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  • Andreyko earns third M of C medal

    Falls inches short of dream jump By: Rudy Brandl        SOUTH PLAINFIELD — Franklin Andreyko’s final landing in the scholastic long jump pit was right about where it needed to be to capture the gold medal in the NJSIAA Meet of Champions. Unfortunately, his toes were just over the edge of the board and the…

  • June 10, 5:25 p.m.: Athlete’s foot in mouth disease

    Another example of why athletes are better seen and not heard. By: Hank Kalet    I’m thinking that athletes should not be allowed to speak to the media anymore.    The latest absurdity comes courtesty of Larry Bird. Bird’s comments — that the NBA needs more white stars and that he thought it a slap when he…

  • Residents find silver lining in rain clouds

    EDITORIAL: Somehow, it’s fitting that it rained on the anniversary parade    We don’t know what the weather was like on April 18, 1929 — the date of the special election in which residents of the Manville area voted to secede from Hillsborough Township and form their own municipality — but it probably rained.    And it…

  • Earthbound Fantasy

    The Solowey Studio exhibits the work of Carversville, Pa., painter Charles Ward. By: Amy Brummer "Cotton Picking" by Charles Ward    With a blaze of crimson hair, matched by a sweetly puckered smile, Angelica’s wide, almond eyes are shadowed in golden green, accenting her emerald gaze. She is a careful balance of elegance and electricity, demurely…

  • McGranaghan wins a round in tournament

    Boys tennis By: John E. Powers    Hopewell Valley Central High School sophomore tennis player Matt McGranaghan’s experience in this past weekend’s state singles tournament at Mercer County Park in West Windsor was brief. But the experience wasn’t so much about this year; it was about the next two years, when Hopewell Valley coach Alma Quinlan…

  • A stable tradition

    Black Horse Stables’ annual horse show still draws crowds after more than 40 years By:Marnie Kunz    It’s never too late to turn over a new leaf — or in Steve Tarnoff’s case — take up the reins.    After a lifetime of loving horses, at the age of 50 Mr. Tarnoff finally learned to ride. Sunday,…

  • Stadium critics asked to tone down

    Millstone Township officials oppose proposed Monroe ballpark. By: Lauren Burgoon    MILLSTONE — The owner of a baseball team who wants to build a ballpark on the border of Millstone in Monroe urged opponents of the plan to tone down criticism of the idea until more information is available.    Steve Kalafer’s sentiments were echoed by Township…

  • Strong season for Vikes tennis team

    By: Matthew Kirdahy    Marking the end of her fifth season as the Vikings head tennis coach, Nancy McDonald called it "the team’s best finish in long time."    The South Brunswick High School Varsity tennis team ended this season 13-7, putting it in second place behind undefeated East Brunswick High School in the Greater Middlesex Conference…

  • Fast worker

    Eagle Scout awarded to ABIS eighth-grader By:Mary Ellen Zangara    At a time many of his friends were focused on sports and entertainment, 15-year-old Alex Holland was scrambling to earn 27 Boy Scout merit badges.    After doing that — and organizing an effort to relocate the borough’s gazebo from Main Street to Cooper Street — he…