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Hopewell hockey team elimintated with OT loss
Ice hockey By: Jim Green Teams that suffer upset losses usually are unprepared or lacking in passion and desire. But that was not the case Wednesday at Ice Land in Hamilton. The eighth-seeded Hopewell Valley Central High School ice hockey team valiantly fought back from a three-goal, second-period deficit to force overtime before losing 4-3…
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Lady Bulldogs’ season ends with loss in sectional semis
Girls basketball By: John E. Powers The Hopewell Valley Central High School girls basketball team didn’t have much preparation time for their Central Jersey Group II semifinal with top-seeded Voorhees last week. Lady Bulldogs coach John McGinley knew that was going to present a problem. "To prepare for a team like that I’d love…
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Mustangs advance to CJ 1 finals
Gryzeski, Maychrich lead charge By: Shawn Tyrrell Sometimes hard work and commitment do pay off. In the team’s biggest win since back in 1979, the Manville High boys did what most thought impossible and defeated visiting Perth Amboy Tech 67-57 in the semifinals of the Central Jersey Group 1 state basketball tournament. It was…
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Manville catches basketball fever
RUDE AWAKENING By: Rudy Brandl PISCATAWAY – Basketball has officially arrived in Manville If you don’t believe it, check out this past week’s high school sports news. While there weren’t any Manville High wrestlers competing in the Region 5 Tournament at Hunterdon Central for the first time in recent memory, the Mustangs were making a…
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Ernest Kowalski
HILLSBOROUGH Ernest A. Kowalski died Sunday, Feb. 23, in Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. He was 78. Born in Somerset Medical Center in Somerville, he was raised in Elizabeth before moving to Hillsborough 60 years ago. Mr. Kowalski worked for General Services Administration in South Somerville. He served in the U.S. Army Air Force…
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Sourland area garage fire destroys two antique cars
The 30-foot by 30-foot all-metal garage was on property owned by Gerald Consoli of Mountain Church Road. By John Tredrea: A garage and everything in it, including two antique cars, were destroyed by a fire on Mountain Church Road early Saturday morning. Capt. George Meyer of the Hopewell Township Police Department said the alarm was…
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No guarantees at elite state level
REGION 5 WRESTLING NOTEBOOK By: Rudy Brandl FLEMINGTON Ask any wrestler or coach and they’ll confirm that there are no guarantees at the state level. The only thing last year’s performance will get you is a better seed. While that’s often an important factor in navigating through a loaded tournament bracket, there won’t be…
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George Saloom, Jr.
George Saloom Jr., 45, died Wednesday, March 5, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. Born in New Brunswick, he had lived in North Brunswick before moving to South Brunswick three years ago. He was a major crime investigator in the detective bureau of the North Brunswick Police Department where he had worked…
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George Light
MANVILLE George Light died Wednesday, March 5, at Arbor Glen Care Center in Bridgewater. He was 82. Born in Tamaqua, Pa., he lived in Manville for the past 30 years. Mr. Light worked in the production department for the Delco-Remy Corporation in New Brunswick for 28 years before retiring in 1983. He was a…
