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  • Mixing order and fun

    Karate School offers fun and discipline By: Rebecca Tokarz    A conga line forms behind Sensei Nick Patakos as he guides a group of 12 youngsters through an imaginary animal-infested jungle.    "Watch out for that lion," Master Patakos said, pretending to dodge a lion that was headed straight for him, with the children imitating his every…

  • Sharing a love of the sea with others

    Resident started scholarship programs to bring boating lessons to children By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi    Knowing that a dream without dollars is like a sail without wind, South Brunswick native Todd Scherzer developed an educational program and established scholarships to get young people who could not afford boating lessons onto the Long Island Sound.    "I realized…

  • Candidates running from record?

    To the editor     On a drive past Democratic Headquarters this past weekend, I noticed the Gelerdi/Gold sign for the Nov. 5 election. What I didn’t notice was the word "Democrat" anywhere on that sign!    Are Mr. Gelardi and Mr. Gold running away from their own party’s record of tax increases, wasteful spending, bonding for…

  • DISPATCHES: Farewell to a Knickerbocker legend

    DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet: Patrick Ewing made his run without a sidekick    Patrick Ewing was never my favorite New York Knickerbocker — but I have always been a Patrick Ewing fan.    When the Big Fella finally decided to hang up his sneakers Tuesday after 17 years, 15 of them with the Knicks, it finally and…

  • ‘Swimming’

    In mimicking real life, this independent film offers no catharses or neat resolutions.   [Not rated] By: Elise Nahknikian    You’re the star of your own movie, or so they say. But that truism doesn’t apply to people like Swimming’s Frankie Wheeler (Lauren Ambrose). Physically awkward and reserved, swathed in overalls even on the beach, Frankie huddles so…

  • The Great Mattress Caper

    Mattress shopping calls for fortitude and a good helping of humor By: SALLY FRIEDMAN ‘By the sixth store, I couldn’t remember any of the 72 mattresses we had sampled.’ Illustration by Judy Martin Home & Garden VIEW THE PRINT ADS AGWAY Energy Products Aqua-Soft, Inc. Beco, Inc. – Kitchens Bijan Oriental Rug Gallery Business Directory…

  • Zbigniew Snieszek

       MANVILLE — Zbigniew Snieszek died Sunday, Sept. 15, in Somerset Medical Center in Somerville.    Born in Poland, he came to the United States in April of this year.    Survivors include his wife, Maria Snieszek; three daughters, Teresa Salus of Hamilton, Canada, Margaret Nowak and Elzbieth Zala of Manville; a sister, Kristina Snieszek of Poland; and…

  • Christopher Wojcik

       MANVILLE — Christopher J. "Pookie" Wojcik, died Sunday, Sept. 8. He was 23.    Born in Somerville, he was a lifelong resident of Manville.    Mr. Wojcik was employed as a mason with David Fellin Masonry in Manville.    He was a communicant of Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church in Manville.    He had played Pop Warner Football, Manville…

  • Upgrades fix intersection

    Intersection of Deans Rhodes Hall Road and Route 130 no longer dangerous By: Nick D’Amore    The intersection of Route 130 and Deans Rhodes Hall Road has long been considered one of the most dangerous in the township.    But with improvements in the intersection, including a new traffic light and a realignment, it no longer poses…