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  • Girls open with easy win

    RAIDER ROUNDUP By: Rudy Brandl        The Hillsborough High girls’ basketball team opened the 2003-04 season with a solid 73-40 victory over Franklin.    Ten different Lady Raiders got their names into the scorebook, led by four players in double figures. Senior forward Jess Rainey led the way with a great all-around game, posting 12 points…

  • Holmes poised to assume mayor’s position

    Lawrence councilman expected to be selected Jan. 1. By: Lea Kahn    Councilman Mark Holmes is poised to make Lawrence history New Year’s Day, when he is expected to be chosen as the first black mayor in the township’s history.    "I am excited and thrilled," Mr. Holmes, 42, said this week. "It is noteworthy for an…

  • Hopewell boys team splits first two

    Boys basketball By: Mike Molaro    Hopewell Valley Central High School boys basketball coach Tony Mormile was hoping for a season-opening victory in last Friday’s contest at Trenton.    Although the Bulldogs came out on the short end of a 62-48 final, HoVal showed many positive aspects and gave the Tornadoes all they could handle before tiring…

  • Bridging the gap

    Seniors enjoy students’ visits By:John Patten    A project to bridge the generation gap between Manville kindergarten students and senior citizens is expanding this school year, after Weston School teacher Madeline Perry received a grant from the United Way.    Ms. Perry first organized a trip for her students to the Raritan Health and Extended Care Center…

  • Reorganizational meeting set for New Year’s Day

    Mount, Powers and Puliti will be sworn into office. By: Lea Kahn    Veteran Township Council members Pam Mount and Greg Puliti, and their running mate, Michael Powers, will be sworn into office for four-year terms at the council’s annual reorganization meeting New Year’s Day.    The meeting will be held in the council meeting room on…

  • Manville boys drop basketball opener

    Offensive droughts, turnovers hurt team By: Shawn Tyrrell        The opening game of the 2003-04 Manville High boys’ basketball season had the Mustangs playing host to Oratory Prep in a contest that featured the co-division champs from a year ago.    Last season, the two schools split the two games (MHS won 50-47, Prep won 49-48)…

  • Hillsborough wrestlers win Mt. Olive tourney title

    Mangini, Newman, Amerman capture gold By: Rudy Brandl        The Hillsborough High wrestling team will take aim at two major rivals in this weekend’s Somerset County Tournament. In the process, the Raiders hope to avenge losses to the two schools in last year’s biggest team tournaments.    HHS will be looking to dethrone defending county champion…

  • Swim team defeats shorthanded Ewing

    Swimming By: Jim Green    Lawrence High School swimming coach Dean Mason doesn’t enjoy taking on undermanned teams like Ewing.    The veteran coach has no interest in exerting his squad’s dominance over the lesser teams of the Colonial Valley Conference. At the same time, however, he is not going to deprive his swimmers of the meet…

  • A dream come true

    Breese’s buzzer-beater gives Vikes a thrilling win By: Redd E. Patrick    The score is tied and as the clock is winding down, ‘three, two, one,’ the ball leaves your hand for the winning shot at the buzzer. Swish!    That is a dream every typical kid has when he’s growing up, shooting hoops on the playground.…