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  • Millstone Master Plan to get another revision

    Township Committee votes down Plan A rezoning option. By: Scott Morgan    MILLSTONE — On Monday night, the Township Committee shot down its first attempt at revising the township’s Master Plan and quickly ushered in an option allowing for cluster zoning for consideration Wednesday night.    At a special meeting in the Millstone Elementary School gymnasium, the…

  • Raider track teams sweep county meet

    Crawford stars with four gold medals By:Rudy Brandl        The Hillsborough High boys and girls used different recipes to win titles at last week’s Somerset County Track and Field Championships. Both HHS squads did what was necessary to complete sweeps of the local meets with another resounding performance at their new home facility.    Despite boasting…

  • Kevin Bannon hired by board

    Former Rutgers mens basketball will be assistant business administrator By:Sally Goldenberg    The former Rutgers University men’s basketball coach, who was accused of encouraging several students to strip during a free-throw contest and run sprints naked, will replace Donna Schneider as the district’s assistant school business administrator and assistant board secretary.    Kevin Bannon, who was fired…

  • Plumsted assistant superintendent resigns

    Phil Meara leaving to become superintendent of Freehold Borough School District. By: Scott Morgan    PLUMSTED — Phil Meara will hang around long enough to see New Egypt High School graduate its first-ever senior class on June 24. But one week after, he will be gone.    Mr. Meara, the assistant superintendent for the Plumsted Township School…

  • Budget may force school staff cuts

    Proposal would eliminate nine teachers forcing some class sizes to grow By:Sally Goldenberg    Nine teaching positions will be removed from the Hillsborough School District if the Board of Education approves recommended cuts from an ad hoc committee, comprised of board members and district administrators.    The board will vote on the suggested cuts, which total $1.16…

  • South gains GMC boys lacrosse finals once again

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    It wasn’t one of their prettier games, but the South Brunswick High School Viking boys’ lacrosse team got the win it needed to advance to the finals of the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament for the third year in a row. Seeded second, the Vikings (13-3) beat third-seeded Old Bridge 9-4 in…

  • Great Balls of Fire

    Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey hoist the big top at Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton. By: Daniel Shearer Mr. Nock as "Superbello."    In terms of sheer spectacle, the Globe of Death is a hard act to top — five motorcycles buzzing around a 16-foot spherical cage at speeds approaching 60 miles per hour.   At…

  • Board votes to accept budget cuts

    Northern Burlington schools plan to institute user fees for extra-curricular activities and facilities use. By: Eve Collins        MANSFIELD — The Northern Burlington County Regional Board of Education last week voted to accept the cuts to the defeated $27.9 million school budget made by members of the governing bodies of the four sending districts.    At…

  • Cardinal baseball squad finally picks up first victory

    Baseball By: Jim Green    For seven innings, the Lawrence High School baseball team’s game against Notre Dame seemed like every other close contest the Cardinals played this season.    For seven innings, the winless Cardinals made poor decisions in the field and at the plate, preventing them from securing victory. There was, however, one major difference…