Category: archives
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Lady Raiders gunning for titles
Reese looks to seniors for production By: Rudy Brandl It’s time for the Hillsborough High girls to produce a banner for their school’s gymnasium. HHS girls’ basketball head coach Jim Reese is hoping it comes this winter. The current group of top senior female athletes, many of whom play basketball, has accomplished so many great…
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MHS cagers must rebuild with new starting five
Numbers down in entire program By: Shawn Tyrrell The Cinderella story is over. Last year, the Manville High School boys’ basketball team had an impressive year. The Mustangs qualified for the state tournament, went to the semifinals of the Central Jersey Group 1 playoffs, won a county game and finished with a 500 record. Fans…
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Merrow seeking cohesive PHS ice hockey unit
By: Justin Feil It’s early in the season, and Paul Merrow can tell. The Princeton High boys’ ice hockey head coach has had to repeat himself in practices, has seen signs of inexperience in the Little Tigers’ decision-making in games and still hasn’t talked about some aspects of the game plan. But the Little Tigers…
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YMCA removes youth offender
Parents rap use of teens for its day-care facility. By: Brian Shappell The South Brunswick Family YMCA will no longer use juveniles from the state’s Program Alternative for Youth for the facility’s day-care program. Nearly 30 parents and residents attended a meeting Monday and complained that the YMCA was using juvenile delinquents for the day-care…
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Debfibrillator bill needs support
LEDGER FORUM As a resident of Mercer County and supporter of the American Heart Association, I want to urge New Jersey legislators to support Assembly Bill A3719, introduced by Assemblymen Robert Smith and Herbert Conaway. If passed, A3719 would require registered New Jersey health clubs, gyms and fitness centers to have at least one defibrillator…
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Viking bowlers seek consistency
By: Stacey Gorski The South Brunswick High School bowling teams opened their season last week with two wins for the girls and one win for the boys. Most of the players got off to a fast start in the season’s opening frames, and they are working to regain that strength. In the girls opening match-ups,…
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‘Remember Pearl’
Ceremony recalls ‘day of infamy’ By:Krzysztof Scibiorski More than 100 local residents joined VFW Post 2290 in commemorating the 60th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor Dec. 7. Local residents joined the veterans in their annual Pearl Harbor remembrance service, surrounding the flood-lit monument in front of the Washington Avenue post in a massive…
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AHS students are in a giving mood
BUZZ IN THE HALLS by Pam Koharchik: A look at events and happenings at Allentown High School. By: This year, more so than in previous ones, Allentown High School is in the giving mood. Maybe it was the Sept. 11 tragedy that brought everyone together, or perhaps it is the downturn the economy has taken…
