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  • School board defends retreat practice

    DiMartino says board is not acting in secret. By: Lea Kahn    While school board meeting times have been shuffled and special meetings have been scheduled, the Lawrence Township Board of Education is not conducting its business in secret, said Mary DiMartino, the school board president.    The school board has come under fire recently for holding…

  • MHS grad trades Humvee keys for canine corps

    After completing tour in Iraq, Melissa Kattan heading to Germany By:Beth Kressel    Melissa Kattan had never been abroad when she graduated from Manville High School in 2001.    A career in the U.S. Army since then has taken her to the heart of Iraq during the second Gulf War, to a Third-World country in Africa, and…

  • Vikes hurt lots by lack of shots in girls soccer

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    If detective Joe Friday was the coach of the South Brunswick High School girls’ varsity soccer team this fall, his famous quote would be more like, "Just the shots, ma’am."    The Vikings recently suffered back-to-back close losses that could have been victories if only someone had been able to find the…

  • Hillsborough teams brace for county events

    Hockey, soccer and cross country action on tap By: Rudy Brandl    Five Hillsborough High teams will challenge some of Somerset County’s finest within the next week as the October scholastic calendar continues to sizzle with local competition.    Soccer and field hockey tournament action resumes this Saturday, while the county cross country meets are scheduled for…

  • District foresees trouble with law

    Presentation on new regulations leaves school board concerned By:Beth Kressel    Focusing on special education students is one positive aspect of the No Child Left Behind law, but government officials must ease the federal education law’s accountability standards toward schools, a state Department of Education official said at Monday’s Board of Education meeting.    "The consensus is…

  • Jacqueline Bodo

       MANVILLE — Jacqueline Bodo died Sunday, Oct. 12, in Manville. She was 23.    Born in Somerville, she was a resident of Manville for the past 17 years.    She attended Manville High School and was a member of the Color Guard.    Ms. Bodo had worked at Pourman’s Pub on South Main Street in Manville.    Her maternal…

  • Dispatches: Cosmic karma and the Chicago Cubs

    DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet: ESPN reminds us that the Cubs are as rich in history as the Yankees, only their wealth is based on losing. By: Hank Kalet    ESPN reminds us that the Cubs are as rich in history as the Yankees, only their wealth is based on losing.    By now, it has become a…

  • Oct. 16, 5:43 p.m.: Bad omen for season

    Van Horne takes charge. By: Hank Kalet    OK. So you know the Knicks are in trouble when Keith Van Horne is the most vocal player in camp.    You remember Van Horne, right? He was the guy chased from New Jersey because his Nets teammates thought he was too lackadaisical during the playoffs, a guy with…

  • Field hockey squad bounces back

    Field hockey By: Jim Green    Sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good.    Hopewell Valley Central High School field hockey coach Jami Taranto found this out Tuesday, when her team defeated Steinert 3-1 despite failing to play at its top level.    "I thought we would have played better today," Taranto said. "The score says we…