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  • Wrestlers rock the house in Hillsborough

    D’Amelio comes through for second straight time By: Rudy Brandl        The Hillsborough High wrestling team beat Bridgewater-Raritan at both ends in Saturday’s dramatic home dual meet.    Andrew Gewain and Randy Van Cleef provided a potent 1-2 punch to give the Raiders the lead and sophomore heavyweight Antonio D’Amelio made it stand to produce a…

  • Bordentown woman participates in NJN Holocaust program

           BORDENTOWN CITY — Piles of ash and human remains, barbed wire and graffiti on the walls of death camp dormitories — these are sights that cannot be forgotten.    By visiting these sites, many New Jersey teachers have sought to educate their students future generations about the reality of the Holocaust. By:Vanessa S. Holt    …

  • POLICE BEAT 01/18

    From the Jan. 18 edition of the Register-News By: BORDENTOWN CITY    Police responded to a call at 9:15 a.m. on Jan. 11 from Town Ford where someone had pried open the door to a van and removed a stereo. Police said the estimated vehicle damage and cost of the stereo is more than $300.    The…

  • Barber shop returns to Church Street

    WANDERINGS By: Ken Weingartner    ALLENTOWN — Marc Storaci has turned an avocation into a vocation.    After going to school to study electrical engineering, Mr. Storaci turned to "a hobby" for his career. He said his decision "turned heads," with no pun intended. The hobby was cutting hair.    "I decided I like this much better," said…

  • Friends of Hillsborough ready for more legal struggles

       The citizens group Friends of Hillsborough remains prepared for more legal battles, despite winning a major court victory last week in its fight to stop development of Greenbriar at The Village. By: Laura Toto    Judith Glassgold, president of the group, said it would continue to follow up on the case. As directed by state Superior…

  • Hillsborough girls sprint past P’burg

    Surplus of lay-ups make game look like track meet By: Rudy Brandl        Last Friday night’s high school girls’ basketball game between Hillsborough and Phillipsburg looked more like a track meet.    The Lady Raiders created turnovers and ran the floor like sprinters to produce a lopsided 63-25 home victory. Hillsborough scored 48 of its points…

  • Manville boys play well against St. Mary’s

    Still in contention for state playoffs By: Shawn Tyrrell        All in all, last week was a positive one for the Manville High boys’ basketball team.    After a miserable loss the previous week against Newark Central, MHS responded with a win against Brearley (50-43) and two highly competitive efforts (both in defeat) against quality teams…

  • Weekend picks

    What’s going on this weekend Feast at Legion    American Legion Post 401, Major Road, Monmouth Junction, will sponsor an "All You Can Eat Fish Fry," on Friday, 5 to 8 p.m. Tickets are: $9 for adults, $8 for seniors and $5 for children 5-10. Children under 5 dine free. Child chicken nuggets are $3. For…

  • Red Raiders shrug off rebuilding year

    Pennington Girls BasketballThis was supposed to be the year that the Pennington School girls basketball squad faced a rebuilding challenge and the growing pains associated with a young team trying to find its place. By: Mike Molaro    Somebody, though, forgot to tell the Red Raiders.    Playing perhaps its best game of the season, Pennington did…