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  • ‘About Schmidt’

    Jack Nicholson is convincing as a 66-year-old former insurance actuary who loses his wife and drives cross country in a Winnebago.   [R] By: Elise Nakhnikian    Citizen Ruth and Election proved that About Schmidt writer-director Alexander Payne is a champion — a champ with Woody Allen and Charles Dickens in his bloodline.    Like Woody, he tells smart,…

  • Friends, colleagues mourn Richard Satterthwait

    Retired farmer, former Upper Freehold committeeman remembered as "all-around good guy." By: Cynthia Koons    UPPER FREEHOLD — When he ran for office, he won.    That’s what friends and colleagues remembered about Richard Satterthwait, who died Jan. 5 after years of service to the Upper Freehold and Allentown communities. He was 83.    Born in Chesterfield Township,…

  • Ring out the old, ring in the newborn

    Plumsted woman gives birth to 2003’s official Baby New Year. By: Scott Morgan    PLUMSTED — New Year’s Day is supposed to bring surprises.    Boy, did it.    When Mary Green turned in for the night on New Year’s Eve, she went to bed secure in the belief that her impending bundle of joy would still be…

  • Township patrolmen save a life

    When Chris Kascik and Kevin Zorn arrived at a driveway off Brandon Road, a man lay motionless on the pavement. By John Tredrea    When Hopewell Township Patrolmen Chris Kascik and Kevin Zorn arrived at a driveway off Brandon Road in response to a 911 call Saturday afternoon, a man lay motionless on the pavement.    Checking…

  • Pennington girls working to improve

    Girls basketball By: Mike Molaro    By his own admission, The Pennington School’s girls basketball coach Dean Waters is as close to a perfectionist as can be. He demands a great deal from his team and tries to keep things in perspective.    So it came as no surprise that, despite a 6-3 record, Waters is focusing…

  • There’s hope politicianswill work together

    EDITORIAL: Parties must work togetherfor community to progress    As governing bodies everywhere ring in the new year with annual reorganization meetings we expect to hear lots of talk from elected officials calling for bipartisanship.    Officials will speak of the need to put politics aside and work for the best interest of our community without allegiance…

  • New mayor takes oath

    Gambatese offers agenda for 2003. By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi    Priorities for the upcoming term highlighted the remarks of newly installed Mayor Frank Gambatese and Councilman Chris Killmurray, who took inaugural oaths at the council reorganization meeting Saturday at the senior center.    They said they planned to preside over road improvements and park development in their…

  • Council makes appointments

    Planning, Zoning vacancies filled at Tuesday meeting. By: Lea Kahn    Two vacancies on the Planning Board and three vacancies on the Zoning Board of Adjustment were filled Tuesday night by Township Council in one of its first official acts following its annual reorganization.    Vacancies on several boards and committees that advise Township Council also were…

  • Hillsborough girls defend holiday title

    Young squad opens with four victories By: Rudy Brandl        Fast starts propelled the Hillsborough High girls’ basketball team to a perfect 4-0 mark in December and second straight championship in the South Brunswick Tournament over the holidays.    Although the HHS girls have endured a few stretches of inconsistency and sloppiness, they’ve been potent enough…