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  • Landmark tavern to close in Lawrence

    The Merry-Go-Round Bar and Restaurant will close Oct. 14 after 58 years on Princeton Avenue. By: Lea Kahn    The Merry-Go-Round Bar and Restaurant, a landmark watering hole in south Lawrence for 58 years, is closing its doors next month.    Owners Anthony and Joan Muscente have sold the liquor license and the property at 1861 Princeton…

  • Hopewell unbeaten in three contests

    Girls SoccerThe Hopewell Valley Central High School girls soccer team continued to play well this past week, going unbeaten in three contests. By: Steve Feitl    On Sept. 19, the Lady Bulldogs (6-1-1) defeated West Windsor-Plainsboro North, 4-1. Then on Friday, Hopewell earned a 1-1 tie with Colonial Valley Conference foe West Windsor-Plainsboro South.    The Lady…

  • Off-duty Plumsted officers see new pay plan

    New guidelines call for officers to be paid through township payroll. By: Scott Morgan    PLUMSTED — The Township Committee adopted new guidelines Monday requiring off-duty police officers be paid through the township’s payroll.    In the past, off-duty police officers throughout the state were often paid by the hiring entity. Mayor Ron Dancer said that type…

  • St. Mary’s Churchmourns pastor

    The death of Monsignor Alan J. Borsuk, 69, on Saturday left a void within St. Mary’s Byzantine Catholic Church. By:Alec Moore    "He was a wonderful priest and a good friend," said the Rev. Vladimir Zablotski, who served as assistant to Father Borsuk for the past two years at the church, which is now without a…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • ‘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.…

  • 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…