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  • Ice hockey squad keeps rolling

    Hopewell Valley ice hockey By: Mike Molaro    One thing that brings a smile to a coach’s face is watching his team execute in a game what it works on during practices.    Hopewell Valley Central High School ice hockey coach Rob Siris had to be beaming after last Friday’s 7-0 thumping of Colonial Valley Conference foe…

  • Keep abortion legal and safe

    To the editor By:    Abortion is a controversial topic among people in which I take a pro stand for few important reasons. Abortion started to appear during the 1820s where abortion laws came into play and ultimately it was banned by 1900.    A Clergy Consultation Service was founded in 1965 to give women a safe…

  • PAL Midgets third in Pop Warner nationals

    By: Rich Fisher    If you believe in omens, the South Brunswick PAL Midget cheerleaders never had a chance at the Pop Warner National Cheerleading Championship last Friday.    During warm-ups, a Florida cheerleader kicked the cell phone off the hip of Vikings head coach Val Olcott, sending it to the floor and splitting it in half.…

  • Study to consider town center plan as redevelopment

    Funding may be available if designation applies By:Roger Alvarado    Township Committee members Tuesday gave the go-ahead to a study to determine whether part of the proposed town center district would qualify as a redevelopment area under New Jersey law.    The plan calls for a centrally located, pedestrian-friendly shopping district to be built on Route 206…

  • Voters OK middle school proposal

    Referendum approved in Upper Freehold, Allentown. By Lauren Burgoon Editor’s note: The following is a corrected version of the same story that ran in this week’s print issue.     UPPER FREEHOLD — Jeanette Bressi wanted to be the first person in line to vote for the middle school referendum on Tuesday. But she decided to…

  • Lady Mustangs shooting for state playoffs

    GIRLS’ BASKETBALL PREVIEW By: John E. Powers        Manville High School’s second-year head girls’ basketball coach Kyle Rehrig made a pledge following last year’s disappointing 9-12 season that ended with the team losing seven of its last eight games. Rehrig said he was committed to working with his team – and those future high school…

  • Hopewell indoor track teams have differing goals for 2004-05

    Hopewell Valley indoor track By: Jim Green    The Hopewell Valley Central High School boys and girls winter track squads will use different benchmarks to measure success this season.    Under first-year coach Phil Novack, the Bulldog boys are trying to forge an identity and lay a solid foundation for the future.    Aaron Oldfield, in his 12th…

  • Voters OK middle school proposal

    Voters approve Upper Freehold Board of Education referendum to construct a new middle school and make improvements on the existing facility. By: Lauren Burgoon    UPPER FREEHOLD — Jeanette Bressi wanted to be the first person in line to vote for the middle school referendum on Tuesday. But she decided to postpone going to the polls…

  • READER’S VOICE: An open letter to South Brunswick

    READER’S VOICE By Ted Van Hessen Ted Van Hessen has served 11 years on the council and will leave office Dec. 31.    As my tenure in elective office draws to a close, I appreciate this opportunity to share these thoughts with the people of South Brunswick.    It has been my privilege and honor to represent…