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  • Cards battle Steinert to final whistle

    Football By: Jim Green Jim GreenSports Editor    Heading into this season, Lawrence High School football coach Rob Radice expected his defense to be strong and his offense to improve over the course of the year. He appears to have been right on both counts.    However, the fourth-year Cardinal coach could not have predicted the implosion…

  • Manville booters expect improvement under Chiariello

    Jimenez returns as one of area’s best By: John E. Powers        The Manville High School boys’ soccer team has an opportunity to go a long way this season. First-year head coach Jim Chiariello doesn’t have the depth, but he does have the talent and it’s likely his team can make a serious run at…

  • Mastrapasqua brings experience to girls’ program

    New MHS head coach stresses camaraderie By: John E. Powers        Corinne Mastrapasqua, the new head coach of the Manville High School girls’ soccer team, has a simple philosophy when it comes to the importance of athletics.    "Sure, winning is important," said Mastrapasqua, who grew up in Harrisonburg, Va., which is known as the "Friendly…

  • Leon pleased with Cardinals’ 2-1 start

    Girls tennis By: Jim Green    Lawrence High School girls tennis coach Alice Leon learned her lesson.    Prior to Lawrence’s season opener Sept. 9 at Princeton, Leon promised to buy bagels for all the Cardinals if they won 15 total games between their varsity and junior varsity matches against the Little Tigers. By the time the…

  • Sept. 18, 8:30 p.m.: DISPATCHES on gay marriage

    The issue is bias, not gay marriage. By: Hank Kalet    Read this week’s Dispatches on gay marriage and the culture’s bias against gays and lesbians.

  • POLICE BLOTTER

       Claudio Scalise, 36, of Netcong was charged with shoplifting at 1:45 p.m. Sept. 13.    According to police, Mr. Scalise attempted to steal four DVDs from the Kmart on Route 206. Police said a store security guard saw Mr. Scalise remove the security tag from the DVDs and stuff the DVDs under his sweatshirt.    The total…

  • Antiques, racecar to be featured at car show

    Karl Mey’s Classic Car Show is set to be held Sunday, Sept. 21 in Windsor. By: Cynthia Koons    WASHINGTON — Old cars mean different things to different people.    To a teenager, the first old boat can be an embarrassment in the high school parking lot.    To someone scraping by, a failing clunker can be an…

  • Hopewell Council hears opinions about house number changes

    Some council members and residents feel a change may be necessary to avoid confusion in such areas as Hart Avenue, where a number of houses have addresses that are not in sequential order. By Sandra Phelps    On Monday night, Hopewell Borough Council postponed taking action on two ordinances related to numbering of houses and buildings…

  • PENNINGTON COUNCIL UPDATE

    Salary increases for non-union employees tabled again By John Tredrea    A public hearing and adoption vote on a Pennington Borough ordinance that calls for a 4 percent pay increase for non-unionized borough employees has been tabled again.    The Borough Council voted unanimously Sept. 8 to table the ordinance until October. The proposed ordinance has been…