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  • Manville nine upset by Bernards, umpire

    Rainout call comes with two outs in final at-bat By: Rudy Brandl        High school baseball games usually require 21 outs before completion. Manville only got 20 in last week’s frustrating loss to Bernards.    While the non-conference loss to the Mountaineers doesn’t mean a whole lot, it really annoyed MHS skipper Steve Venuto. The Mustangs…

  • Turnpike approves East Windsor sound barriers

    A neighborhood just east of the turnpike and south of Route 33 will be protected from noise on the highway. One resident called the noise there "unbelievable." By: Michael Arges    EAST WINDSOR — The "unbelievable" noise level from the New Jersey Turnpike along Richardson Lane will be coming to an end, the Turnpike Authority announced…

  • Truck accident on Route 130 injures three

    According to police, faulty brakes on a tractor-trailer travelling north on 130 were to blame for last week’s accident. By: Michael Arges    EAST WINDSOR — A tractor-trailer truck with defective breaks plowed into two minivans stopped at the traffic light at Routes 130 and 571 at 12:11 p.m. April 20 causing three injuries, police reported.…

  • Yards of deals at Evans Tract

    By:Nick D’Amore    The annual Evans Tract garage sale is a mere garage sale the way Home Depot is just a hardware store or Regal Cinemas is just a movie theater.    This year’s garage sale Saturday brought nearly 50 residents together to make their junk someone else’s treasure. Among the great finds were a great variety…

  • Fire damages special education school

       MONROE — Though damaged by fire Saturday, the county school for children with disabilities being built on Matchaponix Road is still on schedule for a September opening. By: Al Wicklund    MONROE — Though damaged by fire Saturday, the county school for children with disabilities being built on Matchaponix Road is still on schedule for a…

  • Raiders break victory drought on diamond

    Mercy rule win over Plainfield ignites confidence By: John E. Powers        Time will tell if Saturday’s 13-3 rout of Plainfield will be a key turning point of the season for the Hillsborough High School baseball team.    Head coach Norm Hewitt, whose team stopped a 13-game losing streak, dating back to last year, with a…

  • Wanda Alessi

       EAST WINDSOR — Wanda Alessi, 72, died Sunday at the Medical Center at Princeton.    Born in Torrington, Conn., she lived in the Linden area before moving to East Windsor in 1964.    She graduated from Linden High School in 1946 and St. Elizabeth School of Nursing in 1949. She retired after 48 years as a registered…

  • Peddie’s Pustay pitches a no-hitter

    BASEBALL: The Falcons shut-out visiting Hightstown last week, 10-0, behind the ace’s gem. By: Neil Hay    So far this season, the pitching staff of the Peddie School baseball team looks like ace Matt Pustay and a bunch of other guys.    Going in to the season coach Frank Schermerhorn believed he had more than enough good…

  • Peddie squad moves above .500

    BOYS TENNIS: The Falcons defeated Princeton Day School Tuesday by a count of 3-2. By:    The Peddie School tennis team improved to 5-4 on the season Tuesday with a 3-2 win at Princeton Day School.    The Falcons got wins at first singles and in both doubles matches to go home with the victory.    John Scott…