSilva, 76, of the Homestead and Mansfield section of Columbus, died on Sunday at Virtua Memorial Hospital in Mount Holly. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pa., she resided in Woodside and Bayside Queens,…

  • Settlement clears way for construction

    New Rescue Squad center to be built under deal’s terms By:Roger Alvarado    An agreement between the township and the developers of the Country Classics subdivision will mean more houses constructed in the final phases of the project — and a new $1.15 million Rescue Squad headquarters on Hamilton Road paid for by the developer.    The…

  • Girls team has arrived as Red Division force

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    Last year marked a huge turn-around for the South Brunswick High School girls’ basketball program. Not only did the Lady Vikings flip the win-loss numbers from the previous winter, but they posted their best overall record since moving up into the Red Division.    This season, South proved the reversal of fortune…