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  • District may make changes to graduation requirements

    New state regulations may spur changes in district’s high school curriculum By: Rebecca Tokarz    New statewide graduation requirements could bring changes to the district’s high school curriculum, officials said Monday.    The school board announced that its curriculum committee will begin to hold meetings in the coming weeks to discuss the new standards and decide what…

  • Celebrating 30 years on the force

    A look back at Patrol officer Ron Horinko’s 30 years on the South Brunswick Police Department. By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi    Putting himself in harm’s way to save a life is part of the job for Patrol Officer Ron Horinko.    The 30-year veteran of the township Police Department counts a medal of valor he earned in…

  • NEHS girl bowlers improve to 5-2-1

    By: Kyle Moylan    With a 5-2-1 record on the year and 4-1-1 in the Freedom Division, the New Egypt girls’ bowling team is getting set to roll off in some very crucial matches.    This past Wednesday, New Egypt was scheduled to face a 5-1 Northern Burlington team. The biggest match during the week, however, is…

  • Jan. 15, 5:23 p.m.: Kennedy takes on Bush

    Massachussetts senior Senator calls Bush on carpet for pre-war lies. By: Hank Kalet    U.S. Sen. Ted Kennedy tells it like it is on the Bush Administration’s disingenuous push for ward in Iraq.

  • Manville girls respond with best performance

    Offense awakens in crazy week By: John E. Powers        The Manville High School girls experienced a week of basketball extremes last week.    The Lady Mustangs registered a thrilling 46-44 win over Bound Brook Tuesday, played perhaps their worst game of the season in a 58-18 loss at A.L. Johnson in Clark Thursday, then rebounded…

  • Cardinal girls pull out one-point victory

    Girls basketball By: Jim Green    The Lawrence High School girls basketball team just needed a win. It didn’t matter how it came.    So, even though they had to go to overtime after blowing a lead in the final seconds of regulation, the Cardinals were more than happy to leave the LHS gym Tuesday night with…

  • Millstone considers combining planning, zoning boards

    Township committee is not in complete agreement about issue as one committee member feels there is no need to combine the two boards. By: Sarah Winkelman    MILLSTONE — The township’s two land-use boards soon might be working closer together if a proposed ordinance to combine the planning and zoning boards is adopted by the Township…

  • Viking girls fourth in GMC Relays

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko Carolyn M. HartkoSports Writer    After losing an outstanding group of seniors from last year’s squad, no one expected the South Brunswick High School girls’ winter track and field team to repeat its second-place finish at the Greater Middlesex Conference Relay Championships. Coach Brian Jost and the 2004 Vikings were hoping for…

  • LHS swimming teams knock off Notre Dame

    Swimming By: Jim Green    The Lawrence High School boys swimming team just keeps getting better as the season goes on.    The Cardinals, who seemingly peaked Jan. 6 with a surprisingly dominant 102-68 win over Nottingham, continued rolling two days later with a 119-51 victory over a solid Notre Dame squad at LHS.    "We have progressed…