Category: archives

  • Another big year for Viking girls track team

    By: Carolyn M. Harkto    Around Greater Middlesex Conference track circles, the South Brunswick High School girls’ squad has had a good reputation for many years. Once again, during the course of the 2002 season, the Lady Vikings proved to be one of the stronger teams in the conference, placing third as a team in the…

  • Manville High principal resigns

    School will get fifth leader in five years. By: Krzysztof Scibiorski    After making plans to return to lead Manville High School for a second year, Principal Terry Fitzpatrick has submitted his resignation.    "I am leaving for personal reasons; life is not a dress rehearsal and sometimes you have to do what you need to do,"…

  • Legion team lacking key hits

    Post 12 strands 11 in 3-0 loss to Hillsborough By: John E. Powers Post 12 leaving too many base runners stranded John E. PowersSports WriterGregg Snyder… Legion skipper    The Somerville-Manville Legion baseball team has been missing the clutch hit, that one run-scoring drive that makes the difference in a game.    Post 12 dropped a 3-0…

  • Arts Council of Princeton plans Literary Games Night

       Engage in some friendly competition with your family and friends at the Arts Council of Princeton’s second "Literary Games Night." On Tuesday at 7:30 p.m., games master Eric Maywar, owner of the Book Cellar in New Hope and host of its Friday evening scrabble games, will lead participants in a variety of games with a…

  • Foster title capped exciting spring season

    Hillsborough High Spring Sports Awards By: Rudy Brandl Hillsborough High Spring Sports Awards RUDE AWAKENINGRudy BrandlAwards ÿ8AWARDSÿ Photo by Elane ColemanFive Hillsborough High athletes captured medals at the NJSIAA Meet of Champions in South Brunswick on June 6. At left, seniors Jaci Pfeiffer and Ebony Foster show off their winnings and right, juniors Tony Flores,…

  • Raj Chopra

       Raj R. Chopra, 69, died at home.    Born in Amritsar, India, she came to the United States 20 years ago and lived in Lawrence 15 years.    Family and friends will remember her as a caring, smiling and loving person.    She is survived by her husband of 54 years, Baij Nath Chopra; two sons and daughters-in-law,…

  • Harry Hall Jr.

       Harry Hall Jr., 79, died Monday, June 24, at St. Mary Medical Center in Middletown, Pa.    Born in Trenton, he was a Lawrence resident since 1955.    He was a Marine Corps veteran of World War II, serving during the capture and occupation of Okinawa.    He retired in 1981 as a plumber with J.G. Carr Plumbing…

  • Residents honored for saving lives, assisting police

    By: Lea Kahn    Seven township residents were honored last week by Township Council for their roles in saving lives, preventing environmental damage and helping police catch a thief.    Grant and Leslie Ward, Matthew Farletta, Susan Glass, Wayne Lester, Thomas Woodward and Brian Belk received resolutions honoring their good deeds in an annual ceremony to recognize…

  • THE STATE WE’RE IN: Sparwl threatens state’s shoreline

    THE STATE WE’RE IN by Michele S. Byers: Michele Byers takes a look at how sprawl threatens the Jersey shore    Other states have beaches; New Jersey has "The Shore." With 127 miles of ocean shoreline from Sandy Hook to Cape May, including barrier island beaches and thousands of acres of salt marshes, the Jersey Shore…