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  • Vikings season went as planned

    By: Rich Fisher    All things considered, things went pretty much according to plan for the South Brunswick High gymnastics team.    The Vikings went 5-3 in dual meets, beating who they should have beat and losing to who they should have lost to. They were fourth in the Greater Middlesex Conference meet, finishing behind the three…

  • Brozyna provided spark on offense

    Led team in scoring By: John E. Powers        As the season went on and the Manville High School boys’ soccer team fought to find their identity and offense, one player remained a constant. Junior Rafal Brozyna developed into the kind of player that opponents find very dangerous.    Brozyna, third on the team’s scoring list…

  • HHS gymnasts regroup to finish seventh in state

    Watts takes 14th in all-around By: Rudy Brandl    It would have been easy for the Hillsborough High gymnasts to go in the tank after an ominous beginning at Saturday’s NJSIAA Championships at Livingston College. Instead, the Raiders regrouped and performed extremely well on their final three rotations under the state spotlight.    Hillsborough did not execute…

  • Haunted trail a big success

    Trail a spooktacular time for residents. By: Joseph Harvie    This year’s Haunted Trail and Hayride raised over $22,000 for charity, said Carolyn Dardani who started the trail over 20 years ago with her husband, Tom.    This year, money raised from the Haunted Trail went to three South Brunswick students with illnesses: Adam Abdalla, a seventh-grade…

  • Makeover madness

    MY TAKE by Rose McGlew    I have no head for business at all. I am a financial idiot. But I do know good value and I do know a good bargain and I am going to share two of them with you. It’s Thanksgiving-time and I’m feeling generous.    Not only am I financially incapable, my…

  • School board agrees to building lawsuit deal

    Agreement may save residents ‘millions of dollars’ By:Emily Craighead    A settlement agreement reached between the Hillsborough Board of Education and Control Construction of Fairfield will save taxpayers "several million dollars" in construction costs from several school expansion projects.    The costly legal battle dates back to 2000, but Monday, the board approved a tentative settlement ending…

  • OBITUARIES: Dora Mc Call

       Dora A. Mc Call, 71, of South Brunswick, died Friday, Nov. 12, at her home in Monmouth Junction.    Ms. Mc Call was born in New Brunswick where she resided for most of her life. She moved to South Brunswick in 1985. Ms. Mc Call was a lead packer for Webcraft in North Brunswick for 20…

  • Letters to the Editor, Nov. 18, 2004

    Preserve the bridge! To the editor:     David Hacket Fischer in his most recent book, "Washington’s Crossing," devotes an entire chapter to Jacobs Creek. This area of the Hopewell Valley has played an important role in New Jersey history since the American Revolution. The Bear Tavern iron truss bridge, constructed in 1882 by the King…

  • Candidates sought for board vacancy

    By:Emily Craighead    The Manville Board of Education is seeking candidates to fill the board vacancy left after five-year board member Jeanne Golden-Nowak died Nov. 9.    The board plans to interview candidates at its Jan. 10 work meeting. Business Administrator Richard Reilly said the board could appoint a new board member at the Jan. 10 work…