Category: archives
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E-squared dinner set May 9
Make reservations for tables for this year’s dinner by April 15. The fourth annual Hopewell Valley Foundation E-squared Awards Dinner is scheduled for May 9 at the Hopewell Valley Golf Club, 114 Pennington Hopewell Road, Hopewell Township. Individual tickets are $75 and a table for 10 is $750. The cash bar opens at 6:30 p.m.…
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SBHS girls lacrosse starts strong
By: Carolyn M. Hartko With the weather throwing the entire spring athletic schedule in disarray, members of the South Brunswick High School girls’ lacrosse team consider themselves lucky to have gotten at least one game in the books for the 2003 season. That one contest turned into a 12-8 victory for the Vikings over Magee…
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Lady Bulldogs focus on improving defensively
Softball By: Mike Molaro Four games into his initial season as head coach of the Hopewell Valley Central High School softball squad, Tony Mormile has broken down the formula for success into a simple analysis. "We have solid pitching and we can hit," Mormile said. "If we play good defense, we’ll win our share of…
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The Messenger-Press seeks historical photos
To help mark the 100th anniversary of The Messenger-Press, the newspaper is looking for historical photos showing people, places and sites as they appeared in the Allentown, Millstone, Plumsted, Roosevelt, Upper Freehold and Washington areas during the past century. Photos predating 1960 are of particular interest. If you believe you have an interesting historical photo,…
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Senior center officials look for more space
Township will study issue, decide later this year. By: Lea Kahn The Lawrence Senior Center is suffering from growing pains and the Senior Executive Committee would like Township Council to do something about it. Specifically, the senior citizens advisory committee would like township officials to expand the 10,000-square-foot Darrah Lane facility. Township Council did…
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MHS softballers erupt in two lopsided wins
Ortman begins with two 1-hitters By: Rudy Brandl It’s hard to imagine a more dominant start than the Manville High softball team’s first two games last week. The Lady Mustangs blanked two opponents on consecutive days by a cumulative 35-0 margin. Senior pitcher Amy Ortman fired a pair of one-hitters with a total of 17…
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Bulldogs show mental toughness
Baseball By: Mike Molaro One of the things Hopewell Valley Central High School first-year baseball coach Jim Reed had in the back of his mind entering this season was how well his guys would handle adversity. He knows many of his players remember the sting of last year’s 13-game losing streak and the way the…
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Vikes rebound after losing first two in boys’ lacrosse
By: Carolyn M. Hartko The South Brunswick High School boys’ lacrosse team temporarily holds a very unusual school record. This Viking squad has played more games so far this season (four) than any other spring sport team at SBHS. While fields in Middlesex County are snow-covered, Manasquan High School continues to enjoy spring. That meant…
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Peace could sprout from student seeds
Sophomore unveils a Middle East peace plan based on a successful program in the Maine woods. By: Jeff Milgram Laith Khouri, a college sophomore originally from Jordan, unveiled his own Middle Eastern peace plan Wednesday night at Princeton University. Put Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat in a camp in…
