Category: archives
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Lady Raiders expect to start clicking
Team must score goals to win By: Rudy Brandl LeeAnn Wyble thought the slump was over. For one game, the Hillsborough High girls’ soccer coach was right. The Lady Raiders broke out of a major scoring slump in a big way in last week’s home game against Phillipsburg but couldn’t sustain the momentum Thursday…
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Manville boys win SCT shootout thriller
Jimenez, Fodorean star in first county win in program history By: John E. Powers Erick Jimenez blessed himself, put his hands on his hips, kicked the turf then approached the soccer ball. He struck the ball cleanly and it found the back of the net, behind Rutgers Prep goalie Jon Hobbs. Manville, an 11th-seed,…
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Planning Board, McDonald’s reach agreement
A compromise design for a proposed McDonald’s fast-food restaurant at the Brunswick Circle was hammered out Monday afternoon by a special Planning Board subcommittee. By: Lea Kahn The architectural design features a square turret at each corner of the building, plus brick columns along the sides of the building similar to a McDonald’s restaurant…
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The dangers of Route 32
To the editor: Anyone who commutes by way of Forsgate Drive (Route 32) at Exit 8A of the Turnpike knows that is an extremely hazardous intersection. Drivers coming from Jamesburg and Monroe, going west toward Cranbury-South River Road (Route 535), have to play rush-hour roulette with tractor-trailers and cars speeding down the Turnpike exit…
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Hillsborough High teams primed to make runs in SCT
Soccer, field hockey teams host Saturday games By: Rudy Brandl Hillsborough High’s soccer and field hockey teams will be at home this Saturday afternoon hoping to erase some demons in their first Somerset County Tournament action of this fall season. The HHS field hockey and girls’ soccer squads hope to start finding the back…
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Restaurant, borough reach accord, dropping two safety violations
By:Sally Goldenberg Local restaurant owner Armando Conceicao has agreed to pay one of the three fines levied against him in August, according to Manville Fire Official Barry Van Horn. Two fines filed at the time have been dropped because immediate steps were taken to fix the fire hazards, Mr. Van Horn said. Mr. Van Horn…
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Lady Mustangs look ahead after SCT elimination
Girls focus on Sky Division title chase By: Rudy Brandl The Manville High girls’ soccer team can now turn its full attention to winning the Sky Division title. Last Saturday’s surprising 6-1 loss to Bernards in the first round of the Somerset County Tournament left the Lady Mustangs with one less distraction. They won’t…
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OBITUARIES, Oct. 11, 2002
Demos C. Bakoulis, John V. Denise, Philip Bruno, Mary Sullivan, Elizabeth F. Watson. Demos C. Bakoulis Retired financial officer Demos Constantine Bakoulis of Princeton died Oct. 2 at Compassionate Care Hospice, St. Francis Medical Center, Trenton. He was 69. Born in New York City, he was raised in Hightstown. He retired in 1999 as…
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Let the show begin
Vikes football team visits J.P. Stevens for critical battle By: Kenny G. Weingartner It’s show time. The South Brunswick High football team, coming off a 46-7 Homecoming victory over winless Edison, on Friday night plays a game that could set the tone for the remainder of the season visiting J.P. Stevens for a Greater…
