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  • TANGENTS: Recovery time triggers load of guilt

    TANGENTS by John Saccenti: How does one stand as a shining example of truth and justice, as all parents strive to do, when what we told her seems to be light years from how things appear?    Will my daughter ever believe another thing I say?    She recently had minor surgery to correct her "trigger thumb."…

  • HHS can’t solve scoring woes in field hockey tourney

    Raiders blanked at Steinert By: Rudy Brandl        HAMILTON — The Hillsborough High field hockey team couldn’t help feeling a little cursed after last Friday’s heart-breaking state playoff loss to Steinert.    For the second straight year, the visiting Raiders controlled most of the action but couldn’t put one in the cage. And, for the second…

  • FORUM: How would you characterize this year’s election campaign?

    FORUM: How would you characterize this year’s election campaign?

  • Straight to the Point

    The Mixed Media Gallery hosts a spot illustration exhibit in Doylestown, Pa. By: Amy Brummer Above, an illustration by Doylestown, Pa., resident George Thompson.    Illustration was born on the walls. From the cave paintings of France to the temples of the Mayans, humans have been telling stories through pictures for millennia.    Eventually the printed word…

  • ‘8 Mile’

    Rapping to a black crowd, Eminem struggles to escape a burned-out, boarded-up Detroit.   [R] By: Elise Nakhnikian    The fictionalized biography of the talented white rapper Eminem, 8 Mile paints a vivid portrait of his Detroit hometown in rust browns and metallic grays. As depicted by director Curtis Hanson (L.A. Confidential) and cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto (Amores Perros),…

  • Borough teen honored for sports and studies

    Justin Jurkowski awarded restaurant’s ‘Heisman Award’ By:Sally Goldenberg    Justin Jurkowski eventually listened to his mother.    As a result, he is the sole male recipient in New Jersey of the Wendy’s High School Heisman Award — a national award based on athletics and academics granted to one male and one female in each state.    "He’s always…

  • Hillsborough gymnasts back in state team finals

    Kristen Watts vaults team into wild card berth By: Rudy Brandl        FLEMINGTON — The Hillsborough High gymnastics team literally vaulted into the NJSIAA Championships.    Although the Raiders didn’t repeat as Central 2 Sectional team champions, they scored enough points to grab one of the five wild card berths for Saturday’s state championship meet at…

  • Nothing funny about PHS soccer loss

    Little Tigers dominate but fall in CJ III semis By: Justin Feil    Anybody who’s ever played will tell you that soccer is a funny game.    The Princeton High boys’ team experienced it first-hand in a 2-1 overtime loss to Wall in the Central Jersey Group III semifinals Thursday. The second-seeded Little Tigers dominated the third-seeded…

  • Starring in His Own Show

    Stress Factory owner Vinnie Brand has created one of the country’s top comedy clubs. By: Jim Boyle    The tram at Disney World has made its next stop. Vinnie Brand ushers off his family, when one of his four kids spots her favorite character, Pluto. The earnest pup is a constant source of laughter for the…