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  • THE STATE WE’RE IN: Which are smarter, hollies or hemlocks?

    THE STATE WE’RE IN by Michele S. Byers: A Comparison on how hemlocks and hollies reproduce and attempt to survive predators. By: Michele S. Byers    From fungi to weevils to rodents, hoards of critters eat seeds. Let’s contrast seed production strategies of wind-dispersed American hemlock trees with those of bird-dispersed American holly trees.    American hemlock…

  • Cipriano’s girls open tourney with win

    By: Sean Moylan    The Florence Township Memorial High School girls’ varsity basketball squad was able to ride a remarkable display of foul shooting to a 51-48 victory over Palmyra in Monday’s opening round game of the Haddon Heights Holiday Tournament.    "As a team we shot 11-for-12 from the line and they shot 11-for-20," said Florence…

  • Tristam Johnson honored by historical foundation

       Tristam Johnson, charter trustee and second chairman of the board of the Swan Historical Foundation, was honored Dec. 20 in a presentation at the Nassau Club in Princeton. The Swan Foundation presented a print of a new, historically accurate painting of Washington crossing the Delaware to the Nassau Club in honor of Mr. Johnson, a…

  • Slow down — we move too fast

    BOOK NOTES by Joan Ruddiman    Simon and Garfunkle are touring again, after years of going solo. The wisdom they musically shared 30 years ago, like "Slow down, you move too fast…" is even more poignant today. As they once spoke for their edgy generation, they now speak for the aging Baby Boomers. A few years…

  • Events planned to mark town’s 75th anniversary

    Breakfasts, picnics and parades in development By:Roger Alvarado    Here’s to 75 years of looking at you, kid.    This year the borough will celebrate its 75th birthday in style through a series of events designed to bring the community together to reminisce about the past, according to Mayor Angelo Corradino.    Here are just some highlights to…

  • Jackson tops 1000 points at Northern Burlington

    By: Neil Hay    On Tuesday, December 23rd, Cedric Jackson scored his 1000th point in a Northern Burlington uniform in the Greyhounds’ 85-55 road win over the Bordentown Regional High School boys’ varsity basketball team.    Amazingly, Jackson was the second Greyhounds to reach 1000 points in less than a week. Erin Walton had done it a…

  • Board reports member to state ethics panel

    South officials are angry Rick Anthes investigated what he said he believed was a misuse of school telephones. By: Linda Seida    WEST AMWELL — A personal investigation of what South Hunterdon Regional High School Board of Education member Rick Anthes said he believed was a misuse of school telephones landed him in hot water with…

  • DISPATCHES: Some reflections on the year’s passing

    DISPATCHES BY HANK KALET: A look back at those we lost in 2003. By: Hank Kalet    New Year’s Day traditionally is a time for reflection on the previous year, on all the things we’ve done or not done, on the way the world around us has changed.    We have witnessed war (in Iraq) and violent…

  • LETTER: Giving made for happy holidays

    To the editor:    South Brunswick is truly a community to be proud of. Every year for over 30 years the township has helped those less fortunate to enjoy a wonderful holiday season.    This year with the help of some truly incredible volunteers, we sorted and packed up food and gifts for 129 families, the largest…