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  • Letters-Dec. 12

      Holt asks public to call To the editor:    Following my election to a third term in Congress (now representing a slightly redrawn district), I want to thank those who voted for me and otherwise supported my election.    I am grateful for the trust placed in me as your representative, and I will continue to…

  • Students could become crime solvers at MHS

    By:Sally Goldenberg    Manville High School students will learn the basics of homicide, assault and rape when they begin the school’s first forensic science course in January.    The curriculum for the course, offered as an elective through the science department, is slated for approval at next Tuesday’s Board of Education meeting.    "The objective of the program…

  • Viking volleyball keeps making strides

    By: Rich Fisher    And it just keeps getting better.    If success is measured by steady progress, the South Brunswick High School girls volleyball team is doing quite all right. The Vikings are not improving by leaps and bounds and they have yet to make it to the NJSIAA state tournament, but in five years they…

  • Lawrence Flash reaches out to Denmark

    Girls soccer team enters into pen pal program By: Lea Kahn    Every day after school, Shannon Moore, Laura Poss and their six teammates on the Lawrence Flash girls soccer team can’t wait to get home to check their mailboxes.    The girls, who are all 8 or 9 years old, are waiting for their first return…

  • Holiday provides lots of things to do in town

    By:Mary Ellen Zangara    ‘Tis the season to be busy, fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la. Over the next few days (13 to be exact) before Christmas, there is a lot of holiday cheer going on in town.    If you are looking to get into the holiday spirit, there are plenty of activities to help you get in the mood.…

  • Ryan James Mullaly

    Calling hours Friday    Ryan James Mullaly, 20, died Dec. 10 after a six-year battle with Hodgkins Lymphoma.    Born in Trenton, Mr. Mullaly was a senior at St. Thomas More School in Oakdale, Conn., where he received the Saint Anselm College Book Award and was a member of the crew team. He was looking forward to…

  • Contracts and contributions don’t belong

    EDITORIAL:If concerns about campaign contributions are sincere, committee should follow Hopewell’s lead    At the Nov. 26 Township Committee meeting, Committeeman Tony Gwiazdowski objected to several professional services contracts that ultimately were approved by the committee.    Mr. Gwiazdowski gave two reasons for opposing the bids totaling $139,500 from Schoor DePalma for engineering work: first, that the…

  • Marching band success due to teacher’s work

    Marching band success due to teacher’s work    Kudos to the Hillsborough High School Marching Band and Guard.    As the high school football season comes to a close, I’d like to thank all those other students who have given countless hours to make this a winning season.    I am referring to the Hillsborough High School Marching…

  • Storm delays adoption of township ordinances

    Measures involve Dublin sidewalks, open space buys By John Tredrea    Last week’s snowstorm postponed the Township Committee vote on ordinances to authorize the installation of sidewalks on parts of Dublin Road and the purchase of a total 104 acres for open space preservation.    The public hearing and adoption votes, originally scheduled for Dec. 5, have…