Category: archives
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Hungry
Independent musician Mary Arden Collins will feature songs from her soon-to-be-released CD when she performs at Triumph Brewing Co. in Princeton Nov. 23. By: Matt Smith Ah, the oh-so-glamorous life of an independent musician: weeks on end traveling the country in an off-smelling van, gigs at dive-y bars where you wouldn’t make your worst enemy…
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Memo in triplicate: Vikes are CJ IV champs!
Mom gets thanks as Clemente triplets lead the way By: Carolyn M. Hartko As the line of post-game handshakes came to a close, hundreds of fans chanting "Thank you, Mary Jo," mobbed a muddy but triumphant South Brunswick High School boys’ soccer squad. The Vikings (15-4) had just won the school’s first soccer state sectional…
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Manville girls ousted at the Shore
Season ends with CJ 1 semifinal loss By: Rudy Brandl Playing on the road on a cold day is usually good news for the Manville High girls’ soccer team. Unfortunately, Shore Regional was simply too good in last week’s Central Jersey Group 1 semifinal game. The Lady Mustangs, who hadn’t lost a road game…
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Not guilty plea in animal torture case
Woman told police she saw him having sex with her dog. By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi A man charged with torturing an animal pleaded not guilty in municipal court Nov. 14. Joseph Cocho of Maple Avenue was charged with torturing an animal and possession of a weapon for an illegal purpose on Nov. 11. He was…
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HISTORICALLY SPEAKING
By: Allentown Tradesmen After the tornado of 1896, chairmaker Clayton may have used the services of building mover Rogers. The following about James Clayton is from the Allentown Messenger dated June 8, 1916: For forty-two years James H. Clayton, as one of the original firm of John A. Clayton & Son, has been engaged…
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Hillsborough man’s missionto Cuba mends more than fences
Boyd Hannold and other missionaries from the Princeton Alliance Church spent time teaching as well as repairing By:Sally Goldenberg Lyndon Drive resident Boyd Hannold recently returned from a 10-day missionary trip to Cuba, where the associate pastor and 27 other members of Princeton Alliance Church ventured to do missionary work for impoverished residents. The 28-member…
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Report details schools’ violence, substance use
Vandalism and violence report presented at board meeting By:Sally Goldenberg The bulk of Manville’s school crimes took the form of violence and substance abuse last year, according to the 2001-02 Violence and Vandalism Report presented at the Manville Board of Education meeting Tuesday night. Of the 75 reported cases, 37 were instances of violence and…
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Band attends first big competition
South Brunswick marched back to New Jersey empty-handed. By: Rebecca Tokarz The South Brunswick High School Marching Band marched its way back to New Jersey empty-handed. Overall, the Viking Band placed 32nd out of the 89 bands around the country in the competition. The 200-member marching band is the first-ever New Jersey marching band to…
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Dressed for the weather
FROM ROOSEVELT by Linda Schuster By: You can fall from grace, you can fall in love, you can fall perilously from a cliff … or even while roller skating. I don’t know about you, but the sting of fall is here and I want my warmest jacket when I venture outdoors. I’ll also be taking…
