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  • Café Rosario chef dreams about recipes

    Upon awakening, Bulanowski refines them By John Tredrea    On the menu at Café Rosario are several of Russell Bulanowski’s "dream" dishes — Chicken Antonio, Salmon Rosario and Spinach de Ville among them.    "After I get a basic idea for a recipe — they don’t always come in my sleep, but they do sometimes — I…

  • John W. Wyckoff Jr.

    John W. Wyckoff Jr., 83, died Tuesday at home. Born in Hopewell Borough, he was a lifelong area resident. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. Mr. Wyckoff retired in 1975 after 37 years with Rockwell Manufacturing. He was one of the founders of Hopewell Valley American Legion Post 339 and founding member…

  • Raiders clamp down to stay in playoff hunt

    Gara picks highlight superb defensive effort By: Rudy Brandl        Hillsborough High found a different way to win last Friday night’s home football game against Warren Hills.    HHS rode a powerful offensive performance and a late game-winning field goal by Ben Schweitzer in the previous week’s 38-35 triumph over Phillipsburg. This time, the Raiders called…

  • Hindus celebrate new year at the Durga Temple

    MATTERS OF FAITH By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi    Editor’s note: Matters of faith is an occasional series focusing on rel gion and faith in the South Brunswick community.    Wearing crowns of imitation gold leaf and filmy costumes in vibrant shades of red, four children were transformed into deities for a Deepavali celebration Sunday at the Durga…

  • Mustangs can’t overcome mistakes, fall to Middlesex

    Manville travels to Metuchen this Saturday By: Shawn Tyrrell        Middlesex and Manville, two small high school football programs similar in numerous ways, got together last Friday in a contest that featured a pair of struggling teams.    The Blue Jays, at 1-6, were looking to put a halt to a six-game losing streak, while the…

  • Local Chabad seeksto build a community of faith

    By:Sally Goldenberg    One of Hillsborough’s Jewish facilities has expanded in scope to become a permanent part of the community in order to accommodate the growing Jewish population in southern Somerset County.    The Chabad on Amwell Road, which was previously run through a central office in Basking Ridge, now boasts a full-time rabbi who moved to…

  • ‘Sweet Charity’

    The Villagers’ production of this Neil Simon adaptation is the best community musical in years. By: Stuart Duncan Karen Pierson stars as Charity Hope Valentine and (from left to right) Nick Sinckler, Nate Mello and Andrew Hodge are her men in The Villagers’ production of Sweet Charity.    Let’s cut right to the chase — The…

  • Shelter’s friends help animals

    To the editor By:    I would like to inform the public about our wonderful volunteer organization, the Friends of Somerset Regional Animal Shelter ("FOSRAS"), and what you can do to help your local animal shelter.    We are a dedicated group who believe that every animal in our shelter is important. It is our goal to…

  • Cardinals feel weight of Irish

    Football By: Steve Feitl    Realistically, it was the way the game was supposed to end.    The undefeated Notre Dame football squad cruised to a 41-7 victory over the now 5-3 Lawrence Cardinals on Friday.    "They’re just a very strong football team," Lawrence head coach Rob Radice conceded after the game.    Yet on several different occasions…