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  • Referendum preview at Timberlane Sunday

    Principal Steve Cochrane hosts an open house from 1-4 p.m.    The public will have an opportunity on Sept. 26, to see first-hand many of the largest issues driving the upcoming school bond referendum when Timberlane Middle School Principal Steve Cochrane hosts an open house from 1-4 p.m.    More than half of the projects proposed for…

  • South Brunswick gymnasts perform well at Somerville

    By: Rich Fisher    At the Pioneer Classic Invitational Gymnastics Meet at Somerville High last Saturday, there were the haves, and the have-nots.    And then, there was South Brunswick.    "We’re smack in the middle," said coach Diane Herbst, whose team finished in fourth place with 101.9 points. "The teams that went from fifth to eighth, all…

  • Cardinals suffer from slow starts

    Lawrence boys soccer By: Jim Green    Lawrence High School boys soccer coach Keith Fithen has no shortage of confidence in the group of varsity players he’s assembled this season. And in the second half of their three games, the Cardinals have rewarded his faith, outscoring their opponents by the combined score of 5-0.    Unfortunately, the…

  • What price honor?

    BOOK NOTES by Dr. Joan Ruddiman    How are books like chocolate chip cookies?    The obvious answer is "You can’t take just one."    However, extend the thought and see another comparison. Just as we love to share cookies with friends, books are passed around among reading pals to savor.    While chatting with my "sister-in-love" Susan about…

  • Mustangs play well early but drop opener

    Knitowski scores game’s first touchdown By: Shawn Tyrrell        If there is one thing the Manville High football team proved last Friday night in the school’s opening game at home against Newark Central, it’s that Manville can play competitive football.    With an impressive defensive effort that forced six turnovers, the young Mustangs treated the home…

  • Alustiza’s boys’ team dominates batch race

    By: Sean Moylan    This time around it was the Northern Burlington boys’ varsity cross country team which dominated the competition in a historic batch race held at NBC on Tuesday afternoon.    "They (the Greyhounds) beat Moorestown and Maple Shade, the defending Group I champs, for the first time since I’ve been there and I’ve been…

  • Diabetes sufferer walking the walk

    High School Sophomore set up a team to walk in Juvenile Diabetes Walk at Cook College. By: Joseph Harvie    A South Brunswick High School freshman is teaming up with friends and family in a fund-raising walkathon to help find a cure for diabetes.    Lauren Wells, 13, of Willow Run in Dayton, has set up her…

  • Families sought for war memorial

    Traveling Vietnam Memorial will make its way to Middlesex County. By: Leon Tovey    Families of Middlesex County servicemen killed in Vietnam have been asked to participate in the public opening ceremony of a Vietnam memorial exhibition at 11 a.m. Oct. 14, in Roosevelt Park in Edison.    "The Wall that Heals" exhibition will feature a 250-foot…

  • Bird says she’s back in Nov. 2 Hopewell Township Committee contest

    Democrat said she was re-entering the race almost exactly a week after she dropped out of it. By John Tredrea    Kathy Bird is back in the race for Hopewell Township Committee.    "I am running and look forward to serving the people of Hopewell Township again," she said Wednesday afternoon.    Ms. Bird, a former township mayor,…