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  • Vikings stun bowling world by winning boys GMC Tournament

    Seeded 11th, SBHS tops Edison in championship round By: Tyler Dey    Already an unlikely finalist, the South Brunswick High School boys bowling team is now an unlikely champion.    The Vikings capped a remarkable run and rolled their way to the Greater Middlesex Conference Team Tournament title Wednesday night. The tournament’s 11th seed with a 6-11-1…

  • Muslims celebrate meaning of sacrifice

    Islamic patriarch celebrated by members of the Islamic Society of Central Jersey. By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi    Saffet Catovic of the Islamic Society of Central Jersey stood before a crowd of about 500 Muslims on Tuesday at a service for Eid-Ul-Adha, a holiday honoring Ibrahim, a patriarch of Islam.    Mr. Catovic, a lay leader at the…

  • Peace is not ‘irrelevant’

    To the editor    In his Feb. 5 presentation to the Security Council of U.S. assertions that Iraq is in "further material breach" of Resolution 1441, Colin Powell warned that "the Security Council must respond effectively and immediately or be irrelevant."    But millions of people whose countries belong to the United Nations are voicing their protest…

  • ‘Hands on’ athletic director sets retirement

    Rocky Forte tells school board he’ll retire at end of year By:Sally Goldenberg    An era is ending at Hillsborough High School.    That is how administrators and coaches describe the news that after 26 years in a 34-year-old high school, Athletic Director Rocky Forte will bid adieu to the district.    Mr. Forte announced his retirement to…

  • Margaret R. Schulte

    Service on Saturday.    Margaret Ruglio Schulte, 71, died Feb. 6 at her home in Pennington.    Born and raised in Bloomfield, Ms. Schulte married her high school sweetheart, Francis H. Schulte, in 1953. From 1965-96 they resided in Glen Ridge, and in Pennington since 1996.    Ms. Schulte taught fifth grade for 18 years, most of it…

  • Frank Chupinka

       FLAGTOWN — Frank Chupinka died Thursday, Feb. 6, in St. Peter’s Medical Center, New Brunswick. He was 75.    Born in Homestead, Pa., he moved to Manville in 1941. He later moved to Flagtown, where he lived for the last 42 years.    Mr. Chupinka served in the U.S. Merchant Marines during World War II before enlisting…

  • Eige, Wolf medal at girls GMC swim meet

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    NORTH BRUNSWICK — A lack of depth may have hurt the South Brunswick High School girls’ swim team in the team standings at this year’s Greater Middlesex Conference Swimming Championships, but there were plenty of individual achievements to celebrate. The Lady Vikings had two double medallists, several more girls scoring team…

  • Council rejects rate increase

    Water and sewer utility faces budget shortfall By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi    Township Council members are calling for better oversight of the water and sewer budget, saying they were told too late of a projected $1.3 million shortfall that could result in a rate hike.    The council, which rejected a proposed rate hike last week, discussed…

  • Hopewell Township plans to form Youth Advisory Committee

    Public hearing on proposal slated for March 6. By John Tredrea    Involvement of local youth in Hopewell Township government would gain official, organized status under a proposed ordinance that would create a Youth Advisory Board to the Township Committee.    The full committee voted unanimously Feb. 6 to introduce the ordinance, which is scheduled for a…