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  • MHS boys give North Plainfield fits

    Return of key players sparks team By: Shawn Tyrrell    The fans who made the trip to North Plainfield to watch the high school basketball game between the Mustangs and Canucks last Friday night didn’t go home disappointed.    Manville, coming in at 3-16 on the year, was without a doubt a big underdog and had nothing…

  • Auction offers art for a cause

    Friday event helps Project Graduation By:John Patten    Whether you’re hoping to find an investment-grade original painting or an affordable framed print, the art auction set for Friday at Mary, Mother of God Church, will offer plenty of choices.    The auction is being sponsored by Project Graduation, with proceeds from tickets sales and the auction helping…

  • Wrestlers run short of bodies in finale

    MUSTANG ROUNDUP By: Rudy Brandl It’s difficult to win a wrestling match when starting off in a 36-point hole. Manville High coach Brett Stibitz found that out in last Friday’s regular-season finale at Princeton. Stibitz, who was hoping to end his second season at the helm with two straight dual-meet wins, didn’t expect to be…

  • Crawford breaks 800 record again at Varsity Classic

    RAIDER ROUNDUP By: Rudy Brandl Erin Crawford ran another electrifying race in last week’s Ridgewood Varsity Classic at the New York City Armory. The Hillsborough High junior, fresh off her double-silver medal performance at the Meet of Champions and double-gold medal night at the Skyland Conference Championships, finished second to state rival Tawana Watkins of…

  • Robert Hamer Sr.

       PRINCETON BOROUGH — Robert F. Hamer Sr., 78, died Monday, Feb. 18, at Princeton Nursing Home.    Born in Trenton, he was a longtime Princeton resident.    He retired in 1993 after 45 years as a pipe organ cleaner with Church Organ Co. of Edison.    He was an Army Air Forces veteran of World War II, serving…

  • Traffic consultants at odds on upgrades

    The Westerly Road Church’s traffic consultant feels the congregation’s presence on Princeton Pike will not affect the roadway. By: Lea Kahn    The Westerly Road Church’s traffic consultant contends the congregation’s plans for the John Feaster Phillips property on Princeton Pike would have virtually no effect on the roadway.    But the Planning Board’s traffic consultant disagrees.…

  • Bringing some taste to the Princeton campus

    University’s Dining Services hosts Windy City chef. By: Jeff Milgram    St. Paul saw the light on the road to Damascus. Jimmy Bannos, a nice Greek boy from Chicago, had his epiphany in the pages of New Orleans chef Paul Prudhomme’s cookbook.    It was the mid-1980s, and Mr. Bannos was then working in his family’s business,…

  • For the week of February 21

    Clarence Tilghman, Robert T. Blum Sr., Dorothy Eatz Hanigan, Allan F. Johnstone, Joseph J. Levanduski, Daniel Paul Mondics, Bernard J. Sisson, Tillie Ferraro Chiavetta, Regina R. Quick, Marie Cortelli. By: Clarence Tilghman    PLUMSTED — Clarence Tilghman, 89, of New Egypt, died Wednesday, Feb. 13, at Virtua-Memorial Hospital of Burlington County, Mount Holly.    Born in Sykesville,…

  • HHS swimmers set sights on individual feats

    Teams eliminated from state playoffs By: John E. Powers    Hillsborough High School’s swimming teams must now focus on what they can accomplish as individuals.    The boys knocked off North Brunswick 91-79 last week in the Central Jersey Public A Tournament before falling to East Brunswick 99-71. Lawrence eliminated the girls by a 91-79 score in…