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Plumsted receives additional grant money
TOWN TALK by Ronald Dancer: News from Plumsted Township. By: The Township Committee applied for and received notification of a $60,000 grant award from the Community Development Block Grant Program to construct an additional rest room facility near the Picnic Pavilion at our Recreation Park. Deputy Mayor Joe Przywara is our representative for this grant…
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MHS cross country runners still shaping up
Team still hasn’t held a meet this fall By: Rudy Brandl Most teams would be complaining about not competing until this week. Manville High cross country coach Tony Treonze feels it’s a blessing. Last week’s opening meet at North Plainfield was postponed because of Rosh Hashanah, giving the Mustangs an extra week to work into…
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Late mistake spoils HHS football comeback
Franklin escapes with wild victory By: Rudy Brandl It looked like the Hillsborough High football team was on its way to a hard-fought comeback victory last Friday night at Noonan Field. Then disaster struck. Franklin recovered a fumble with 2:17 remaining while the Raiders were trying to run out the clock and preserve a 14-11…
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‘Hardball’
Keanu Reeves stars as a ‘Coach ‘n’ the Hood’ in this bittersweet inner-city baseball drama. [PG-13] By: Kam Williams Last fall, Remember the Titans recounted the true story of two football coaches, one black, one white, who molded feuding players at a recently integrated Southern high school into gridiron greats and poster boys for racial tolerance.…
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Unbeaten Raider booters finally coming home
Rival Bridgewater comes to town for showdown By: Rudy Brandl The Hillsborough High boys’ soccer team will finally play a home game tomorrow afternoon at Auten Road School. And it’s a big one. Hillsborough, which entered the week with a 4-0 record in both the Delaware Division and overall, will host perennial rival and nemesis…
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Vikings line up another football victory
By: Ken Weingartner The South Brunswick High football team’s offensive line hasn’t attracted a lot of notice this season. And that’s a very good thing. Offensive linemen rarely receive attention, until something goes wrong. A motion or holding penalty, a sack, a running back tackled in the backfield all draw eyes to the men in…
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LEDGER FORUM: Residents and kids send hugs to heroes
In the wake of the recent tragedy, some parents are discovering unique ways to allow children to help the heroes at ground zero. The following is another shining example. My wife Susan and our neighbor, Rebecca Wewer, were searching for an appropriate way for children to offer help. After much discussion, they created the idea…
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Several reasons for surprising 0-3 start
HHS football team looks to break skid at Watchung Hills By: Rudy Brandl What’s up with the Hillsborough High football team? People have been asking me that question since they know I’ve been covering the Raiders for years. I don’t consider myself a football expert, but I’ve got a few ideas. Rick Mantz has built…
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Lawrence squad forced to forfeit games over error
Field HockeyLHS discovered ineligible player after first four Cardinal victories By: Steve Feitl The Lawrence High School field hockey team was well on its way to a successful season when four victories were swept away from the Cardinals this past week. The Cardinal athletic staff discovered Monday that the team had been using an ineligible…
