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  • NFL players hit hardwood for good cause

    NFL charity basketball game set for Feb. 7. By: Rebecca Tokarz    Members of the National Football League will strut their stuff next week on the basketball court — not the football field — to help some district schools raise money.    Players from the Jets, Giants, Dallas Cowboys, Washington Redskins and Tampa Bay Buccaneers will join…

  • MOST THINGS CONSIDERED: Unimpressed with new car’s gadgets

    MOST THINGS CONSIDERED By Minx McCloud: DVD players, GPS — when did car get all these useless toys. By: Minx McCloud    My friend got a new car with all the bells and whistles, and though I feel as if I should be envious, I’m not.    If there’s one thing I don’t need in my life,…

  • Sohmer looks great after starting up late

    By: James McKeever    Lauren Sohmer is what you would call a late bloomer when it comes to competitive bowling.    The South Brunswick High School senior didn’t start playing until she was a freshman, and didn’t join the high school team until sophomore year. You’d never know it if you saw her now.    "She was very…

  • NEHS wrestlers post two one-sided wins; AHS prepares for MCT

    By: Kyle Moylan    After a string of exhausting, down-to-the-last-weight-class matches, the New Egypt High School wrestling team welcomed the opportunity to beat up on some opponents this past week.    On Wednesday, January 21, New Egypt defeated Medford Tech, 65-14. Three days later, New Egypt defeated Bordentown, 70-12.    "The previous week was mentally taxing," noted New…

  • For the Jan. 29 issue

    John E. Helfrick, Stanley J. Stepien Sr., Carmen Cammorato. John E. Helfrick    UPPER FREEHOLD — John E. Helfrick, 74, died at home.    Born in Pottsville, Pa., he lived in Cream Ridge for the past two years.    He was a U.S. Air Force veteran.    Mr. Helfrick was a mail carrier with the U.S. Postal Service, retiring…

  • Performers wow audience at library

    By:Mary Ellen Zangara    Three local residents gave a top performance last week for the "Old Time Trio" concert at the Manville Public Library, entertaining more than 80 people in attendance.    Rudy Nowak, along with Lillian and Joe Zuza, wowed the crowd that came out in the frigid weather for their night of entertainment (a photo…

  • 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…