Category: archives

  • Letter: Plea to fix flooding in Brunswick Acres

    To the editor:     We are writing with the hopes of you publishing this letter, and having the Township of South Brunswick understand that our neighbors and we are at the end of our rope.    Seventeen months ago, we contacted the Board of Education regarding a flooding problem that exists bordering approximately a quarter of…

  • Redbird boys’ cross country places 10th in Mercer meet

    By: Kyle Moylan    With such a young team coming into this season, Allentown High School boys’ cross country coach Doug Hunt wasn’t sure what to expect.    What Allentown did manage was a 3-8 regular season record and a 10th-place finish in the Mercer County Championships, held last Friday at Veterans Park.    Unless it can turn…

  • HHS boys blank B-R for soccer three-peat

    Lopez goal, stingy defense lead to celebration By: Rudy Brandl        Anyone who doesn’t believe that hard work pays off should watch the Hillsborough High boys play a soccer game.    Last Friday’s performance against Bridgewater-Raritan provided another beautiful example of how a gritty, determined bunch of hustling players can beat a bigger, more dangerous attacking…

  • Editorial: Remember the guardians of democracy

    EDITORIAL: A call to celebrate our nation’s true heroes.    American soldiers are serving in Iraq, facing dangers that most of us can only imagine.    Having quickly accomplished the Bush administration’s goal of toppling Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, the men and women of our armed forces are now serving as keepers of the peace, an untenable…

  • Republican victories oust incumbents

    Republican newcomers unseat incumbent Democrats in Mansfield and North Hanover. By: Eve Collins    Residents in two local townships saw upheavals in this year’s elections with Republican newcomers unseating incumbent Democrats in both municipalities.    Residents in Mansfield voted not to re-elect Kelly Shea for a third term on the Township Committee, instead electing John Bereczki, a…

  • Florence mayor retains position

    Florence Township voters again choose Democrat Michael Muchowski for a four-year term. By: Scott Morgan    FLORENCE — The campaign for township mayor ended with voters electing to retain Democrat Michael Muchowski for four more years.    A total of 3,331 voters — a full 53 percent of the township’s 6,242 registered voters — took to the…

  • Pennington Day grants reception set

    Event set Nov. 14 at 7 p.m.    Funds raised at the 2003 Pennington Day will be awarded to local nonprofit organizations in the form of grants at a reception at Borough Hall on Nov. 14 at 7 p.m. Refreshments will be served.    The Pennington Police Department will be among those receiving a 2003 grant.    Pennington…

  • GBACC 2004 calendar celebrates ‘hidden’ history

    "Greater Bordentown Area Hidden Treasures" calendar celebrates history of Bordentown through photographs. By: Scott Morgan    The history of the Bordentown area surrounds us, alive and well within the walls of local homes and covered bridges. For the 16th consecutive year, that history is collected in the pages of the "Greater Bordentown Area Hidden Treasures" calendar,…

  • POLICE BLOTTER

    By:    A Manville resident reported a stolen rental car at 2:15 p.m. Oct. 27.    The car, a tan Toyota Camry, was last seen parked in the Pourman’s Pub parking lot on South Main Street, according to police reports.    It was stolen sometime between Sept. 3 and Oct. 27. Police said the original renter of the…