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  • Firefighters aretrue heroes

    To the editor    Manville, Somerville, Hillsborough and the Finderne firefighters risked their lives once again to help put out a four-family house fire this past Saturday.    When I picked up the newspaper on Monday and read that some residents angrily criticized the firefighters, it just made me mad. I was at the scene, and let…

  • Vikes football team hopes to gobble up Raiders

    By: Ken Weingartner    A victory over North Brunswick might not be a cure-all for the South Brunswick High football team, but it would be pretty close.    The Vikings will enter their traditional Thanksgiving Day clash on a five-game slide after falling 45-27 to Middletown North in an NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV consolation game last…

  • Democrats thank township voters

    Letter to the editor To the editor:    Regardless of the outcome of our election, Mark Sebastian and I wish to thank the many residents of Lawrence Township for their support of our campaign for Township Council. Mark and I truly enjoyed meeting our fellow residents and found the entire campaign experience to be personally enriching.…

  • Tough finale for SBHS boys cross country

    By: Redd E. Patrick    The South Brunswick High School boys cross country team will be able to look back on the 2001 season as a highly-successful one. It just may take a little time.    In their final race of the season — at the Group IV State Championship at Holmdel Park on Saturday — the…

  • Wizard of Id

    Comedian Craig Shoemaker dicusses his randy alter ego, the Lovemaster. By: Jim Boyle Greg Shoemaker gets laughs on stage for his chauvinistic character, the Lovemaster. The routine doesn’t go over very well at home, though. "My wife hates it," he says. "She’s way over it, telling me to save it for the stage. He’s starting…

  • Girls knocked out by one star player

    EB’s O’Reilly dominates in 4-0 semifinal game By: Rudy Brandl    EAST BRUNSWICK — The Hillsborough High girls’ soccer team knew it had to put the clamps on one player in order to advance past the Central Jersey Group 4 semifinal round.    East Brunswick superstar Heather O’Reilly, a member of the Under-19 national team, started slowly…

  • Crafters’ Marketplace, Spa Therapia, Yanna, Triumph Brewing Co.

           Please view the print ads in this holiday magazine. Princeton Holiday Calendar Princeton Holiday Greetings Historic South End: Shops & Restaurants Alchemist & Barrister AuCourant Opticians Blue Point Grill Bowhe & Peare Cranbury Station Gallery De Luxe Travel Edith’s Exquisite Lingerie Garden Theatre in Princeton Graves Design Hamilton Jewelers Hedy Shepard Hulit’s Shoes J.…

  • Mavericks learn basics from great teachers

    Snow, Morella never get tired of working with young flag players By: John E. Powers    Joe Morella, who coaches the Manville Mavericks flag football team along with longtime partner and friend John Snow, likes to say that the team has never lost a game.    Of course, Morella says this with tongue firmly planted in cheek…

  • Allentown Post Office reopens after cleaning

    Officials say no cause for concern after precautionary cleaning for anthrax. By: Ken Weingartner    ALLENTOWN — Officials say there is no cause for concern after the borough post office was cleaned over the weekend for possible anthrax contamination.    Some people who use the South Main Street facility were wary nonetheless when the post office reopened…