Category: archives
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Election Day looming for candidates
Bob Mack, Tony Gwiazdowski face off Nov. 6 for Township Committee seat By:Alec Moore Both candidates vying for the single three-year seat on the Township Committee this year are gearing up to show residents what qualifications and experience they will bring to the table if elected. Incumbent Bob Mack, who currently serves as second deputy…
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MHS girls run into super team in SCT quarters
Pingry too much for Manville By: Rudy Brandl There was no way the Manville High girls’ soccer team could have won Saturday’s Somerset County Tournament quarterfinal game at Pingry. The Lady Mustangs simply had everything working against them. For starters, Pingry had too much skill and experience. Even if Manville was completely healthy and playing…
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MHS girls’ tennis wins first CJ II title
Cougars come through in second day of match By: Justin Feil EAST BRUNSWICK — The Montgomery High girls’ tennis team came into the completion of its Central Jersey Group II final with Holmdel with the match still in question. The Cougars’ first singles Stacey Kalinina had lost to state standout Alex DeGuzman, who is still…
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We should not succumb to fear in crisis
DISPATCHES: "But we need to be careful not to allow our growing fear to overtake us. We should avoid rushing ahead with expanded police power, to chip away the rights and freedoms that make America worth defending in the first place." By: Hank Kalet I have to admit, I’m getting a bit nervous. All this…
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Craft fair was a holiday shopping warm-up
St. Ann’s School hosted its annual Fall Craft Festival last weekend. By: Linda Field The colorful falling leaves last weekend signaled both a changing of seasons in Lawrence and the approach of the annual flurry of holiday gift buying. St. Ann’s School kicked off the unofficial time of spending with its annual Fall Craft Festival,…
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‘Mulholland Drive’
David Lynch returns with a mesmerizing, multi-layered murder mystery. [R] By: Kam Williams Avant-garde director David Lynch is best known for Twin Peaks, the twisted TV soap opera set in a deceptively serene town in the Pacific Northwest. However, before turning to television, Lynch made his mark with an assortment of unconventional feature films, garnering Best…
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High school talent show to benefit relief fund
The show will be held at 7 p.m. at Lawrence High School. Tickets are $5. By: Ken Weingartner WASHINGTON Jenna Rasmussen isn’t sure where the idea came from. She thinks it might have been from a dream. But it was inspired by a nightmare. Jenna, a Sharon Road resident who is sophomore at Lawrence…
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High school adds physics, computer and video courses
Board OKs new AP classes By:Krzysztof Scibiorski The addition of a 14th Advanced Placement class and an expansion of a popular video-production class highlight changes in Hillsborough’s school curriculum this year. During Monday night’s meeting, the Board of Education approved the curriculum committee’s recommended changes to this year’s curriculum. The committee has added a new…
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Sayreville kept Vikes football team off balance
By: Ken Weingartner In looking back at the South Brunswick High football team’s performance against Sayreville last week, Vikings coach John Coppola sounded like the prison captain in the movie "Cool Hand Luke." What they had there was a failure to communicate. Coppola said South Brunswick failed to adjust to the unbalanced offensive line presented…
