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  • Lady Mustangs win another thriller

    Delesky shines under pressure By: John E. Powers        Dana Delesky says she plays and shoots better under pressure.    The Manville High School girls’ basketball team can be grateful that there was plenty of pressure last Thursday night against Bound Brook. And Delesky came up very big – a few times in the last minute.…

  • B&B boys help Viking hockey team heat up

    Close buddies Bertucci and Bowser still hanging out together By: Ken Weingartner    Joe Bertucci and Mike Bowser have come a long way since playing street hockey as youngsters in the cul-de-sac outside their houses. Now, as members of the South Brunswick High ice hockey team, the two have played key roles in the Vikings’ rise…

  • Tale with timeless appeal reaching new audiences

    BOOK NOTES by Joan Ruddiman    Sometimes the best things come in small packages. Who could imagine a short story, republished in book form more than 60 years after its first appearance, would be a best seller yet again?    Reading pal and all around jolly good sport Judy left me this slim little volume in my…

  • Family and fishing are on top of retiring officer’s ‘to-do’ list

    Sgt. Peter Shulack servedas training officer for Hillsborough police during 25-year career By:Roger Alvarado    After 25 years on the beat, Sgt. Peter Shulack has decided it’s time to call it a day.    Sgt. Shulack, 48, says he made the decision late last year.    "It’s kind of sad to leave because for 25 years this has…

  • Winter can’t put a chill on fun at Girl Scout event

    Fund-raising festivities offer games and crafts By:Mary Ellen Zangara    Friday night may have been a very cold night with single-digit temperatures, but that didn’t stop local Girl Scouts from enjoying their annual fund-raising event.    Manville Cadette Troop 861 sponsored a Family Fun Night at Adesa Auto Auction on North Main Street and invited borough residents…

  • Proposed Rt. 130 complex revamped

    Development plans for the Gordon-Simpson estate in Washington Township have been revised to reduce the number of proposed housing units. By: Sarah Winkelman    WASHINGTON — Development plans for the Gordon-Simpson estate, a 430-acre farm along Route 130, have been revised to reduce the number of proposed housing units.    Tom Troy, senior vice president for Sharbell…

  • Feline rescue group needs volunteers

    To the editor    Carols Cats Feral Cat Rescue and Adoption is desperately seeking volunteers!    Carols Cats is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the humane treatment of feral and abandoned cats and kittens. Our efforts involve implementing TNR (trap-neuter-return; cats are trapped, vaccinated against rabies, altered so they cannot reproduce, and released back to their origins)…

  • Auditions set for Monroe show

    Mighty Oak Players set auditions for next week at the High School. By: Al Wicklund    MONROE — Delayed by the tricks of winter weather, the Mighty Oak Players, the community theater group of Monroe, have new audition dates for their annual musical, "Local Stars."    Auditions, originally scheduled for earlier this week, now will be held…

  • MHS wrestlers run short of bodies

    Prep uses balance, manpower to win dual meet By: Rudy Brandl    The Manville High wrestling team knew it needed a few surprises to defeat Rutgers Prep in last Saturday morning’s home dual meet.    Head coach Brett Stibitz figured his team might come up a match or two short, especially since the Mustangs were forfeiting 103…