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  • Vikes happy to ‘own’ tie with Knights in boys soccer

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    Sometimes results that appear to be lucky are actually due to hard work.    That was the case for the South Brunswick High School boys’ soccer team in this past Monday’s 2-2 tie at Old Bridge. After giving up two goals in the first half, sustained effort in the closing minutes of…

  • Local soccer teams continue to impress

    NBC at 2-1 By:Sean Moylan    Fielding perhaps the most talented and athletic Life Center girls’ varsity soccer team of her coaching career, Tammy Nowicki was able to look on happily as her club went 2-0 and outscored its opponents 23-1 this past week.    In Thursday’s home opener versus Mercy Vo-Tech, Life Center won an easy…

  • Terrorism threats are not new

    Guest opinion By: Keith Smith    Since the horrific act of war waged by terrorist on Sept. 11, Americans have been introduced to Afghanistan, the Taliban and Osama bin Laden. While the country, the faction and the terrorist may be new names to many Americans, none of them are new to our government, intelligence community, diplomats…

  • A day to show unity in the community

    More than 5,000 were on hand for the 14th annual event, highlighted by fantastic weather and a barrage of patriotic sentiments. By: Brian Shappell    Residents of South Brunswick united for a day of fun at Woodlot Park Sunday for the annual Charlene J. Austin Community Unity Day despite Tuesday’s tragedy and the resulting low attendance.…

  • Hopewell must come to grips with the ADA

    EDITORIAL By: Ruth Luse    Hopewell Borough officials are concerned, and rightly so, about the fact that both the Borough Hall building and the Hopewell Library building are not ADA (Americans With Disabilities Act) compliant.    ADA, which for one thing calls for handicapped accessibility to public buildings, has been in effect now since the early 1990s.…

  • Ethel Gnecco

       HILLSBOROUGH — Ethel M. Gnecco died on Saturday, Sept. 15, in Greenbrook Manor Nursing Home. She was 78.    Born and raised in Hackensack, she lived in Teaneck, Oradell and Hillsborough before moving to the nursing home four years ago.    Mrs. Gnecco was a homemaker.    Her husband, Joseph F. Gnecco, died in 1992.    Surviving are one…

  • Bulldogs surprised by Cardinals

    Boys SoccerIt wasn’t so much the fact that his team lost its first game of the season. But Hopewell Valley Central High School boys soccer coach Tony Suozzo figured the setback might’ve come a game earlier rather than later. By: Mike Molaro    After back-to-back superb defensive efforts that resulted in road triumphs over Colonial Valley…

  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Sept. 20, 2001

    Community has done its part To the editor:     None of us will ever forget where we were on Sept. 11, 2001 when terrorists slammed hijacked airliners into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, and the Pentagon in Washington, killing thousands of innocent Americans.    What we must never forget…

  • Firehouse must correct several code violations

    By:David Koch    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — An inspection by the state has found 77 fire code violations at the Derby Fire House, rendering the kitchen and the hall area of the fire station unusable until the violations are corrected.    An inspection Aug. 31 by officials from the state Division of Fire Safety, found 63 maintenance violations…