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  • Opening of Hopewell Valley schools went well

    The district’s enrollment on Friday was 3,808, the superintendent said. By John Tredrea    The opening of the 2003-2004 school year went well in the Hopewell Valley district, Superintendent of Schools Nick Lorenzetti said Monday.    Noting that the district buses about 3,000 students in a 58-square mile area, the superintendent said there were a few minor…

  • Area towns ready for Atlantic storm

    Area residents prepare to face the intended winds and rain to be brought by Hurricane Isabel. By: Sarah Winkelman    Emergency responders and residents scrambled to get ready for Hurricane Isabel as it took aim at Northeast this week with strong winds and heavy rain. Coastal regions from North Carolina to New Jersey faced the highest…

  • Letters to the Editor

    From the Sept. 18 edition of the Register-News Marine gives thanks for local support To the editor:     I wish to express a most sincere thanks to all of my family, friends, neighbors and supporters during my years in the U.S. Marine Corps. Your care packages, prayers, letters of encouragement and overwhelming support made my…

  • ‘Ain’t Misbehavin”

    Paper Mill Playhouse offers a 25th anniversary revival of this musical based around the songs of "Fats" Walller. By: Stuart Duncan    When Ain’t Misbehavin’ opened on Broadway in 1978, it was one musical about blacks, and with a black subject, that wasn’t a race show. The tremendously popular Tony Award-winning musical was based on the…

  • Former superintendent is honored by Valley school board

    Robert Sopko, who was Valley superintendent for four years, is currently teaching at Rider University. By John Tredrea    As residents who attended Monday night’s school board meeting rose to their feet and applauded vigorously, the board voted unanimously in favor of a resolution honoring Robert Sopko, who recently retired as superintendent of the Hopewell Valley…

  • EB still eludes SBHS girls in cross country

    By: Redd E. Patrick    When the South Brunswick High School girls cross country team opened its season by hosting a strong East Brunswick team on Friday, the final outcome produced a good news/bad news scenario.    The good news was that each Viking runner improved on her time from a year ago at this point, meaning…

  • Administrative vacancies vexing school board

    District holding out for best candidates By:Beth Kressel    One unfilled administrative position and the search for three new supervisory positions throughout the Hillsborough school district prompted Board of Education members to express concern at their meeting Monday night.    Superintendent Robert Gulick called the number of vacancies a "rare event" during a phone interview Tuesday, but…

  • Board nixes hiring son of specialist

    Move fails with four members abstaining By:Beth Kressel    The Board of Education voted against the appointment of a high school special education instructional assistant Tuesday night because that person is related to a supervisor in the district.    Board members were divided on the vote, with four members abstaining, four voting to hire and one against…

  • South shocks Stevens in volleyball

    By: Rich Fisher    When tracing the roots of any successful athletic program, there is usually a turning point. That singular, defining moment that says "Don’t get in our way."The South Brunswick High volleyball team may have realized that moment on Monday.    In the most incredible comeback in the six-year history of the program, the Vikings…