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  • HHS gymnasts show they belong at states

    Raiders finish seventh in team standings By: Rudy Brandl        The Hillsborough High gymnastics team had nothing to lose at Saturday’s NJSIAA Championships in Flemington.    Few expected the Raiders to qualify for the state team finals in what was supposed to be a rebuilding season. The young HHS squad, made up primarily of freshmen and…

  • Super Shawnee ends South’s run with 4-0 win in Group IV semifinals

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    TOMS RIVER — It was with mixed emotions that the South Brunswick High School boys’ soccer team and their loyal fans greeted the final whistle of the NJSIAA Group IV semifinal between the Vikings and Shawnee.    The 4-0 loss to the Renegades, the two-time South Jersey Group IV champs and defending…

  • FORUM: Will you make a donation to a group that helps those in need this holiday season?

    FORUM: Will you make a donation to a group that helps those in need this holiday season?

  • DEP investigating gasoline leaks

    By:Alec Moore    The New Jersey of Department of Environmental Protection is currently investigating several gas stations in Hillsborough to determine if there is any petroleum leakage from the station’s underground petroleum tanks.    Dr. Glen Belnay, Hillsborough Township Health Officer, indicated that the NJDEP has been conducting the investigations on Hillsborough’s gas stations for the past…

  • Margaret Deehan

       Margaret. E. Deehan died Sunday, Nov. 17, at the Medical Center at Princeton.    She was born in Jersey City and lived there until moving to Monmouth Junction in 1972. She was employed as an office worker for RCA in both Edison and Jersey City, retiring from RCA in December, 1983. After her retirement from RCA,…

  • Mothering the Dream

    This year’s cast for American Repertory Ballet’s ‘Nutcracker’ relies on young dancers and their moms. A brief guide to area ‘Nutcracker’ productions By: Hank Kalet    Denise Dingwall started dancing with the American Repertory Ballet when she was 8 years old. Thirty-two years later, she is joining her 13-year-old Daughter, Heather, on stage in the company’s…

  • Illuminated flakes glow in Pennington

    Snowflakes are 6 feet high by 6 feet wide By John Tredrea    Holiday light will cheer Pennington through the first week of January now that 13 electric snowflakes have been attached to utility poles along Main Street.    The snowflakes were hooked up Sunday morning.The snowflakes — which are 6 feet high by 6 feet wide…

  • Looking for bargains

    Annual sale has goodies galore! Isaiah Poole, 21 months, and his grandother Karen Crowell, both of Hopewell, look at some of the items on sale at the Hopewell United Methodist Church Christmas Bazaar held on Saturday.

  • Colts set for Garden State playoff game

    Manville faces Maplewood in Howell By: John E. Powers    One more week of work might just be what the Manville Colts need.    That’s how Coach Bob "Bubba" Petrone looked at the first round of the Garden State Pop Warner Tournament being rained out because of this past weekend’s Nor’Easter, which pounded the state.    The 10-1…