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  • Even without ‘The Entertainer,’ Greyhounds’ show will open Friday

    By: Sean Moylan    Cedric "The Entertainer" Jackson took the Northern Burlington County Regional High School boys’ varsity basketball team out of the abyss and turned it into the most watchful winner in the Liberty Division.    With his high-flying acrobatic dunks and dazzling 3-point shooting, Jackson shattered NBC’s all-time scoring record, filled the gymnasium every night…

  • Manville boys still young, inexperienced

    BOYS’ BAKSETBALL PREVIEW By: Shawn Tyrrell        There were a lot of contributing factors that caused the 2003-04 Manville High School boys’ basketball team to suffer through a 5-15 season. Injuries, illness and academic shortcomings all played a part during the course of the previous campaign.    Manville head coach Larry Blasi, who embarks on his…

  • Lawrence girls set for life after Gregory

    Lawrence girls basketball By: Jim Green    Many observers will be quick to draw the conclusion that the Lawrence High School girls basketball team — coming off a 6-18 campaign and losing leading-scorer Theresa Gregory to graduation — is going to face a tough road in 2004-05.    Not so fast.    While Lawrence certainly will miss Gregory,…

  • South Brunswick gets to see where it stacks up with the big boys

    By: James McKeever    The past week gave the South Brunswick High School bowling teams an early-season gauge to find out how they stacked up against the better teams in the GMC.    Last Thursday the Vikings took on Edison, then Woodbridge on Monday, and East Brunswick on Tuesday. For an idea of how daunting a task…

  • Passing along prom fashions

    Hillsborough student’s project helps others enjoy dresses. By: Emily Craighead    Billed as the most memorable night in a young girl’s life, prom also comes with a memorable price tag.    Add up the price of tickets, limousine, pictures, dress, shoes, hair, nails and accessories, and the evening could cost between $500 and $800. Many girls spend…

  • Morella, Snow retire after 17 years

    Long-time Maverick coaches honored at MYAL banquet By: Mary Ellen Zangara        After 17 years, two of the Manville Youth Athletic League football coaches have decided that it is time to call it quits and retire from their longtime coaching positions. Joe Morella and John Snow have coached their last Mavericks football game.    The two…

  • POST FORUM: Should the governor impose a moratorium on the death penalty in New Jersey?

    POST FORUM Join the debate.    The South Brunswick Post is hosting a weekly forum that allow readers and users of the World Wide Web to offer their opinions on a variety of issues.    The forum is designed to encourage debate and to offer the community information about the direction residents of South Brunswick want their…

  • School board thanks Bruce McGraw

    Members cite his 25 years of service. By: Lea Kahn    Bruce McGraw, who sat quietly through many school board meetings during his 25-year career, found himself at the center of attention at last week’s meeting — the last one that he would attend as the assistant superintendent for curriculum.    School board members praised Dr. McGraw,…

  • Everyday feng shui

    Renée Heiss, a child-care teacher at Northern Burlington County Regional High School, applies ancient philosophy to the classroom. By: William Wichert    When Renée Heiss wrote an article on feng shui for an education magazine, one reader submitted a letter to the editor with the misconceived notion that this ancient Chinese philosophy was an alternative to…