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  • No MHS wrestlers in Region 5 field

    Babich, Zala could make cut next year By: Rudy Brandl    FLEMINGTON — Manville High head wrestling coach Brett Stibitz watched last weekend’s Region 5 Tournament, hoping he’d get a chance to coach one of his own grapplers on the mats at the Hunterdon Central Fieldhouse someday soon.    It’s been two years since the Mustangs sent…

  • Josephine Cuoco

       MANVILLE — Josephine E. Cuoco died Sunday, March 7, in Somerset Medical Center, Somerville. She was 87.    Born in Hoboken, she had been a resident of Manville since 1949.    Mrs. Cuoco worked for RCA in Bridgewater for many years, then worked for Singer of Bridgewater, retiring in 1979.    She was a communicant of Christ the…

  • Alicja Nowak

       HILLSBOROUGH — Alicja "Alice" (Cyprys) Nowak died March 1 at the Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. She was 79.    Born in Poland, she resided in Manville before settling in Hillsborough 36 years ago.    Mrs. Nowak was a homemaker.    Her husband, Edward M. Nowak, died in January.    Surviving are two daughters, Ursula of Cranford and Christine…

  • Mustangs had many obstacles to overcome

    Boys’ basketball team finished 5-15 By: Shawn Tyrrell        The final game of 2003-04 boys’ basketball season said it all as Newark Tech defeated Manville 78-54.    The contest concluded the MHS campaign, which saw the team post an unimpressive 5-15 mark. It was a year that seemed to have issues from day one, and there…

  • March 11, 6:16 p.m.

    The suspension of Canuck player who assaulted Steve Moore o the ice was not nearly long enough. By: Hank Kalet    Here is what ESPN’s Daily Quickie had to say about the mugging that Todd Bertuzzi applied to Steve Moore during the Canuck-Avalance contest the other night. Moore is in the hospital with a neck fracture…

  • ‘Nasty Boy’ third at 145 pounds

    By: Sean Moylan    By George! The Northern Burlington County Regional High School boys’ varsity wrestling squad has got its 145-pound "Nasty Boy" Erik in this weekend’s finals at Atlantic City.    It wasn’t easy, though.    George took the long road to get to his 1:51 pin over Pemberton’s Jared Benson in the Region VII consolation round…

  • Lady Raiders advance to sectional finals

    Fast starts ignite team in quarters, semifinals By: Rudy Brandl    The Hillsborough High girls’ basketball team stormed out of the gates quickly and successfully defended its home court to advance to the Central Jersey Group 4 championship game.    Hillsborough, which hasn’t been a great first half team in many key games, decided it was time…

  • School’s shorts policy unfair to boys

    To the editor    My son Noah is a sixth-grade student at Auten Road Intermediate School (ARIS). On March 3, he wore shorts to school. It was a sunny day that felt like spring — high temperature 60 degrees.    Last year, there was some controversy over students wearing shorts to school in cold weather. The school…

  • DISPATCHES: ‘The Passion’ exposes cultural chasm

    DISPATCHES By Hank Kalet: Gibson film should open Americans’ eyes to ant-Semitism. By: Hank Kalet    The reactions to Mel Gibson’s latest film, "The Passion of the Christ," betray what I think is a dangerous divide in the American psyche.    The general response to the film seems to fall into two camps: the believing Christians who…