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  • Watching war and waiting

    Families of South Brunswick soldiers are proud, but pensive as war with Iraq enters second week. By: Melissa Morgan    Kendall Park resident Cheryl Confalone last heard from her son two weeks ago, and she remains unsure of his whereabouts.    An e-mail she received on Monday from a gunnery sergeant in his Marine Corps unit provided…

  • Hopewell tennis is top-heavy

    Boys tennis By: Jim Green    Hopewell Valley High School tennis player Adam Friedland has held the Bulldogs’ first singles position for two seasons without much competition. The arrival of freshman Matt McGranhan this spring means that will change.    The talented McGranhan has gone head-to-head with Friedland, a senior, during the Bulldogs’ preseason-challenge matches, and neither…

  • Survey: Residents support pool plan

    Majority of respondents say South Brunswick should build public pool. By: Sharlee DiMenichi    About three-quarters of township residents responding to a questionnaire support building a public pool, according to a survey unveiled Tuesday night.    Mark Robbins of Atlantic Recreation, the company hired last year to study the feasibility of building a township aquatic center, told…

  • Mock trial team taks second place in state

    LHS loses to Mainland Regional in final competition. By: Lea Kahn    The Lawrence High School Mock Trial team made it all the way to the state finals Wednesday, but it was unable to walk away with the state title as the best mock trial team in the state.    Mainland Regional High School’s mock trial team…

  • Prunetti won’t run for re-election as county executive

    Fried seeks ‘what’s best’ for GOP. By: Cynthia Koons    TRENTON — After 12 years as Mercer County executive, Bob Prunetti announced his decision Tuesday not to seek a fourth term, saying "it’s time to move on."    With the backdrop of the Mercer County Waterfront Park, home of the Trenton Thunder, Mr. Prunetti, at a noon-hour…

  • Eugene C. Pateman

       Eugene C. Pateman, 42, died Saturday, March 22, at The Medical College of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.    Born in New Brunswick, he was raised in South Brunswick and graduated from South Brunswick High School. A facilities assistant, Mr. Pateman worked for Budd Van Lines in Somerset for the past five years. He was previously employed with…

  • HoVal gets back to basics

    Baseball By: Mike Molaro    The key for the Hopewell Valley Central High School baseball squad this season is taking things step by step.    First-year coach Jim Reed also knows the Bulldogs must rid themselves of the sour taste of last season’s 7-17 record (6-11 in the Colonial Valley Conference).    "How the team handles losing is…

  • OBITUARIES, March 28, 2003

    John J. Kearns Jr., Mary J. Meyers, Bethany L Schuler, Eugene C. Pateman, Curtis M. Meissner. John J. Kearns Jr. Chemical engineer     John J. Kearns Jr. of Princeton died suddenly March 19 at Roosevelt Hospital in New York City. He was 74.    Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he was a Princeton resident many years.    He…

  • New conference zone to get public hearing

    Proposal to create zone that would allow Princeton Forrestal to build a conference center on council agenda. By: Sharlee DiMenichi    The Township Council will have a public hearing Tuesday on an ordinance that would allow construction of an office/conference center on Route 1.    The ordinance would rezone a 78-acre residential tract on the southbound side…