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  • Princeton Township man faces crack possession charge

    Birch Avenue resident charged with possession of crack cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled dangerous substance in a motor vehicle. By John Tredrea:    A Princeton Township man has been charged with possession of crack cocaine after Hopewell Township police found a small quantity of the suspected drug in his car, police…

  • Viking girls track team was fueled by seniors

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    The South Brunswick High School girls’ winter track team earned second-place finishes in both the Greater Middlesex Conference Relay and Individual Championships this year, due in large part to the efforts of the five seniors on the squad.    Shot putter Kim Yee, one of the team’s three captains, won gold at…

  • Grace Bellavita

       Grace Cashman Bellavita, 89, died Saturday, March 22, at Harborside Nursing Home in Bridgewater.    Born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., she had been a resident of Levittown, Pa., since 1953, before moving to Bridgewater in 1993. She was an amateur cake decorator for many years. She was active in the Levittown Senior Citizens Club, and…

  • Hopewell Valley High’s Washington trip canceled

    More sojourns could be called off for security reasons. By John Tredrea    The Hopewell Valley Regional School District reluctantly canceled a trip to Washington, D.C., for a group of Central High School students that had been scheduled for yesterday, March 26.    Three more scheduled trips could be canceled, too — all because of the district’s…

  • Schools to have ‘safe rooms’ in event of terrorist attack

    By:Sally Goldenberg    Local school districts may hold students in schools for up to three days if emergency management officials deem it necessary as the United States’ war against Iraq proceeds.    "Generally speaking, students will be dismissed through the early dismissal procedures, if such a decision is deemed appropriate. However, in some cases, a decision could…

  • Hatred of protesters is misplaced

    To the editor    Over the last couple of months, we try to spend a part of our Saturday afternoon at Nelson’s Corner at our local Hillsborough Peace Vigil.    We hold our signs, talk with each other and watch for the responses of passers by. While our estimate is that positive responses outnumber negative responses (actually…

  • Mormile takes over softball team

    Softball By: Mike Molaro    Tony Mormile has experienced success as head coach of the Hopewell Valley Central high school boys basketball squad. Now he’s hoping for the same positive results in his first year coaching the Lady Bulldogs softball team.    Mormile, who has guided the Bulldogs to the state tournament two of the last three…

  • School board OKs budget

    A unanimous vote sends proposed school budget to voters. By: Rebecca Tokarz    The school board unanimously adopted its proposed $104.32 million spending plan, which calls for a 6.3 percent tax hike, Monday.    Residents at the public hearing generally supported the proposal, which will head to voters April 15.    That’s when voters will decide the fate…

  • LETTER: SBHS war protest was handled well by administration

    To the editor:    My name is Ann Alexandrowicz and I am a sophomore at South Brunswick High School. I was at the protest at SBHS on March 5. There were about 50 of us there for most of the protest.    When I arrived there were only a handful of students sitting in the hall. There…