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  • MHS softball rally ralls short in opener

    New Providence scratches out 8-7 win By: Rudy Brandl    While he was somewhat surprised that his Manville High softball team lost its opening game to New Providence, first-year head coach Ed Knapp certainly wasn’t shocked that the girls almost staged a memorable comeback.    The Lady Mustangs scored five runs in the bottom of the sixth…

  • Primary race looms for township Democrats

    Bird, Higgins, Sandom file for two November ballot slots By: Ruth Luse    For the first time in Hopewell Township’s recent history, there is a contest in the June 4 primary election for Hopewell Township Democrats.    Kathy Bird, a former Hopewell Township committeewoman and mayor, has decided to enter the fray that will determine who will…

  • Student plunges in to helporphans in Central America

    By:Alec Moore    Throngs of college coeds will be traveling to exotic locales this summer, but while many of those students will be working on their tans Hillsborough High School grad Nicole Roscoe will be working on something much more meaningful to her.    Ms. Roscoe, who is finishing up her first year at Drew University in…

  • Andreyko sets MHS long jump record

    Wins MVC relay title with Gonzales By: Rudy Brandl    Now, Franklin Andreyko can relax and enjoy the satisfaction of breaking his own record.    Andreyko jumped into the Manville High School record books in Saturday’s Mountain Valley Conference Relay Championships at Governor Livingston. The MHS sophomore left plenty of room for improvement while hitting 21 feet,…

  • Upper Freehold approves weight limit

    Ordinance bans vehicles more than 10 tons from using some smaller roads in the township. By: Scott Morgan    UPPER FREEHOLD — The Township Committee last week adopted an ordinance restricting vehicular weight on some local roads.    Committeeman Bill Miscoski said the ordinance prohibits vehicles weighing more than 10 tons from using some smaller roads. Heavy…

  • Despite recent rains, drought continues

    ‘This has been the driest six-month period on record in the last century.’ By: Melissa Morgan    Despite a moist March that drizzled the South Brunswick area with some extra precipitation, residents shouldn’t assume that the drought has ended. In fact, experts say that water conservation will be extra important for the township during the spring…

  • AHS tennis looks for better year

    Redbirds roster features a dozen players. By: Kyle Moylan    When the schedule was announced, it appeared the Allentown High School tennis team seemed to have a good chance to start the season with a win.    By the time the opening match was actually played, however, that chance was taken away.    Allentown was supposed to open…

  • Plumsted Town Talk

    News from Ron Dancer, the mayor of Plumsted Township. By:    The Township Committee has obtained a $10,000 grant from the state Department of Community Affair’s Special Improvement District Challenge Grant Program to assist the township’s on-going improvement initiatives in historic downtown New Egypt.    The Township Committee was also successful in obtaining a portion of a…

  • Board candidates discuss priorities

    By: Lea Kahn    The three incumbent candidates for the Lawrence Township Board of Education are in agreement — overcrowding at the public schools must be addressed, most likely through a bond referendum. School board members Philip Benson, Janardhan Manickam and Lawrence Reccoppa are seeking re-election to the three, three-year seats up for grabs in Tuesday’s…