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  • MYAL teams playing well in early season

    Pintos off to fast start By: John E. Powers The Manville Colts Pop Warner team could have described their 25-6 loss to Metuchen last Sunday in several ways — heartbreaking, experience gaining and regret-filled could be some words to use. The Colts entered the fourth quarter tied with Metuchen at 6-6 and with terrific field…

  • Freedom should be our only concern

    DISPATCHES By: Hank Kalet    I was working out at the health club when it happened.    A mix of late-’70s rock and more current music was blaring out of the speakers when a health club staffer began running from television to television changing the channel. There was a fire, perhaps an explosion, near the top of…

  • Proposed parking lot would improve town

    LETTER To the editor:    I wonder how many people have taken the time to walk down and see exactly where the former Feralgas plant is. This is the site of the Lambertville Station’s proposed new parking lot. It definitely is not on the riverbank as some people have implied, and it most certainly wouldn’t be…

  • Balanced scoring could propel HHS booters to top

    Raiders blank North in opener By: Rudy Brandl    The Hillsborough High boys’ soccer team may not have a superstar goal-scorer on its roster, but there are plenty of guys who can put the ball in the net for veteran head coach Rob Richard.    Hillsborough will need to be deep and balanced to reach its full…

  • Senior housing up for vote

    PPSD Development is proposing to build two age-restricted developments off Ridge Road. By: Brian Shappell    The fate of two proposed senior citizen housing developments off Ridge Road is in the hands of the Zoning Board of Adjustment.    The board will discuss the application that includes both projects at 7:30 tonight (Thursday).    The zoners will finish…

  • CCBH files appeal of Krame decision

    The citizens group that lost a lawsuit seeking to block approvals of the Hillsborough Promenade filed an appeal to the New Jersey Appellate Court last week. By:John Patten    The Concerned Citizens for a Better Hillsborough filed the appeal, charging its arguments against the development under construction on Route 206 by William Krame were not considered…

  • Region responds to terrorist attacks

    Story updated 4 p.m. Thursday. See comprehensive list of special religious services at end of story. By: Jeff Milgram    Central Jersey residents woke up Wednesday with the knowledge that Tuesday’s nightmarish terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon were all too real.    "It was one of the scariest things I ever experienced,"…

  • Downzoning vote expected Sept. 20

    Written comment period over By: John Tredrea    The Hopewell Township Committee is expected to vote on three ordinances that would implement downzoning during its Sept. 20 meeting.    Prior to voting, committee members will respond to comments and questions from the public hearing, the mayor said.    At the Sept. 6 meeting, at which the committee had…

  • Whitman pleased despite SBHS tennis setback

    By: Rich Fisher    Rain and the work of madmen put the South Brunswick High tennis program on hold this past week, as the Vikings only match in the books so far is a 4-1, season-opening loss to J.P. Stevens last Friday.    Monday’s match at Old Bridge was postponed due to rain and Tuesday’s match at…