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  • Growing trees a labor of love for nursery operator

    Also heralding the beginning of spring, along the back roads of Upper Freehold, are the sounds of nursery trucks transporting laborers to and from the tree-lined fields. By: Julie Gartland    One of the first signs of spring is the flowering of the red maple tree. Buds everywhere are opening up and we’re once again awakened…

  • Kruczek teaches HHS athletes to succeed, enjoy sport

    Still developing solid throwers in 27th year By: Rudy Brandl        Gene Kruczek didn’t know much about weight events when he became a track and field coach way back in 1974. Now, in his 27th year with the Hillsborough High program, he’s one of the best and most widely respected mentors in the state.    Every…

  • A sinking feeling from a good deed

    JUST FOR LAUGHS by Jo Beck: Sometimes my best intentions go awry. I set out to do a good deed and got nothing but aggravation for my trouble.    Sometimes my best intentions go awry, and I had just such an experience yesterday. I set out to do a good deed and got nothing but aggravation…

  • Donald McCormick Jr., 76, of Windsor

    Funeral service set for Saturday morning. By:    WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP — Donald McCormick Jr., 76, of Windsor, died Wednesday, April 18, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton.    Born in Dover, he was a lifelong area resident.    Mr. McCormick retired in 1986 after 30 years as a lineman with Jersey Central Power & Light.    He…

  • Every acre saved counts

    THE STATE WE’RE IN by Michele S. Byers: Aren’t a hundred acres of farmland in a rural part of New Jersey more significant than seven acres in Camden? Not if you live near these seven acres.    We believe that "more is always better." A million acres of preserved land is the goal, the result. But…

  • Young inventors show their stuff

    By: Al Wicklund    MONROE — Inventions — helpful and more than a few a little off beat as befits the inventive —filled the gym of the Brookside School Tuesday.    Some 100 sixth-graders took part in the exhibit, which served as a grand finale to a process that involved planning, the writing of a journal recording…

  • Mustangs stay perfect in Valley baseball race

    Anderson keeps Roselle Park off balance By: Rudy Brandl        The Manville High baseball team completed an early season Union County hat trick and improved to 3-0 with a solid 5-1 victory over Roselle Park.    For the third straight game, the Mustangs spotted their opponents an early lead but stormed back to win. Last week’s…

  • Voters approve school district tax hike

    East Windsor voters carried the budget, which was defeated by Hightstown voters. The spending plan is 6.5 percent higher than last year’s. By: Michael Arges    East Windsor and Hightstown voters now know how much their school taxes will go up following Tuesdays’ school board election. Graphic by T.J. Furman    Voters approved a $3,289,910 increase in…

  • MHS softballers win clutch game on road

    Ortman fires no-hitter at Roselle Park By: Rudy Brandl        Amy Ortman provided the pitching, Tina Corcoran supplied the power and Lauren Kohler used her speed to help the Manville High softball team pull out a big win at Roselle Park last week.    The Lady Mustangs needed nine innings to register the 2-1 victory, their…