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  • Mourning crowd recalls soldier’s life of courage

    About 300 friends and relatives remember the life of fallen hero. By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi    On the day he married his college sweetheart, 1st Lt. Seth Dvorin received an angel pendant from a Vietnam veteran who was a stranger to him.    The veteran was dining last August in the same Watertown, N.Y., restaurant in which…

  • Rock Spectacle

    Barenaked Ladies brings well-crafted pop to Philadelphia and East Rutherford.    Jim Creeggan, bass player for Canadian pop rockers Barenaked Ladies, ran track in high school and at age 34 looks like an even skinnier version of a Happy Days-era Ron Howard. When it comes to touring, some of his bandmates are another story.    "I think…

  • Boys squad wins sixth straight tilt

    Boys basketball By: Jim Green    It seems that someone different steps up and takes charge for the Hopewell Valley Central High School boys basketball team each game.    Whether it’s hitting a key basket, blocking a shot, recording a huge steal or clamping down defensively, a new Bulldog wears the hero crown.    Winning six games in…

  • Committeeman resigns

    John Souren says demands of new job, pending move force him to vacate seat By:Roger Alvarado    Committeeman John Souren gave up his seat on the Township Committee on Tuesday, saying new job commitments and his plans to move out of Hillsborough will make it impossible for him to serve out his term.    Mr. Souren, 36,…

  • Fund-raiser targets student programs

    Partners Investing in Education, a subcommittee of the school board; and the Washington Education Foundation Inc., are sponsoring the dinner. By: Sarah Winkelman    WASHINGTON — Business owners, community members and those interested in educational enrichment will come together for a night of dinner, dancing and art appreciation at a recognition dinner to be held Feb.…

  • The magical land of Lahaway, Part 3

    HISTORICALLY SPEAKING    This paper — about the area that is mostly Six Flags Great Adventure today — was written for the Aug. 10, 1916 Allentown Messenger by R.P. Dow, secretary of the Brooklyn Entomological Society and member of the American Museum of Natural History.     Until about 1884 cranberries grew wild in New Jersey. Cultivation…

  • Payne emerges for surging Vikes

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    The South Brunswick High School girls’ basketball program is developing a new star.    Sophomore Janelle Payne led the Lady Vikings to a 51-35 victory at East Brunswick Tuesday night with a game-high 17 points. In Monday night’s 51-46 win at Old Bridge, Payne contributed 10, going 8-for-8 at the foul line.…

  • SBHS boys and girls bowling teams eliminated from counties

    By: James McKeever    It was a rough couple of days for the South Brunswick boys bowling team.    The defending Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament champions reached the GMCT quarterfinals, but lost to East Brunswick 2-1 last Thursday (Feb. 5).    Two days later the Vikings tried to regroup in the NJSIAA Central Jersey sectional, but finished 12th…

  • TANGENTS: Blaming the past for problems of today

    TANGENTS By John Saccenti Why is Bill Clinton being blamed for errors in our current administration? By: John Saccenti "One way or the other, we are determined to deny Iraq the capacity to develop weapons of mass destruction and the missiles to deliver them. That is our bottom line." — President Clinton, Feb. 4, 1998…