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  • Ending on a high note

    Vikes’ tennis team completes great sason with a win By: Rich Fisher    The second best tennis season in Cranbury School history ended on a high note when the Vikings took a 5-2 victory over Kreps in their final match of the season.    Cranbury finished the season at 8-4 and the nucleus of seniors left coach…

  • KIDS AND COMMUNITY: Parents need to talk to kids about unprotected sex

    KIDS AND COMMUNITY by Judy Shepps Battle:Oral sex among teenagers is on the rise. By: Judy Shepps Battle    It’s no secret: Many teens are sexually active. Adolescence has always been a time of emerging sexuality.    Sex education classes are a standard part of most schools’ health curriculum, often in upper-elementary or middle school. Such programs…

  • MHS golfers win Group II title

    Boger’s 78 leads Cougars to another impressive showing By: Bob Nuse    Landon Boger didn’t have to be around his new Montgomery High golf teammates long to realize there was a wealth of talent on the team.    "This is my first year playing in New Jersey," said Boger, a sophomore who moved to Montgomery from Arkansas…

  • Florence baseball wins Freedom Division title

    Flashes beat Warriors 13-3 By: Sean Moylan     The New Egypt team the Florence Township Memorial High School boys’ varsity baseball team played on Monday was no push-over. However, with the Freedom Division Championship at stake, the Flashes pulverized the Warriors, 13-3, in five innings.     When it’s at it’s best, Florence has a "take…

  • Bad weather may delay school work

    Cranbury School expansion may take longer than expected. By: Matt Kirdahy    The new Cranbury School expansion might take a little longer than expected.    The school board is considering giving builder G&P Parlamus more time to complete the project because of inclement weather, but board members still are hoping for a September completion.    "We’re moving in…

  • North wins, South loses in state lacrosse first round

    Ferrara keys Knight defensive effort in 16-1 win By: Justin Feil    There’s something about defense and Joe Ferrara that just goes together. The West Windsor-Plainsboro North junior was a top defenseman for the Knight ice hockey team, and a top reason that they went farther in the state tournament than any other Mercer County team…

  • Catania’s

    With Italian specialties for the whole family, this newcomer to an old haunt in Skillman is on the road to success. By: Antoinette Buckley Catania’s 1736 Route 206 Skillman (908) 431-1118 Food: Very good Service: Satisfactory Prices: Moderate Cuisine: Italian emphasis Ambiance: Pub-like Hours: Tues.-Thurs. 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Fri. 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; Sat. 4-11 p.m.;…

  • Falcon golfers are peaking when it really counts

    By: Redd E. Patrick    The Monroe High School golf team is playing at its best just as the right time.    Coming off rounds of 215, 220, 214 and 224, the Falcons took on Cardinal McCarrick on Tuesday in the opening round of the GMC Tournament at the Tamarack Golf Course.    Using five players and counting…

  • Dispatches: A fan’s requiem for a hardwood hero

    DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet: Remembering a basketball legend. By: Hank Kalet    The back page of the New York Post May 15 said it all:    "Death of a legend: DeBusschere was final piece to puzzle in Knicks’ glory years."    And, man, they were glorious years.    My heart sank when I heard the news on the afternoon…