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  • Indian Fields students think, therefore they are

    Fourth graders participate in national Philosophy Slam and ponder the meaning of life. By: Rebecca Tokarz    Dominick Padovano wants to live his life to the fullest and follow the philosophy that in order to make things happen, you need to the things you want in life happen.    That’s the theme he followed when he created…

  • Letter: Donors give more than article implied

    To the editor:     I write concerning certain factual inaccuracies in your article last week regarding campaign spending on the recent South Brunswick municipal election.    It was reported that Richard Alaimo Engineering contributed $2,200 to the local Democratic campaign. That number should read $4,400 based on the ELEC report showing the doubled amount being contributed…

  • Hopewell Council chooses new mayor, hires interim clerk

    Nettles takes over for Padgett. By Sandra Phelps    On June 5, Hopewell Borough Council members unanimously selected David Nettles as mayor, replacing George Padgett, whose unexpired term runs through Dec. 31. Mr. Padgett resigned in early May, because of a move to Florida.    Mr. Nettles, a Democrat, is the sole candidate for mayor in the…

  • Calvo gets thrills from pole-vaulting

    Lawrence junior one of state’s top track and field athletes. By: Jim Green    There is a simple reason why John Calvo is a pole-vaulter instead of a baseball player during the spring: the excitement.    Calvo, who always played basketball player in the winter, tried in his youth to fill the spring and summer months with…

  • HHS golfers look to future

    Young squad finishes at 9-9 By: John Beisser        Whether the glass is half full or not, one thing is for sure — the cupboard isn’t bare.    The cliché, however, that perhaps best sums up the 2003 Hillsborough High golf team is one that is as old as the hills – you drive for show,…

  • The Lodge Life

    Escape From Everyday: English Arts and Crafts cottage holds the kind of surprises once enjoyed by executives who ran an inventive corporation By: CHRISTIAN KIRKPATRICK Curved staircases (left) in the Mollica home hide cavities of built-in drawers, and even a bar and wine rack. High ceilings carved in English oak, a wide fireplace and a…

  • Young HHS athletes learn from first trip to M of C

    Freshmen Marcsisin, Friedman place 10th By: Rudy Brandl        SOUTH PLAINFIELD — A handful of young Hillsborough High track and field athletes used last Thursday’s NJSIAA Meet of Champions as a learning experience.    While veterans Erin Crawford and Franklin Andreyko collected medals for the second straight year, the rest of the Raiders in the competition…

  • Decaying bridge closes Upper Freehold road

    Old York Road stone bridge slated for reconstruction in 2005. By: Sarah Winkelman    UPPER FREEHOLD — The stone bridge on Old York Road, which may predate the Revolutionary War, suffered a minor mishap June 5 when some of the deteriorating bricks that make up the archway on the north side of the road fell out…

  • MHS softballers won Sky Division title

    Early dominance paved way to banner By: Rudy Brandl    The Manville High softball team proved to be the class of the new Sky Division in 2003.    Although the Lady Mustangs missed their chance to clinch the division title on their home field against David Brearley of Kenilworth, they still beat their rivals by one game…