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  • School’s back

    BUZZ IN THE HALLS by Pam Koharchik: A look at events and happenings at Allentown High School. By:    School is back in session, although it’s a year later than when we left. Many diversions, activities and changes are in effect to make the last few weeks of the marking period memorable at Allentown High School.…

  • State senator is attorney again;governing body OKs 2002 appointments

    HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE UPDATE By: John Tredrea    At the Hopewell Township Committee’s annual reorganization meeting Jan. 3, township attorney John Bennett was reappointed for the year 2002.    Mr. Bennett, who is state Senate majority leader (and is acting governor at the moment, serving for 3½ days), has been township attorney for several years. He is…

  • Viking girls track team second in GMC relays

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    Just eight points separated the girls’ winter track teams from Old Bridge and South Brunswick high schools at the Greater Middlesex Conference 2002 Relay Championships. The Lady Knights edged the Lady Vikings, 56-48, to claim this year’s title, preventing a repeat for South Brunswick.    Going into the two-day event, Viking head…

  • Miscoski, Mele take seats

    Upper Freehold Township Committee selects David Horsnall as mayor at reorganization meeting. By: Scott Morgan    UPPER FREEHOLD — The Township Committee last week welcomed a new member and a familiar face to its ranks.    Former Planning Board member John Mele and returning Committeeman Bill Miscoski were sworn in Jan. 2 to begin three-year terms.    David…

  • Committee meeting looks familiar

    Plumsted governing body selects Ron Dancer as mayor for 13th straight year. By: Scott Morgan    PLUMSTED — The Township Committee’s reorganization meeting on Monday might have seemed to many as a scene from meetings past.    Ron Dancer and Joe Przywara were elected mayor and deputy mayor, respectively, as Ken Francis and Ada Roberts returned to…

  • Manville cagers looking for answers after holiday setbacks

    Maychrich injury leaves team scrambling By: Shawn Tyrrell    It wasn’t a particularly good ending to 2001 for the Manville High boys’ basketball team.    MHS took part in the Middlesex Holiday Basketball tournament on Dec. 27-28 and came away with disappointing results. The Mustangs suffered back-to-back losses to Dunellen (76-65) in the opening game of the…

  • Committee to review school plan

    Redistricting maps may undergo review before board grants approval By:Krzysztof Scibiorski    The Board of Education and the public might not be able to review the district’s final redistricting plan during the board’s Jan. 14 work meeting, as previously announced.    The board had indicated the schedule for implementing the new redistricting plan included acceptance of a…

  • MHS girls take second in tourney

    Fall to Middlesex after beating Dunellen By: John E. Powers    MIDDLESEX — There are sequences, even in a fast-paced sport like basketball, when players and fans sense that the game has changed for good.    But, for the Manville High School girls’ basketball team, there were many of those sequences and chances in the championship game…

  • County seekscommuting ideas

    To the editor    This month, the public will have a unique opportunity to make suggestions and comments about Somerset County’s soon-to-be-updated Circulation Plan.    On behalf of the Board of Freeholders and the County Planning Board, I would like to invite all County residents, elected officials, planners, transportation providers and advocacy groups, and other interested individuals…