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  • Lady Mustangs take hoops opener on road

    Delesky, Bocchino star in Rehrig’s first coaching win By: John E. Powers        They won on the road, against an athletic opponent known to pull out games late. The Manville High School girls’ basketball team gave head coach Kyle Rehrig his first win as head coach in his first game last Friday night at Newark…

  • HoVal girls drop to 0-2

    Girls basketball By: John E. Powers    The Hopewell Valley Central High School girls basketball team will have to wait until Saturday to get another opportunity to get its first win of the season.    The Lady Bulldogs were beaten by Trenton 48-42 last Friday night in the season opener, and then dropped a 66-37 decision to…

  • Portrait with Santa

    A nice big bone would do. During Saturday’s Hopewell Holidays, Santa stopped by at Weidel Realtor to pose with local pets. Above, Henry, a 2-year-old American Staffordshire who belongs to John Davis and Susanne MacDonald, first-grade teacher at Hopewell Elementary School, shares his wish list with Mr. Claus.

  • MHS fall athletes honored at banquet

    Teams present awards By: Mary Ellen Zangara    Last week, the first Manville High School Booster Club fall athletic awards banquet was held at the VFW with over 200 athletes, families and friends attending.    The banquet began with a welcome by MHS athletic director Pat LaMastro and some remarks from high school principal Dr. Rodney Logan.…

  • Giving and Receiving the gift of land

    THE STATE WE’RE IN BY MICHELE BYERS: New Jersians get a bundle of acres of land this year. By: Michele S. Byers    However we celebrate the holidays, one thing unites us all — the tradition of gift giving.    The best gifts are those that come from the heart, and meet the needs or desires of…

  • Tuesday buglary connected to series of break-ins

    Man on bike suspected of breaking in doors and ransanking houses. By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi    Police have linked a Henderson Road burglary to a string of other afternoon break-ins that they believe were committed by someone on a bike, police said.    Someone kicked in the front door of a house on Henderson Road at 12:15…

  • Committeemen say goodbyes

    Two North Hanover Township Committee members will be replaced at township’s reorganization meeting scheduled for Jan. 1. By: Eve Collins    NORTH HANOVER — Two members of the Township Committee bid farewell to their colleagues and fellow residents Friday in one of the last meetings of the year.    "For 15 years I was privileged to have…

  • Expansion mulled for school district

    Upper Freehold School District is looking to renovate and construct school buildings to accomodate increasing enrollment. By: Sarah Winkelman    UPPER FREEHOLD — In an effort to ease growing student enrollment, school officials are considering a referendum next September asking voters to approve renovations to the existing elementary and middle schools and the construction of a…

  • Letters-Dec. 25, 2003

    Holiday party great success To the editor:    To our generous community, a heartfelt thank you to all the generous folks who attended our Holiday Giving Party at Variété, 34 W. Ferry St. in New Hope Dec. 3.    In the spirit of giving, Greg Conocchioli and his friendly staff offered delectable food and wine to the…