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  • July 22: 6:03 p.m.: Berger-meiesters

    Hypocrisy and silliness and Sandy Berger By: Hank Kalet    Sandy Berger, former national security adviser under President Bill Clinton, appears to be in a heck of a mess. And yet, I think anyone willing to go on about it has motives he or she probably would rather not discuss.    Here is what Eric Alterman says…

  • Act right now to offer service on school board

    EDITORIAL By Ruth Luse    If you are a Hopewell Borough resident and have given thought to serving on the school board, you have the chance to act now.    On Monday, Steven Wood, who had been Hopewell’s representative on the board for a little over three years, resigned to give more time to job and family.…

  • South Brunswick earns state berth

    By:    The South Brunswick Junior Legion baseball team used a dramatic rally in the last two innings of its regular-season finale to defeat St. Joseph Green, 3-2, and finish with an 18-4 record in the Greater Middlesex County League.    By finishing in sole possession of second place (just behind West Windsor-Plainsboro at 19-3),the Junior Vikings…

  • 13 health code violations at Oakdale Village Mobile Homes

    Infractions include air conditioning disrepair, potholes and storm drainage problems. By:Matthew Kirdahy    Pothole riddled streets, broken streetlights, crumbled sidewalks, a damaged playground and dead tree limbs are among the 13 health code violations found at the Oakdale Mobile Home Park on Route 1 by the township health officer.    Some of the repairs, including potholes and…

  • Washington 10’s reach title game

    By: Kyle Moylan    With the game on the line in the last of the sixth inning, Adam Vorraso wanted the ball in his hands.    With the game on the line in the last of the fourth inning, Vorraso made sure not to touch the ball at all.    Thanks to Vorraso’s decisions – and execution –…

  • Cristina Tolentino

    By:    HILLSBOROUGH — Cristina Aurora C. Tolentino died Sunday, July 18, at St. Peter’s Medical Center in New Brunswick. She was 49.    Born in the Philippines, she lived in Somerset and Bridgewater before moving to Hillsborough in 1986.    Ms. Tolentino worked as an associate manager in the finance department at AT&T in Bridgewater for 20…

  • DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet: A sports world dominated by dollar signs

    DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet:Salary caps, base-year contracts and no-trade clauses tranform sports page into business section By:Hank Kalet    Kenyon Martin is not worth $92.5 million. Few basketball players are and only one of them — Kobe Bryant — was on the market this summer.    But that’s what the Denver Nuggets were willing to pony up…

  • Oszvart guides squad into softball Final Four

    By: Kyle Moylan    With wins in its first three games in pool play, Washington earned a spot in the District 12 Softball Tournament for 10-year-olds.    Washington not only will be in the Final Four, it will be hosting it. The Final Four starts on Friday night and will continue until a champion is decided in…

  • Hopewell Valley CHS grad publishes science fiction novel

    C. Justin Romano said his book "introduces readers to Argentia Dasani, a bounty huntress in the realm of Acrevast, a place of dark wonder and dangerous enchantment where a catastrophic prophecy is drawing to a close." By John Tredrea    A 1992 graduate of Hopewell Valley Central High School who still lives in Hopewell Township, C.…