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  • Perone, Corcoran represent MHS at banquet

    Meet Manville’s county scholar-athletes By: Rudy Brandl    SOMERSET — Manville High’s Jason Perone and Tina Corcoran left their bats and gloves at home and got dressed up for a big night on the town last Thursday.    No, they weren’t going to the prom. That’s not until next week.    Perone and Corcoran represented their school at…

  • Senior Menus

       All meals are served at noon at Hibernia Apartments in Lambertville.    The value of each meal is $3.13. Any amount donated over this is a tax-deductible contribution. All menus are subject to change and include milk and margarine. The sodium-controlled menu is the same unless otherwise noted.    Thursday, May 10 — Apple juice, meatballs in…

  • Meyer, Campbell represent HHS at county banquet

    Raider stars headed to UConn, Hopkins By: Rudy Brandl    SOMERSET — Kristen Meyer and Matt Campbell have enjoyed their share of accomplishments during high school, but most of their recognition has come in the form of medals, trophies or plaques won in the athletic arena.    Last Thursday night’s 18th annual Somerset County High School Principals’…

  • The Joint is Jumpin’

    Television and stage actress Nell Carter brings her show Blues in the Night to Philadelphia May 13 through 20. By: Sally Friedman    Rather than talking about her phenomenal show business career, her current projects and her Beverly Hills life, Nell Carter wants to talk about her adopted sons.    Joshua, 11, the older boy by two…

  • Bear frolics in West Amwell back yard

    Bruin knocks over bird feeders, munches on garbage off Woodens Lane By: Cynthia Williamson    WEST AMWELL — When Woodens Lane resident Diane Claus arrived home from work late Monday afternoon, she was greeted by a black bear that frolicked in her back yard for a couple hours before disappearing into the woods.    "I couldn’t believe…

  • MHS softballers enjoy rare easy day

    Girls pound Ridge in county tournament By: Rudy Brandl    The Manville High girls needed an easy afternoon on the softball diamond, but they certainly weren’t expecting it to come in a tournament game.    Last Saturday’s 15-2 victory over Ridge in the first round of the Somerset County Tournament came as a welcome surprise for the…

  • Softballers poised for rematch in counties

    RAIDER ROUNDUP By: Rudy Brandl The Hillsborough High softball team doesn’t want things to get quite so interesting Saturday when Immaculata comes to town for the Somerset County quarterfinals. Monday afternoon’s 5-4 victory was a real nail-biter for the Raiders, who made two clutch defensive plays to hold off an Immaculata rally in the top…

  • Editorial: Party hopper trying for better odds

       New Hope Councilman Robert Gerenser has declared he plans to form a third political party in the borough, called the Independence Party.    We have no problem with additional parties whose beliefs are at odds with typical GOP and Democratic platforms.    But Mr. Gerenser appears to be forming another party just because his own failed to…

  • Officials mull $6 million public water system

    Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority wants to construct system in New Hope By: Cynthia Williamson    NEW HOPE — The Borough Council heard a proposal at its meeting Tuesday from the Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority to build a $6 million public water system in New Hope.    There are public sewers in the borough…