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  • Millstone second best again

    Following its recent tournament run, the Millstone-Roosevelt softball team has to wonder if it’s the second best team in District 12 or the entire state? By: Kyle Moylan    Following its recent tournament run, the Millstone-Roosevelt softball team has to wonder if it’s the second best team in District 12 or the entire state?    "I have…

  • Post 401 returns to legion baseball playoffs

    The locals clinched at least fifth place with a 5-4, eight-inning win over North Brunswick. By: Rich Fisher    As the Middlesex County American Legion playoffs approach, the South Brunswick Post 401 baseball team can take heart in the fact it will be part of the festivities.    Which is something it could not do last year.…

  • Artificial field plans on hold

    Plans for the new artificial grass football field at Hillsborough High School have been put on hold indefinitely. By:Alec Moore    The district had originally planned on refurbishing only the HHS track using $400,000 that voters approved by referendum for the project. However, when Hummer Turfgrass Systems approached the school about upgrading the football field in…

  • Letters to the editor

    For the week of July 19 By: Mayor Fried places interests above those of residents To the editor: I could not believe my eyes when I read Mayor David Fried’s comments last week regarding the Hamilton Marketplace. Mayor Fried said about a possible lawsuit, "I’m not sure there is any legal grounds for it." Since…

  • Jean Watson

       LANCASTER, Pa. — Jean H. Watson, 74, died Monday, July 16, at home.    She was born in Providence. She was a customer service supervisor for Atlantic Breeders Co. until retiring in the early 1980s.    Daughter of the late Paul V. and Evelyn S. Helm Wiggins, she is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Kim E.…

  • Horse Play: Bravo, Joe

    HORSE PLAY by Ken Weingartner: Sitting at poolside, Joe Bravo looks the part of a man on vacation. It’s what summertime at the Jersey shore is all about. By:    Sitting at poolside, sipping a sports drink, Joe Bravo looks the part of a man on vacation. It’s what summertime at the Jersey shore is all…

  • Some oppose restaurant expansion

    Letter to the editor    Amalfi’s cuisine, located on Lawrenceville-Pennington Road (on the old Buxton’s site), is planning an expansion. The present plan is to triple the size of the existing building, create a new parking lot with 100 parking spaces and offer banquet and catering facilities. Although many Lawrence Township residents patronize this restaurant and…

  • Township’s Alliger Tract fields report due tonight

    The Township Committee is expected to consider a preliminary cost estimate for the design of three athletic fields on the Alliger tract. The Hopewell Township engineer was expected to have the estimate ready in time for tonight’s meeting and possible vote on whether to proceed with the design By: Ruth Luse    When the Hopewell Township…

  • Lawrence stays above .500 mark

    Post 414The Lawrence Post 414 baseball squad continues to keep its head bobbing above the .500 mark. By: Steve Feitl    This past week, Lawrence earned a split, routing Ewing on Saturday, but falling to Princeton on Monday.    The split left Lawrence at 12-11 — one game over .500.    However, the record does not appear to…