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  • Obituaries for week of Oct. 28

    Harry Christensen    Harry A. Christensen died Oct. 8 in Waynesburg, Pa., while attending his college homecoming weekend.    Mr. Christensen was born Oct. 11, 1952, in Ypsilanti, Mich. He lived in Pennington from 1961 to 1979, then moved to Florida and later to Georgia. He graduated from Hopewell Valley High School and continued on to Waynesburg…

  • LETTERS: Elect Woods Cleary, Van Hessen, Craig

    To the editor:     Ted Van Hessen, Lynda Woods Cleary and Roger Craig are all fine individuals who deserve to represent the citizens of South Brunswick on our Town Council. Moreover, the citizens of South Brunswick need their leadership, intelligence and honesty.    The other reason I’m endorsing Mr. Van Hessen, Ms. Woods Cleary and Mr.…

  • What makes a great president?

    BOOK NOTES by Dr. Joan Ruddiman    What makes a great president?    Have you heard there is an election coming up?    Oh my, have we!    Rather than living in high anxiety as we await the outcome, take a moment to look back at where we have been with some critical analysis of the great and not-so-great…

  • Executive director to leave SB-MWA for New Jersey Future

    George Hawkins has served as executive director of the SB-MWA since the fall of 1997.    Swep Davis, chairman of the board of the Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association (SB-MWA), has announced that Executive Director George Hawkins has been offered and has accepted the position as executive director for New Jersey Future.    Mr. Davis said: "While this…

  • 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…