Category: archives

  • Vikes greatest season was truly a team effort

    By: Rich Fisher    When looking back at the South Brunswick High girls volleyball team this fall, coach Nancy McDonald will remember all the great accomplishments, but she will also remember some niceties that the casual fan is not even aware of.    More specifically, she will recall how seniors such as Amy Elhamshary, Katelyn Ewers and…

  • Freeholders to meet in Hopewell Township Dec. 14

    The meeting will take place at the Hopewell Township Municipal building at 6:30 p.m.    For only the second time in over 10 years, the Mercer County Board of Chosen Freeholders will hold one of its regularly scheduled meetings on the road.    Freeholder Board Chairwoman Elizabeth M. Muoio has announced that the board will hold its…

  • SBHS boys swim team enjoys best numbers

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    Once again this season, South Brunswick High School boys’ swim team will rely on depth to achieve whatever success it can, following the pattern of recent seasons.    The Vikings have their biggest turnout with a roster of 23, and an ensemble cast that is once more without a superstar.    Last year’s…

  • South Brunswick had winning record, but hoped for more

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    In a perverse sort of way, being a little disappointed with a winning record is the mark of a good sports program. For the South Brunswick High School boys’ varsity soccer team, a 12-8 overall record (8-6 in the Greater Middlesex Conference Red Division) is good, but there’s a lingering feeling…

  • As expected, Flashes dominate all-star squads

    By: Sean Moylan    You could have probably just written down "the entire Florence boys’ varsity football team’s defense" when selecting the Freedom Division First Team All-Stars and few would have argued.    As it was the Flashes had five players (Brett Burg, Jeff Erlston, Ryan Lee, Joe Spahn and Dave Havens) make it as defensive First-Team…

  • Patrols aim to improve ‘quality of life’ issues

    Greater police presence in business district to continue, chief says. By: Roger Alvarado    In 2003, lights and signs for the Curves for Women fitness center on South Main Street were broken, and the business had to contend with trespassers.    "We have had a couple strange people come in here," said Debbie Hallman, the owner of…

  • Raider boys upgrade swim schedule

    Sudol confident defending champs can challenge best By: John E. Powers        The Hillsborough High School boys’ swimming team is progressing just as its head coach, Todd Sudol, likes. And now, the Raiders have progressed enough that the rest of the state has also taken notice.    The Raiders, winners of the Central Jersey Public School…

  • Apartment fire under investigation

    Two-alarm fire in a Bordentown Township apartment started after a resident fell asleep while smoking a cigarette. By: William Wichert    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — A two-alarm fire wrecked a second-floor apartment on Hilltop Drive on Saturday night after the resident in the apartment fell asleep while smoking a cigarette, officials said this week.    The official cause…

  • Familiar foe waiting in final

    By: Sean Moylan    In so many ways the Florence Township Memorial High School boys’ varsity football team and the New Providence squad are mirror images of one another.    Florence’s 7-3 victory over New Providence in last year’s playoffs was a real nail-biter. And both teams are expecting a similar defense-oriented battle in this Saturday’s NJSIAA…