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  • Plan for West Windsor bike, pedestrian paths outlined

    Township seeks a safe alternative to driving. By: Jill Matthews    WEST WINDSOR — Consultants presented plans for a proposed bicycle and pedestrian path system that would crisscross from one end of the township to the other during a Planning Board meeting Wednesday.    The concept plan presented by consultants from Orth Rodgers Associates combines a series…

  • Girls win division tennis title

    RAIDER ROUNDUP By: Rudy Brandl        Revenge was sweet for the Hillsborough High girls’ tennis team in last week’s home match against rival Watchung Hills.    Back in September, the Warriors dealt the Raiders their first loss and took the early lead in the Delaware Division standings. After HHS, Watchung and Bridgewater-Raritan took turns beating each…

  • Allentown, its rise and progress, Part 11

    HISTORICALLY SPEAKING    This week’s installment is a continuation of a feature that ran earlier this year in The Messenger-Press. This addition describes land transactions for property on South Main Street near the Imaly House, where William McGhee had a brewery. As early as 1741, McGhee also conveyed passengers and goods between New York and Philadelphia.…

  • Manville looks ahead to lighter schedule

    Team plays hard against New Providence By: John E. Powers        The end of the brutal stretch is over for the Manville High School football team. Gone into the archives are losses to Mountain Valley Conference Valley Division powers Roselle Park, David Brearley and New Providence.    Ahead are games against Skyland Conference Raritan Division clubs…

  • Sayreville ousts South from counties

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    This year will go down in South Brunswick High School sports annals as the close-but-no-cigar season for the Lady Viking varsity field hockey team.    As they have done for most of this fall, the Vikings managed to stay in Tuesday’s Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament game at second-seeded Sayreville, but they couldn’t…

  • Firefighters to hold blood drive on Monday

    Event to be held at the Union Firehouse, Route 29 in Titusville.    The Hopewell Valley Uniform Firefighters will sponsor a blood drive open to the general public as well as its membership on Monday, Nov. 1, 3-8 p.m.    To he held in association with The Community Blood Council of New Jersey, the drive will be…

  • Boys team ends year unbeaten

    Hopewell Valley cross country By: Shawn Mecchi    With wins over West Windsor-Plainsboro South (25-30) and Nottingham (15-50) on Friday, seniors Mike Batanian, Dan Petty and Andrew Freeman capped a nearly unblemished dual-meet career with a third straight undefeated season.    "It was one of our goals," Hopewell Valley Central High School boys cross country coach John…

  • LETTERS: Craig works well across the aisle

    To the editor:     I enjoy your paper; it is a valuable service to our community.    I was a little incensed, however, by your recent editorial critiquing the township candidates. You described Roger Craig as combative and partisan. This is not the Roger Craig I have worked with for 10 years.    He has worked as…

  • SBHS is settled and playing well

    By: Rich Fisher    With the season winding down, the South Brunswick High tennis team is heating up as its lineup has finally gotten settled.    Last Friday’s 5-0 win over Old Bridge and Monday’s 3-2 win over Edison pushed the Vikings win streak to five straight. Their overall record was 11-5 and their Greater Middlesex Conference…