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  • PB’s galore for Vikes track team at Ridgewood Classic

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    The South Brunswick High School winter track and field season officially came to a close this past Monday after the elite from the Viking squads competed in the Ridgewood Varsity Classic at the 168th Street Armory in New York City.    The Vikings scored two top-six finishes, and set two school records…

  • OBITUARIES, Feb. 15, 2002

    Lucia H. deGrazia, Marjorie Jacobsen, Glen D. Reifsnyder, Ruth Carroll, Dagmar Johansen. Lucia H. deGrazia Longtime Princeton resident    Lucia Heffelfinger deGrazia of Princeton Township died Sunday during a fire at her home. She was 75.    Born and raised in Minneapolis, she moved to Princeton in 1948 with her first husband, John W. Ballantine.    She worked…

  • Weight limits considered in Upper Freehold

    Township Committee introduces ordinance to prohibit vehicles weighing more than 10 tons on some local roads. By: Scott Morgan    UPPER FREEHOLD — The Township Committee introduced an ordinance last week that will restrict vehicular weight on some local roads.    Committeeman Bill Miscoski said the township wants to prohibit vehicles weighing more than 10 tons from…

  • Millstone fire tax rate to see increase

    Voters to approve budget on Saturday; taxes could increase by 18 percent. By: Ken Weingartner    MILLSTONE — Fire taxes could increase 18 percent if voters on Saturday approve the district’s annual budget.    This year’s budget is $836,354, with $721,676 to be raised through taxes. Last year’s budget was $790,505. If approved, fire taxes will be…

  • Horse Play: Bouchard is top driver

    Quebec native earns honor one year after being named harness racing’s rising star. By: Ken Weingartner    Stephane Bouchard rarely lets down his supporters.    So it might not be much of a surprise to find that one year after receiving the Rising Star Award from the United States Harness Writers’ Association, the 35-year-old Mr. Bouchard has…

  • Rodner key to hockey tourney hopes

    By: Brian Shappell    The South Brunswick High ice hockey team is eyeing a hot finish after finishing the regular season with a 3-2 win over Middletown North on Sunday and 4-1 win against Montgomery Monday.    With the opportunity to win its first division title and garner its first state playoff win, the last line of…

  • Allentown street to see upgrade

    Improvements to Mechanic Street should begin this spring, with work to be completed by the end of the summer. By: Mark Moffa    ALLENTOWN — Efforts to improve Mechanic Street should begin this spring, borough officials said, with work scheduled to be completed by the end of the summer.    The road will be realigned, Borough Council…

  • Businesses aid ground zero rescuers

    Local woman makes weekly trips to WTC with needed donations By: Brian Shappell    Several local businesses are still sending their best to the police and fireman at ground zero — in the form of bagels, pizza and entrees.    Township eateries Pierre’s Restaurant, the Bagel Exchange and the Dayton Diner are among a few businesses donating…

  • For the week of February 14

    Lydia Oravsky Hvisdak, Ralph S. DeMatteo, Shirley Sadovy, Benjamin Smolenski, John C. Nalbone Sr., David James Green. By: Lydia Oravsky Hvisdak    HAMILTON — Lydia Oravsky Hvisdak, 91, died Sunday, Feb. 10, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton.    Born in Czechoslovakia, she was a longtime Hamilton area resident.    Wife of the late George Hvisdak,…