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  • Novak places third in Group I 800 meter race

    By: Sean Moylan    Someone once compared Rob Novak with a robot because of the way he would win three distances races in one day without ever seeming to tire.    Yet the Bordentown Regional High School varsity track star is so much more than that. He is one of the finest natural athletes NJSIAA Group I…

  • Allentown to hold quilting contest

    The Quilter’s Barn and the Allentown Business Association are sponsoring the "Quilts Around Town" contest March 27-28. By: Lauren Burgoon    ALLENTOWN — Attention quilters! Ready your needles, thread and patchwork for the first town quilting contest.    The Quilter’s Barn and the Allentown Business Association are jointly sponsoring the "Quilts Around the Town" contest March 27-28.…

  • Settlement near in DPW contract

    Agreement expected before month’s end By:Roger Alvarado    After two years of being stuck on opposite sides of the bargaining table, it appears that the township and the union for Department of Public Works employees are about to come together.    Following a bargaining session held Tuesday both Mayor Steven Sireci and DPW union chief Fred Eurick…

  • Meeting yields mixed reaction to trail impact

    Residents debate overall route in focused discussion. By: Lea Kahn    A community forum, sponsored last week by the Lawrence-Hopewell Trail Task Force, was intended to discuss solely the proposed route through the village of Lawrenceville.    However, comments from the approximately 100 audience members led to a discussion of the overall 20-mile loop that would connect…

  • Community Calendar

    Comedy night    Saturday, Feb. 7 — The Florence Township High School Soccer Boosters are sponsoring the second annual Comedy Night. Doors open at 6 p.m., comedy starts at 8 p.m. at the Roebling Fire House, Seventh Avenue and Main Street, Roebling.    Cost is $30 per person and includes entertainment, door prizes, and a dinner buffet…

  • SBHS girls roll into state finals

    Vikings qualify as team for first time; Bleacher, Sohmer to go as individuals By: James McKeever    Last Saturday turned into a historic day for the South Brunswick High School girls bowling team.    Competing in the NJSIAA Central Jersey Sectionals at Brunswick Zone Carolier in North Brunswick, the Vikings earned a third-place team finish out of…

  • The Underground Railroad quilt code, part I

    BOOK NOTES by Joan Ruddiman    At the end of the 20th century, a black woman in Charleston, S.C., bequeathed to a white woman secrets closely held by the African American community for more than 150 years. "Hidden in Plain View: A Secret Story of Quilts and the Underground Railroad" is a critical piece of black…

  • Lady Raiders win big one on the road

    Kutch, Rainey take over in crunch time By: Rudy Brandl        CLINTON — The Hillsborough High girls have found many different ways to win basketball games this winter, but they had to call on their senior stars in last Friday night’s crucial Delaware Division road game at North Hunterdon.    Allison Kutch and Jess Rainey took…

  • ‘Wonderful’ brunch launched celebrations

    To the editor    The Jubilee Prayer Service Brunch on Sunday, Jan. 25, was a wonderful start to Manville’s celebration of its 75th year.    Many thanks to Father Peter Suhaka, the participating clergy, Mayor Angelo Corradino, the business community, the VFW, and our loyal Manville people for all their help in making the day a success.…