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Iraq veteran visits pen pals at Sunnymead School
Sgt. Jeff Fink grilled by curious first- and second-graders By:Marnie Kunz Robyn De Vincentz’s and Rosemarie Scavron’s first- and second-grade students at Sunnymead School celebrated an end to their eight-month pen pal correspondence with U.S. Army Sgt. Jeff Fink May 25, as they welcomed home their hero and friend after his year of service in…
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Cutler ends MHS career at Meet of Champs
Senior will graduate with school record By: Rudy Brandl SOUTH PLAINFIELD Amy Cutler didn’t reach her goals at the NJSIAA Meet of Champions, but the Manville High senior made quite a bit of history during her four years on the scholastic long jump circuit. Cutler will graduate from Manville with the school record…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
