Category: archives
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PERCEPTIONS: Sports movies can fill summer days
A columnist counters ESPN’s top 25 list. By: Steve Feitl Welcome to July the one month of the year where both high school and college is out of session (except for summer classes, of course). Welcome to July a popular month for family vacations and curtailed work days. Welcome to July a…
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Raider teams, athletes produced best year ever
Hillsborough High Year in Sports 2003-04 By: Rudy Brandl Suffice to say that New Jersey sports fans now know plenty about Hillsborough High. They might not know how to get here, but they’ve certainly heard of the Somerset County school that recently completed one of the finest overall athletic campaigns in the state. Hillsborough High’s…
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR
By: Compiled by Mary Stulack Tell us about you. If your local nonprofit organization plans a special event and you would like to have the information published in the Hillsborough Beacon, drop a note to Mary Stulack, Calendar, 307 Omni Dr., Hillsborough 08844. All items should be typed and must be mailed or faxed to…
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Bordentown, Florence softball 12’s each go 1-3
By: Sean Moylan The Bordentown 12-year-old Little League All-Star team left the District 12 tournament fightingjust like one would expect a softball team from Bordentown to do. "The last hit we got was a great bases loaded hit by Ashley (Adams) in the sixth to make it 11-7," said Bordentown manager Deb Mallard. Unfortunately, while…
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First MHS hoop camp a huge success
Balls bouncing all over the place in Manville By: John E. Powers The sound of bouncing basketballs reverberated throughout the Manville High School gymnasium last week. More than 60 Manville students between the fourth and ninth grades were the reason for the noise. They were a big part of the first Manville…
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Resident fought for life-saving measure
LTJBSA defribillator proves essential June 28. By: Lea Kahn When Patrick Cox lobbied to have a heart defibrillator kept at the Central Park ball field, he had no way of knowing the life saved would be his own. The equipment had never been used until June 28. That’s when Mr. Cox, a 53-year-old father…
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South Brunswick Junior Legion team sitting pretty
By: With the top seven finishers in the 23-team Middlesex County League headed to the playoffs, South Brunswick’s Junior American Legion team put itself in a good position entering the stretch run by posting a 3-1 week and raising its record to 11-3. That leaves the Vikings in fourth place after they defeated Woodbridge (4…
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Letters to the Editor, July 8, 2004
On Wood resignation To the editor: I was saddened to learn that Steven Wood plans to step down as Hopewell Borough’s representative on the school board. Even though I disagreed with Steve on the football issue, he always listened well, acted independently in what he thought to be the best interests of the school…
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Moving away from home
Mary Tanner leaves Lawrence for Maryland. By: Lea Kahn For many years, Mary C. Tanner worked quietly on a number of projects restoring the township-owned Brearley House, pushing for the preservation of open space and providing housing for the homeless. Last week, just as quietly as she had worked on favored projects, the 85-year-old…
