Category: archives
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HHS FOOTBALL PREVIEW
Big boys in trenches lead the way By: Rudy Brandl Most football people will tell you that games are won in the trenches. If that’s true, then Hillsborough High should be in good shape for the 2003 season. A quick scan of the Raider roster doesn’t reveal many marquee names or skill position stars, but…
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Chiarello takes over MHS soccer program
New coach loves the sport By: John E. Powers For the fourth straight year, the Manville High School boys’ soccer team has a new head coach. Jim Chiariello, a Scotch Plains-Fanwood High and Rutgers University graduate, would like to stop the revolving door of coaches. Chiariello, a physics and chemistry teacher at Manville High,…
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Sept. 11, 6:08 p.m.: Commemorating 9/11
The New York Times hits it on the head. By: Hank Kalet The New York Times captured the right tone to commemorate the second anniversary of the terror attacks of 2001 in its editorial today. It’s premise can be summed up in its final words: "Those buildings did not fall or their occupants die to…
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Monument demeans others’ contributions
To the editor The Somerset County Board of Freeholders recently announced they are erecting a monument to honor those residents of Somerset County who perished in the New York World Trade Center catastrophe. What criteria other than residency was considered to make a decision to erect this monument? Memorials are generally erected so the deeds…
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Hopewell Valley League holds kick-off Sept. 29
The program will be held at the Hopewell Valley Regional School District Administration Building, 425 S. Main St., Pennington. Members of the League of Women Voters of Hopewell Valley will kick off their annual program on Sept. 29 at 7 p.m. with a presentation on educational issues by Pennington resident Lucille Davy, special counsel for…
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Teachers bring varied talents to MHS
By:Paul Szaniawski Every new teacher on the Manville High School roster has had at least some kind of experience teaching, but the types of experience range from elementary to college levels. And for three of the new teachers, Manville High School is their first public school. Jennifer Carpenter spent her first year teaching at St.…
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A second season brings high spirits for Viking field hockey team
By: Carolyn M. Hartko As all the fall athletes hit the fields around South Brunswick High School, no group is more enthusiastic than the girls’ field hockey team. This will be the second season since the sport was reintroduced to the Viking line-up, and the pioneering spirit is alive and well. "(Morale) is good," Viking…
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Good Samaritan will be remembered
To the editor By: In the difficult times, too often we forget to celebrate small victories. Over the Labor Day weekend, good Samaritans found and returned my wallet to the Shop-Rite courtesy desk. Thank you for your assistance. More than anything, you gave a gift to everyone involved, reminding us of values like honesty and…
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Council holds public hearing on outdoor seats
Meeting will be 8 p.m. Tuesday at Municipal Building. By: Lea Kahn A public hearing on a pair of ordinances that would permit outdoor seating at restaurants is on tap for Township Council’s Tuesday night meeting. The 8 p.m. meeting will be held in the Council Meeting Room at the Municipal Building on Route 206.…
