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  • Gallery will show works by Latin artists

    The Abud Family Foundation of the Arts has opened on Princeton Pike By: Lea Kahn    Ask the average person to name three contemporary Spanish or Latin American artists, and chances are that question would be met with a blank stare.    But that may change, thanks to Ariel and Janice Abud and the Abud Family Foundation…

  • Vikes’ fans did their fair share

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    Texas A&M football fans think they’re good?    Get a load of those South Brunswick High soccer fans.    Thanks to an administrative decision to close the high school a little early for both the Hunterdon Central and Marlboro Central Jersey Group IV tournament games, the Viking boys soccer team got a lot…

  • HoVal wears CJ II crown

    BOYS SOCCER By Mike Molaro    If you thought things couldn’t get any more exciting for the Hopewell Valley Central High School boys soccer squad in its quest for a state championship, you were wrong.    After a pair of overtime victories in the opening rounds of the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group II Tournament, the sixth-seeded Bulldogs…

  • South Brunswick hit hardest by Dow Jones cuts

    Approximately 100 people have been laid off at the South Brunswick headquarters of Dow Jones this month. By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi    Nearly half of the employees laid off at Dow Jones since early November worked at the company’s South Brunswick headquarters.    Approximately 100 people have been laid off at the South Brunswick headquarters of Dow…

  • Hopewell girls win Group II title

    CROSS COUNTRY By Mike Molaro    Two down, one to go.    A week after capturing the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group II title, the Hopewell Valley Central High School girls cross country squad won the NJSIAA Group II Championships last Saturday at Holdmel.    Up next for the Lady Bulldogs is Saturday’s Meet of Champions at Holmdel. The…

  • HHS trio moves on to Meet of Champions

    Record-setting Uniszkiewicz, Klueber, Vaccaro make cut By: Rudy Brandl        Hillsborough High’s cross country runners knew exactly what they needed to do in Saturday’s State Group 4 Championships at Holmdel Park. The Raiders have run the course numerous times and are familiar with the elite competition at this level.    While the Raiders didn’t run badly,…

  • Hiring process for coaches to be evaluated

    Committee to take a look at the criteria for hiring. By: Rebecca Tokarz    An Athletic Oversight Committee is going to take a look at the criteria used for hiring coaches and volunteers at the high school and the middle schools.    The ad hoc committee was formed to deal with increased student enrollment in relation to…

  • Economy driving need up

    More families seek aid from local pantries. By: Rebecca Tokarz    The economic downturn, the trickle-down effect still being felt from Sept. 11 and layoffs have resulted in many families struggling to make ends meet.    And over the course of the last year, people in need have begun to rely more heavily on local and state-run…

  • Group needs benefactor

    To the editor    "There is no path in life devoid of suffering (the cross)."    People callously use public dollars like they are their own. Peace of mind can come without angry encounters. Has anyone ever succeeded without financial support or political alliances?    So TIGER INC. gives its future to what is possible. Beating the economic…