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Ruffalo lost for season as injury bug puts nasty bite on South Brunswick hockey
By: Brian Shappell The grind of a 19-game regular season schedule has finally worn on the South Brunswick High ice hockey team with just four games left. The Vikings will try to pick up the pieces from a 2-0 upset loss at Monsignor Donovan on Monday. MonDon avenged an 11-1 loss against the Vikings on…
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Furry forecaster ready for big day
EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK by Ken Weingartner: Punxsutawney Phil set to determine the fate of winter. By: When it comes to getting weather forecasts, most people think of turning to someone like Al Roker. This weekend, however, a different portly prognosticator will take center stage. At approximately 7:25 a.m. Saturday, Punxsutawney Phil will emerge from his hole…
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February should be fabulous again
RUDE AWAKENING By: Rudy Brandl It should be another fabulous February in the world of Hillsborough High sports. Starting with this Sunday’s Meet of Champions, the year’s second month will offer a plethora of major sporting events on the scholastic scene. Hillsborough’s individual athletes and teams figure to be a huge factor in many of…
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Adele Shortz
MANVILLE Adele F.(Dobrzeniecki) Shortz passed away Sunday, Jan. 27, at Integrated Health Services in Bridgewater. She was 76. Born In Dickson City, Pa., Mrs. Shortz had been a resident of Manville for over 50 years. Mrs. Shortz was a homemaker most of her life and had been a former employee of Diehls Corporation in…
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Tax hike is proof of ill management
LEDGER FORUM The economy is weak. Belts have been tightened. Plans have been deferred. Confidence has been shaken. We even think twice about opening the mail. But soon, when we go to our mailboxes, we will find a stiff bill from the Lawrence Township council and the township manager for higher payrolls and fancier living…
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Township zoners hearcellular tower testimony
HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP ZONING UPDATE By: Marianne Hooker At its Jan. 9 meeting, the Hopewell Township Zoning Board of Adjustment heard initial testimony on a use variance request for a proposed cellular tower off Pennington-Rocky Hill Road. The board also approved a hardship variance to allow construction of an outdoor riding ring at a residential property…
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EDITORIAL
Caring people truly rose to the challenge You can tell a lot about people in times of crisis. Following the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11 that destroyed the Twin Towers, damaged the Pentagon and killed about 3,000 people, Americans showed our spirit and our hearts. We pulled together, aiding volunteers at what has come to…
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Joseph M. Krysztofik
Retired Monsignor at Sacred Heart Church SOMERSET The Rev. Monsignor Joseph M. Krysztofik died Jan. 24 at Morris Hall in St. Lawrence Rehabilitation Center in Lawrenceville. He was 77. Monsignor Krysztofik was born in Trenton to his late parents, Stanislaus and Julia (Fedorezak) Krysztofik. He graduated from St. Hedwig Grammar School in Trenton and…
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Brennan quits Board of Education
Says travel for work will prevent participation in school business By:Krzysztof Scibiorski Board of Education member Michael Brennan unexpectedly resigned during the weekend, citing a change in employment. Mr. Brennan was elected last April and served on the Communications Committee. In a letter to board President Edward Plaskon, Mr. Brennan asked that the board continue…
