Category: archives
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Allentown field hockey team after more lofty goals
By: Kyle Moylan A lot is expected from the Allentown High School field hockey team. Fortunately, that’s what is usually delivers. Allentown is coming off a season in which it went 20-2 and placed second in all of New Jersey Group II. Teams like that usually don’t set modest goals. "We’re working toward the goals…
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Ordinance paves way for warehouse plan
Upper Freehold Township Committee adopts General Development Plan ordinance for a warehouse complex to be built in the township. By: Dana Lynn Flatekval UPPER FREEHOLD Plans for a warehouse complex in the township took another step forward last week with the Township Committee’s adoption of a General Development Plan ordinance. Rockefeller Group Development Corp.…
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South looking to break into win column this year
By: Carolyn M. Hartko As the third year of South Brunswick High School field hockey gets under way Saturday at Montgomery, there’s a sense of optimism in the air. Head coach Danielle Matlack and the Vikings are sure that 2004 will bring the program’s first varsity win. One of the reasons for the optimism is…
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Bill would repeal school cap restrictions
Bill Baroni introduces a bill that would repeal Gov. McGreevey’s tax plan which he said was unfair. By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi A state law that lowers the spending cap on school budgets and restricts the amount of money a district can keep as surplus could be overturned. Assemblyman Bill Baroni, whose district includes South Brunswick,…
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A day to celebrate community
Unity Day set for Saturday from noon to 5 p.m. at Woodlot Park. By: Joseph Harvie The community is coming together to bring information and family fun to the 16th annual Charlene A. Austin Community Unity Day. The annual event is scheduled to begin at noon Saturday and will run until 5 p.m. at Woodlot…
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Magazine puts HHS among state’s best
New Jersey Monthly magazine puts Hillsborough at 53 By:Emily Craighead Hillsborough High School Principal Doug Poye is taking encouragement, but not drawing any firm conclusions from his school’s ranking among New Jersey Monthly magazine’s top 75 public high schools. The September issue of New Jersey Monthly ranked Hillsborough 53rd among the state’s 229 public high…
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Gunman robs pedestrian
Township man robbed at gunpoint on Finnigans Lane. By: Joseph Harvie A 53-year-old township man was robbed at gunpoint while walking on Finnegans Lane early Tuesday morning, police said. Police said the man was walking east on Finnegans Lane from Route 27 at 12:10 a.m. when he was approached by a man riding a black…
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John Kocay
By: MANVILLE John A. Kocay died Sept. 3 at the Somerset Medical Center In Somerville. He was 88. Born in Treveskyn, Pa., he lived in Manville most of his life. Mr. Kocay was a retired purchasing agent in the procurement department for the VA Supply Depot located in Belle Mead, where he had worked…
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Senior leaders setting pace for HoVal boys
Hopewell Valley boys soccer By: Jim Green Nothing can take the pressure off a first-year coach better than a strong senior class. Hopewell Valley Central High School boys soccer coach Ed Gola certainly can attest to that. His core of eight seniors has led the way in smoothing over the transition after former coach Tony…
