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  • Lady Mustangs break out of slump

    Covert, Kohler ignite romp over Dunellen By: Rudy Brandl        It was time for the Manville High girls’ soccer team to prove it could still be a potent offensive juggernaut. A recent string of losses had to be an aberration.    The MHS girls certainly were flying high in last Thursday’s home game against Dunellen. Less…

  • Committee rejects hotel tax

    Mansfield Township Committee decides against addition of 1 percent municipal tax to hotel rates. By: Eve Collins    MANSFIELD – Owners of hotels and motels in the township will not see their customers charged a 1 percent municipal tax, after public reaction convinced one township committeeman to vote against imposing the levy on Oct. 22.    The…

  • Dispatches: Random ramblings on the political world

    DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet: Our editor discusses his views on the state of politics today. By: Hank Kalet    President George W. Bush wants Americans to get their news unfiltered.    Sort of like the cigarettes we’re selling overseas.    Think about this: We have a president who has admitted to not reading newspapers or watching television news.…

  • Mischief Night, Halloween curfews

    For Hopewell Township and Hopewell Borough Township curfew on Mischief Night    Because of problems involving vandalism, property damage and nuisance-type behavior on the part of frolicking youth on Tic-Tac Night, or Mischief Night (Oct. 30), in years gone by, Hopewell Township again will have a curfew that night for everyone 17 years of age or…

  • Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association reserve grows by 48 acres

    "We are grateful to extend the partnership we have developed with Mercer County to manage lands on Moore’s Mill-Mt. Rose and Crusher roads, where we have an extensive system of marked nature trails," Executive Director George Hawkins said. CLICK ON IMAGE TO SEE THE LARGE MAP By John Tredrea    A 48-acre tract of land running…

  • Letter: Board deserves teachers’ respect

    To the editor:     As the wife of a school board member and a citizen of South Brunswick, I am writing this letter as a way of expressing my displeasure and surprise with the conduct, which has gone on at the last two school board meetings. I think the line of respect and disrespect has…

  • Mum’s the word this time of year

    FROM ROOSEVELT by Linda Schuster    Garden parties have come to an end. We are well into the revel of a jolting hay ride, the thrill of a skeleton and the chestnut warmth of a glowing pumpkin. Taste juicy apples and hot, tangy cider. Go out and get yourself some mums.    Chrysanthemums are an extraordinary sight…

  • Oct. 30, 4:52 p.m.: Tip-off time

    NBA season begins. The Knicks’ season ends before it starts. By: Hank Kalet    Two nights down in the NBA and it remains too early to make any judgments. That said, there are some things worth noting:    1. Knick fans like me are in for a long season. Not only did the team blow a 10-point…

  • For the love of football

    Benefit car wash is held. Staff photo by Robyn C. Stein Will Fabrizio (left) and Sean Wood wash a car during the car wash held Saturday at Hopewell Valley Central High School to benefit HIKE, the local football fund-raising group.