Category: archives

  • Letters to the Herald

    For the Jan. 21 issue. Bush has courage, wisdom to address Social Security To the editor:    Regarding the letters from Sheila and Howard Schneider, Delia Pitts and Bernard Wright ("Social Security plan means benefit cuts for everyone," "Bush begins to attack retirees’ benefits," and "Bush’s Social Security will hurt ballooning deficit," all from Jan. 14),…

  • HHS boys swim big at Pirate Invitational

    Ippolito, Kuehne star By: John E. Powers        The Hillsborough High School boys’ swimming team may have had its biggest regular-season outing ever this past Sunday at the 26th Annual Pirate Invitational at The Bubble in Princeton Junction.    The Raiders finished third in the 13-school field behind New Jersey giants St. Joseph of Metuchen and…

  • For the Jan. 20 issue

    John D. Shea. John D. Shea    MILLSTONE — John D. Shea, 67, died Jan. 14 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton.    Born in Rockville, Conn., he had been a resident of Clarksburg for the past 27 years.    He was a self-employed truck driver.    Mr. Shea was a member of Fossil’s Antique Car Club…

  • Tickets still available for educational concert

    Project Graduation to be a night of drug and alcohol-free fun. By: Melissa Hayes    Ticket sales for the upcoming South Brunswick High School Project Graduation fund-raising event are picking up, though there are still more than 600 seats available.    The Jan. 29 event at the high school features Mr. Ray, a musician who plays educational…

  • Cardinal boys spreading their wings

    Lawrence boys basketball By: Jim Green    The Lawrence High School boys basketball team’s two meetings this season with Hopewell Valley come down to a difference of two minutes.    In the first contest — the final of Hopewell’s John Molinelli Holiday Classic on Dec. 30 — the Cardinals let a close game get away from them…

  • Supporting cast performing starring role for boys team

    Hopewell Valley boys basketball By: Mike Molaro    Opponents are learning quickly that the Hopewell Valley Central High School boys basketball squad is more than just senior guard Jeff Molinelli and senior center Brendan Rutledge.    While Molinelli and Rutledge carry the bulk of the scoring load, the surrounding cast has played a huge part as the…

  • Wrestlers fall short at GL

    MUSTANG ROUNDUP By: Rudy Brandl        The Manville High wrestling team entered the week with a 3-3 record after Saturday’s tough 46-30 loss at Governor Livingston. The road loss halted the team’s two-match win streak.    GL was solid in the middle, winning eight straight bouts from 112 to 152. The Mustangs dominated the upper weights…

  • Raiders make noise at Group 4 Relays

    Girls win shot put, pole vault titles By: Nick Vaccaro        Hillsborough High’s indoor track and field competed in their biggest meet of the season thus far in last Saturday’s Group 4 Relays at Princeton University’s Jadwin Gym. Both teams finished fourth in their competitive fields, scoring 24 points each.    The HHS boys finished behind…

  • New Egypt 4-8 after trio of losses

    By: Kyle Moylan    The Allentown High School boys’ basketball team finally got the big Colonial Valley Conference win it needed this past Friday night.    Now, Coach Craig Parker would like to see his team do it again . . . and again . . . and again . . .    Allentown, which enters this week…