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  • SB experiences an uplifting loss in volleyball

    By: Rich Fisher    Strange as it may sound, a 3-0 loss was an uplifting ending for the South Brunswick High School girls volleyball team.    After a gut-wrenching 3-2 loss to Piscataway in the Greater Middlesex Conference semifinals last Wednesday, the Vikings met Bridgewater-Raritan in the first round of the Central Jersey League playoffs on Saturday.…

  • Letters to the Editor, Nov. 13, 2003

    ‘Overdosed on sour grapes’ To the editor:     "Judge for yourself," a letter to the editor of this paper on Nov. 6, can’t go unanswered. Without the public’s good judgment or concurrence, Hopewell Township Committee members Vanessa Sandom and Arlene Kemp have been charged and convicted by two former committee members for "an irresponsible act…

  • Dayton’s Ed Moran seeks regional title

    W&M senior one of the nation’s elite when it comes to running cross country By: Rich Fisher    Ed Moran realizes the big picture is all about how well he can do in the NCAA Championships, but Moran would not mind a little consolation prize entering collegiate cross country’s biggest meet.    Moran, a Dayton resident and…

  • Lawrence officials debate election turnout

    Thirty-nine percent of township voters decided council. By: Lea Kahn    The lack of burning issues, the blurring of lines between Democrats and Republicans, and voters’ focus on their own lives most likely accounted for the low turnout in the Nov. 5 general election, according to some political observers.    The result is that control of Township…

  • Alicia Garcia

       MANVILLE – Alicia (Herrera) Garcia, 61, died Nov. 4.    She was born in Isabella, Puerto Rico, and was employed at HIS n Bound Brook.    She was predeceased by her father, Juan Herrera Sr.; and a brother, Samuel Gonzalez. Survivors include a daughter, Wanda Gonzalez of Manville; a brother Juan Gonzalez Jr. of Idaho; three sisters,…

  • River Line to begin service in February

    NJ Transit’s River Line, formerly known as Southern New Jersey Light Rail, will begin daily service early next year. By: Scott Morgan    After more than a year of delay, NJ Transit officials announced Wednesday that the system formerly known as the Southern New Jersey Light Rail will begin daily service on Feb. 15, 2004.    The…

  • Hopewell Township has silent majority on open space

    EDITORIAL By Ruth Luse    We were not surprised, but were somewhat puzzled about the defeat Nov. 4 of the Hopewell Township open space ballot question that asked if voters were willing to pay one more penny (to 4 cents per $100 of assessed property value) annually for a variety of things, including the acquisition, development…

  • Mustangs finally score first touchdown

    Schaefer crosses goal line in 43-6 loss to Metuchen By: Shawn Tyrrell        It took the Manville High School football team almost a season — seven complete games, plus one quarter and 4:03 of the second period of the eighth game to be exact. But finally, finally, the Mustangs scored a touchdown putting a stop…

  • Hopewell Township denies plea for sewer service aid

    Township Committee members said they turned down the request because they don’t want to make any commitments on sewering until the township has finished revising its wastewater management plan. By John Tredrea    A local developer who wants sewer service for two houses he would build on Pennington-Lawrenceville Road (Route 546) in southern Hopewell Township failed…