Category: archives
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Students mull their futures after WTC attacks
LIFE AND TIMES AT PHS The first in an occasional series focusing on Cranbury students at Princeton High School. By: Stacey Gorski Just over a month ago, Princeton High School senior Andrea Petzko was in AP World History class. Junior Matt McCarville was in French, while sophomore Chris Chester was in computer class and senior…
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Lawrence has no room for error
Field HockeyThe pressure is really on the Lawrence High School field hockey team now. By: Steve Feitl A tough 2-1 loss to Hightstown on Tuesday left the Cardinals in a three-game sudden death situation as far as the state tournament goes. With the Oct. 19 deadline for qualification to the tournament looming large, Lawrence stands…
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One at a Time
The Theatre Guild of New Jersey offers local playwrights, actors and directors a chance to display their talent during the Fall Festival of New Plays in Yardley, Pa., Oct. 13-28. By: Jodi Thompson Skip Wiese, left, and Howard Matter in the Theatre Guild of New Jersey production, Last Tale. Staff photos by Frank Wojciechowski They…
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Elks Lodge serves up more than good food
Monthly breakfasts and other events rasie money to help local youth By:Krzysztof Scibiorski Eric Nivison, a sixth-grader at Hillsborough Middle School, has gone to summer camp for the last three years. That, by itself, might not seem unusual, but 11-year-old Eric is not your typical camper. He has severe cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair,…
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Family asks federal judge to add two officers to suit against police
Suit claims wrongful death in 1999 incident. By: Brian Shappell Attorneys for a Kendall Park family whose son was killed by a South Brunswick police officer in 1999 are asking a federal judge to expand a civil rights lawsuit to include two more officers and to charge the department and the officers with negligence. The…
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HHS field hockey, soccer teams set for SCT
Field hockey team seeking county respect By: Rudy Brandl Somerset County Tournament action kicks into more serious gear this weekend with the second round games in soccer and field hockey. Hillsborough High’s soccer teams earned high seeds, so they won’t be playing until the quarterfinal round on Oct. 20. Both the top-seeded boys (7-0) and…
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A notable family mansion
HISTORICALLY SPEAKING: A look at the Allentown-Upper Freehold of the past. By: Reprinted from the "Allentown Messenger," dated Aug. 3, 1911: Among the noted old-time dwellings to be seen in this section of New Jersey might be mentioned the Imlay mansion at Allentown, Monmouth county, which stands as sound and solid as when first erected…
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Board, superintendent battle at meeting
Members express dissatisfaction with superintendent’s preparation By:Krzysztof Scibiorski A contentious work session of the Manville Board of Education Tuesday night might have been a public display of some board members’ desire to remove Superintendent of Schools Francis X. Heelan. Although the meeting started out peaceably as the board discussed the proposed $1.75 million January referendum…
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HoVal searches for positives
Field HockeySometimes things don’t always go as planned. By: Matt Nalbone First-year varsity field hockey head coach Jamie Holtz is finding that out the hard way at Hopewell Valley Central High School. Barb Skiba controlled the sidelines for 28 years at HoVal, but turned over the team to one-time assistant Holtz, who seems to be…
