Category: archives
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Having fun with reading … and penguins
New Jersey Secretary of State Regena Thomas read with Springfield Elementary School students last week as part of a statewide literacy campaign. By: Scott Morgan SPRINGFIELD Regena Thomas, New Jersey secretary of state, got down with it in the Springfield Elementary School library last week, and the first-graders jubilantly joining her in her repeated…
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LETTERS: Appreciation to a stranger
To the editor: I live in South Brunswick but decided to go for a long walk down South Middlebush Road on Thanksgiving day. Holidays become a time of tension and I felt I just need to enjoy the outside. The rain suddenly came pouring down and all I did was pray. A very nice…
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EDITORIAL: Get involved in running your township
EDITORIAL Ways to reach out and help the community. It’s the holiday season and along with long lines at retail stores and seasonal decorations going up everywhere, it’s also a time when numerous organizations reach out to the public for charitable help. So far, area residents, schools and businesses have done a good job, providing…
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Cardinals hoping to repeat in CVC, MCT
Lawrence wrestling By: John E. Powers Lawrence High School’s wrestling team had a memorable year last season a Mercer County Tournament championship, a 15-3 dual-meet record and, last but certainly not least, the first individual state championship in county history by 130-pounder Mark Savino. The Cardinals, who’ll open the season a week from Saturday…
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Treonze honored by NJSIAA
Hillsborough resident coached 38 years at Manville By: Shawn Tyrrell Who says that longevity no longer has its rewards? Last year, Manville High School quite suddenly had one of its long-time teacher-coaches retire. A part of Manville academics and athletics for over 38 years, Tony Treonze was more than a just a teacher and…
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Lawrence girls squad impressive in defeat
Lawrence girls swimming By: Jim Green Sometimes more is learned about a team from its losses than by its wins. That was the case this week, as the Lawrence High School girls swimming team split its two meets. While the Cardinals’ opening 107-63 win over perennially strong Hunterdon Central was impressive, it took a backseat…
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‘Closer’
If you prefer your battles between the sexes on the brutal side, you’ll feel right at home in Patrick Marber’s well-crafted world of pain. By: Bob Brown Patrick Marber’s play Closer won such accolades on the London stage, by rights it ought to get a warm reception on the screen in this country. But what…
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For Raiders, wins start with "D"
Pennington boys basketball By: Mike Molaro If The Pennington School boys basketball squad is going to make some noise in the Prep B state tournament this season, it’ll have to do it with defense. That statement could ring true during any of Bernie Gurick’s previous 15 years on the Red Raider bench, but probably more…
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Police: School bus driverhit brakes, injuring kids
By:Emily Craighead A school bus driver who stopped abruptly, allegedly to teach children not to stand up on the bus, will no longer be driving Hillsborough students to school. The incident occurred after the bus left Auten Road Intermediate School in the afternoon Nov. 24 and left six juveniles with minor injuries, the most severe…
