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  • Community Christian Choir to present benefit concert

    Concert to benefit the Allentown Presbyterian Church’s Guatemalan Mission will be held on Nov. 28. By: Dana Lynn Flatekval    ALLENTOWN — Members of a local choir will be singing their hearts out during a benefit concert on Sunday.    The Community Christian Choir will be performing two free concerts at the Allentown Presbyterian Church on High…

  • Cards’ rebuilding season had many fine performances

    Lawrence field hockey By: John E. Powers    The Lawrence High School field hockey team and its coach Melissa Hanford knew this would be a rebuilding season.    After losing 10 seniors — including five starters — the Cardinals figured there would be more bumps than smooth spots this year. The Cardinals finished with a 6-9-2 record,…

  • SB Boys cross country improves greatly in the span of one year

    By: Redd E. Patrick    A standout runner and a solid supporting cast is usually a perfect formula for success.    It certainly was at South Brunswick High School as the boys cross country team improved tremendously from last year and turned in a very successful season.    With sophomore sensation Steve Sample leading the way, the Vikings…

  • Cowboys shoot down PU

    Tiger men’s basketball loss spoils career high for Savage By: Justin Feil    Noah Savage had big expectations when he matriculated to Princeton University.    Savage grew up in the shadow of the university, attended Princeton High School for three years and graduated from The Hun School. As a high school student, he watched the Princeton men’s…

  • PERCEPTIONS: Be thankful we can be trivial

    Not all Thanksgiving thoughts need to be humanistic. By: Steve Feitl    Today is Thanksgiving — a day we are supposed to show gratitude for all we have.    There are plenty of obvious choices I could offer you right now, ranging from the good health of myself and family and friends to the shelter and food…

  • Manville girls focus on bright spots

    5-11-1 record doesn’t tell whole story By: John Beisser        When reflecting back on the recently completed Manville High girls’ soccer season, the hardest part for second-year head coach Corinne Mastrapasqua is dealing with the realization that she will never again have the opportunity to coach her corps of seniors.    Conversely, a big smile creases…

  • RHS to present its first student play

    Robbinsville High School students will present "And Never Been Kissed" starting Dec. 3. By: Lauren Burgoon    WASHINGTON — The students of Robbinsville High School are about to check off another item in a long list of "firsts" when the curtain rises on the school’s first play next week.    Two dozen ninth-grade actors and crew, led…

  • Young Vikings showed winning potential this fall

    By: Rich Fisher    With just one senior in the lineup for the second straight year, South Brunswick High still managed to go from a losing team to a winning one.    But that wasn’t even the best part of it.    "We had a good season with our record," said coach Barbara Whitman, whose squad finished 19-7…

  • Nonprofit group honors ‘ambassadors of learning’

    Dollars for Scholars holds annual awards dinner. By: Lea Kahn    Three parents, a former school district administrator and a corporation with offices in Lawrence Township were honored Friday as "ambassadors of learning" at the Dollars for Scholars group’s annual dinner.    The honorees include parents Ruth Hawthorne and Joseph and Joanne Savino, as well as Dr.…