Category: archives
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DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet: The music world loses a soul survivor
DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet: Taking on the political giant who alter the landscape of America By: Hank Kalet Ronald Reagan was one of the few giants of American politics in the 20th Century. His presidency casts a shadow over the three men who followed him to the Oval Office, both because he helped alter the…
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Andreyko, Friedman earn medals at Meet of Champs
HHS jumpers not completely satisfied 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 monster…
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Tight-knit Vikes had their moments
By: Ken Weingartner When the Pittsburgh Pirates won the World Series in 1979, the song "We Are Family," was the team’s official soundtrack. Although the South Brunswick High girls lacrosse team failed to equal the Pirates’ championship level, losing by a goal to Old Bridge in the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament title game, the Vikings…
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Bordentown Post 26 off to a 2-0 start
By: Sean Moylan The powerful Post 26 American Legion squad erupted for eight runs in the top of the third inning to club a good Broad Street Park team, 10-6, in Sunday’s opener at Mercer County Park. "They (BSP) threw four guys against us today (Sunday)," said Bordentown manager Tom Dolan, who has a deep…
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A’s still need players
By: Sean Moylan Throughout his entire baseball career Bryan Maus has always been known as a clutch player. Maus lived up to that reputation on Tuesday night when he clubbed a two-run double in the top of the seventh, which helped his Florence Athletics Baseball Club climb back to a 4-4 tie with Vincentown. "That…
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Tips for summer reading for teens
BOOK NOTES by Dr. Joan Ruddiman One of the saddest misconceptions about pre-teen and teens is that they do not like to read. Adults make the mistake of assuming that because young adults do not read, they don’t like to read. Overwhelming evidence from experience and research attests to the fact that fifth-graders and beyond…
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Make your dad aware on Father’s Day
Lawrence cancer survivor expected to run in event. By: Lea Kahn If you care about your dad and want to do something special for him, sign up and run or walk in the second annual Run for Dad race at Mercer County Park on Father’s Day, June 20. That’s the message of Phil…
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Judge nixes Centex plan
State Superior Court judge rules against proposal to build 352 single-family units in Mansfield Township. By: Melissa Kadish MANSFIELD In a decision Tuesday, state Superior Court Judge John A. Sweeney ruled against the plan to build 352 single-family units by Centex/Calton Homes off both sides of Petticoat Road. Of the three farm properties that…
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Cancer survivors ready to join Relay for Life
Friday event helps support cancer research By:Roger Alvarado Nancy Domin, a 45-year-old borough resident and cancer survivor, underwent an 11-hour operation last year to have part of her leg, pelvic and hip bones removed. At the time she was suffering from a rare form of cancer called high-grade spindle sarcoma, a type of connective tissue…
