Category: archives
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Learning from life outside of class
The first in a series on graduating seniors’ final weeks at South Brunswick High School. By: Brooke Olster For the last several years, seniors at South Brunswick High School have been offered a chance to learn about the world outside their classrooms. For the last four weeks of the school year, seniors who qualify are…
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Baseball team drops finale to MCT runner-up WW-PN
Baseball By: John E. Powers One of the toughest challenges a coach has this time of year is motivating his players for a meaningless game. The Hopewell Valley Central High School baseball team and its first-year coach Jim Reed had that type of challenge last week, when the Bulldogs finished the season against West Windsor-Plainsboro…
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Mansfield politicians toss barbs
Citizens join debate before primary race By: Eve Collins MANSFIELD Officials and constituents continued the debate last week on the hotly contested issue of whether the municipality should have a festival to celebrate Columbus Day, an issue that some claim local Republicans are using for political gain. The issue came to a head…
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Jewel in the Crown
The heart of Doris Duke’s nature preserve opens to the public for the first time in 75 years. By: Ilene Dube Even though the logical part of our brains tells us the chance of winning the lottery is minute, every time we fork over for a ticket, we’re buying a piece of the Big Dream.…
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News of Other Days
From the June 5 edition of the Register-News 125 years ago Only 10 pair of eyes peer through the bars of the county jail. * * * John Burke has opened a neat stove and tin store, under the Register office. * * * The Hessian fly has destroyed much…
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Karen’s at Brookside to close in the fall
Owner will vacate premises by Oct. 1, because state Department of Transportation needs acre of land for major enlargement of intersection of Routes 31-518. By John Tredrea This spring/summer season will be the last for Karen’s at Brookside, a roadside eatery that has become a Valley institution during its 28 years of existence. "We’ve been…
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Tennis squad wins three of last four
Boys tennis By: Jim Green The Lawrence High School boys tennis team finished its up-and-down season on the upswing. The Cardinals, who dropped to 8-7 May 15 with a 4-1 loss to Hopewell Valley, rebounded to win three of four Colonial Valley Conference matches, running their record to 11-8 overall and 10-5 in the CVC.…
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Late Valentino effort is not enough as Vikes fall to St. Joe’s in GMC lacrosse finals
By: Carolyn M. Hartko METUCHEN Despite a late attempt at heroics by Mike Valentino, bragging rights for boys’ lacrosse in Middlesex County once again belong to St. Joseph’s High School in Metuchen. The top-seeded Falcons beat second-seeded South Brunswick, 10-7, in last week’s Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament final. St. Joe’s also takes the lead…
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Parishioners help Father Bogie mark ordination anniversary
LIVING IN MANVILLE By: Mary Ellen Zangara The Rev. Boguslaw Augustyn, otherwise known as Father Bogie, pastor of Sacred Heart Church, celebrated the 10th anniversary of his ordination on Friday. The parishioners of Sacred Heart Church marked the occasion by giving Father Bogie a dinner in his honor Saturday night at the VFW Post 2290…
