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  • Lawrence swim teams continue to improve

    Swimming By: Steve Feitl    It was another banner week for the Lawrence High School swim teams.    First, the Cardinals earned a sweep over rising Hopewell Valley swim squads by identical scores of 96-74 on Jan. 17. Then, the Lawrence squads continued their run with victories over Steinert.    The boys, who have raised their record to…

  • Confident Vikes winning big in boys hoops

    By: Redd E. Patrick    As the South Brunswick High School boys basketball team began racking up victory after victory, there were a lot of close calls along the way.    There was a four-point win over St. Joseph’s to start the season. There was a five-point decision over North Brunswick, a three-pointer over Edison on a…

  • Construction permits obtainedfor high school expansion

    SCHOOL BOARD UPDATE By: John Tredrea    Obtained from Hopewell Township on Jan. 17 and 18 were construction permits needed to proceed with a major expansion of Hopewell Valley Central High School, school board secretary and business administrator John Nemeth said at Tuesday night’s board meeting.    During the board’s Jan. 14 agenda meeting, construction manager David…

  • Cloning may save lives

    To the editor    In recent months, a controversy has arisen in the scientific community. We how have the ability to clone human embryo. However, this new technology has stirred a moral agreement between those who feel cloning is wrong and those who understand what its benefits are.    Those who feel it is wrong to clone…

  • Lawrence boys fall to Notre Dame

    Boys Basketball By: Nick Schaefer    In a match-up between two of the Colonial Valley Conference’s top boys basketball teams, Notre Dame defeated Lawrence High School, 68-58, on Tuesday at Lawrence.    Both squads entered the contest with an impressive 10-1 records. Lawrence was at the top of its game, winning eight straight games before the defeat.…

  • Stanley Warzybuk

       MANVILLE — Stanley Warzybuk passed away Jan. 17 in Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. He was 76.    Born in South River he was a resident of Manville most of his life.    Mr. Warzybuk retired in 1986 from the former Central Jersey Industrial Park in Bridgewater where he had been employed as a carpenter for over…

  • By all means, let’s put this matter to rest

    EDITORIAL    Millstone Mayor Evan Maltz said last week that he wants a report regarding the Open Space and Farmland Preservation Council investigation by the end of the month. He should have requested a refund for the $7,000 the township is paying for it.    It has been more than a year since the Township Committee launched…

  • First snow provesgood for business

    By:Alec Moore    Hillsborough got its first real taste of snow for the season on Saturday and while the snowfall did not hamper activity in town to any significant degree, it did keep plenty of local workers and businesses busy.    Buck Sixt, head of the township’s Department of Public Works, said Hillsborough’s DPW employees hit the…

  • Kastning investigation due to conclude Jan. 31

    Results originally were expected by the end of last summer. By: Scott Morgan    MILLSTONE — The 13-month investigation into the alleged business improprieties of former Committeeman Bill Kastning could conclude next week.    Citing a letter from the attorney conducting the investigation, Mayor Evan Maltz said during last week’s Township Committee meeting that the inquiry is…