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  • Feb. 26, 4:48 p.m.: Smile for Brian Wilson

    A lost classic of ’60s pop resurfaces. By: Hank Kalet    A story in today’s Washington Post is both exhilarating and sad. Brian Wilson performed the great, lost classic "Smile" in London recently — possibly the first time the overall project has been played together publicly.    Glenn Frankel tells the story of the great lost masterpiece…

  • LETTER: Come out for steak dinner

    To the editor:     May I convey to the community just what a "Beefsteak Dinner" is? I know that, while it is wildly popular in Northern Jersey where it was originated by firemen and then expanded when women also wanted to participate, it is much unknown in Central Jersey.    Firemen, like most men, like beef.…

  • NBC edges Florence in boys’ basketball thriller

    By: Sean Moylan    With 12 seconds to go in regulation, Maurice Calhoun, who already had 21 points and was five-for-six from the foul line, tossed up a three-pointer which would have put the Florence Township Memorial High School boys’ varsity basketball team ahead of Northern Burlington had it gone in. It just missed.    Then, with…

  • Rhein, Ivey gear for Meet of Champions

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    South Brunswick High School junior distance runner Amy Rhein has been named to this year’s all-Greater Middlesex Conference team, and she is also on this year’s all-Red Division team. Rhein will top her season with an appearance at the NJSIAA Meet of Champions this coming Sunday at Jadwin Gym in Princeton.…

  • AHS girls’ basketball shoots for .500 tonight

    By: Kyle Moylan    It may not be a state playoff or county tournament contest, but tonight’s game at Point Pleasant Beach is the biggest one the Allentown High girls’ basketball team has played in a long time.    With a late rally in the season, Allentown has improved to 11-12 on the year. A win at…

  • Mary Lou Palumbo

       HILLSBOROUGH — Mary Lou Palumbo died Tuesday, Feb. 17, at Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. She was 71.    Born in Paterson, she lived in Waldwick before moving to Hillsborough in 1969.    Mrs. Palumbo was proprietor of Magic Hair Salon in Ridgewood, a salon her family owned for 17 years and continued working there after the sale…

  • Time Warp

    Chris Harford and the Band of Changes turn to alt-country for a new album. By: Daniel Shearer Staff photo by Daniel Shearer Chris Harford and the Band of Changes will perform at Small World Coffee in Princeton, N.J., March 6, and John & Peter’s in New Hope April 3.    After 20 years in the business,…

  • HHS boys capture first sectional swim title

    Depth makes difference in championship By: John E. Powers        NORTH BRUNSWICK — The Hillsborough High School boys’ swimming team needed everybody Monday evening against West Windsor-Plainsboro South in the Central Jersey Public School A championship at the North Brunswick High School pool.    The Raiders needed the leadership of co-captains Evan Gargulio and Mark Green.…

  • Letter: Get involved with school budget

    To the editor:     The taxes are coming! The taxes are coming! Citizens of South Brunswick get ready to do your civic duty!    The school board election and approval of the school budget will be coming up for a vote soon. As you know, the citizens vote on the school budget, unlike the municipal budget.…