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  • Mustangs improved in district tourney

    Four semifinalists, seventh-place team finish reflect progress By: Rudy Brandl    HILLSBOROUGH — Joe Zuza made the most of his first opportunity to compete in the District 18 Wrestling Championships.    Manville High’s junior 189-pounder, who missed his first two chances to wrestle at the district level due to illness or injury, finished second last weekend to…

  • More than 100 studentsqualify for ABIS honors

       The following ABIS students have been named to the honor roll for the second marking period. Grade 6     High honors:Stephanie Bowen, Mallory Darida, Drew Evanylo, Stephanie Homyak, Shane Jurkowski, Matthew Kita, Sylwia Kolodziej, Amando Marcincavage, Dennis Petrone, Jessica Puzio, Lorena Rivera, Maria Solano, Brian Weber, and Yevhen Zaritchnij.    Honor roll: James Artfitch, Lisa Daniel,…

  • EDITORIAL

    Governor ends defense of the indefensible    As area school districts struggle to cope with the uncertainty wrought by the state’s budget crisis, it is comforting to know that the administration of Gov. James E. McGreevey intends to stop pouring tax dollars down the drain in pursuit of at least one ill-advised educational policy.    He announced…

  • Patrick DeLorenzo

       Patrick J. DeLorenzo, 90, died Tuesday, Feb. 26, at Capital Health System at Mercer hospital, Trenton.    Born in Trenton, he was a Lawrence resident.    Mr. DeLorenzo retired in 1975 after 50 years as a self-employed painter and wallpaper hanger.    He was a member of St. Joachim’s Church, Trenton.    Son of the late John and Teresa…

  • Remember — it takesa whole village to raise a child

    GUEST COLUMN By: Michael P. LoRicco    Before you decide on the Back Timberlane project, examine the benefits of cocurricular activities such as interscholastic athletics for our youth.    Activities support the academic mission of schools — They are not a diversion but rather an extension of a good educational program. Students who participate in activity programs…

  • ‘The Devil’s Backbone’

    A haunted orphanage is the setting for this Spanish fright film.   [R] By: Bob Brown Marisa Paredes (above) and Federico Luppi (below, left) are in charge of a Spanish orphanage with dark secrets in The Devil’s Backbone.    Que es un fantasmo?" (What is a ghost?) the voice intones, as images of blood, of a body dragged…

  • Lorraine Noble

       BELLE MEAD — Lorraine (Chiusano) Noble died Feb. 18 in Somerset Medical Center, Somerville. She was 51.    Born and raised in Brooklyn, she lived in Plainfield, Glens Falls, N.Y., and Piscataway before moving to Belle Mead in 1988.    Mrs. Noble was a Social Studies teacher in St. Joseph’s High School in Metuchen for the past…

  • How to make hamantaschen

    Hamantaschen (makes 4 to 6 dozen pastries) 2 sticks unsalted butter or unsalted margarine 1¼ cups sugar 3 eggs ¼ cup orange juice 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract 4 cups flour (approx.) ½ teaspoon salt 2½ teaspoons baking powder Assorted fillings (apples, blueberries, prunes, chocolate chips, etc.) Egg wash: 1 egg plus 1 egg yolk 2…

  • Caiazzo capture state diving crown

    Swimming & Diving By: Steve Feitl    Hopewell Valley’s previous diving champion Molly Purvis may have graduated last year, but the tradition of championship Lady Bulldog divers lives on.    Sophomore Kristen Caiazzo picked up where Purvis left off, capturing the NJSIAA state diving crown Tuesday at The College of New Jersey.    Caiazzo used her 11 dives…