Category: archives

  • HHS hockey regroups as regular season resumes

    Despite pair of one-sided losses in tournament, Rams are still 5-3 on the season By:Neil Hay        Any resemblance to the Hightstown High School ice hockey team, and those other guys skating around at Ice land in the Lawrence Holiday Tournament last week was purely accidental.    At least that is the New Year’s wish of…

  • SPORTS TAKES

    By:Staff Baseball Factory holding clinic    The Baseball Factory, Inc will be holding its fifth annual Premier Instructional Winter Camp at the Hightstown High School Annex. The camp will be held on Sundays Jan. 7, 14, 21, 28 and Feb. 4 and 11. The camp is open to players aged 8-18.    The President of the Baseball…

  • HHS wrestling team drops back to 1-1

    By: Neil Hay    Some matches Wednesday night were close and up for grabs by either side. Others, though, were decidedly one-sided.    But, truthfully, Steinert was the better team, easily defeating the visiting Hightstown wrestlers by a 55-15 final score.    The loss evened the Rams’ record at 1-1.    "55-15 sounds pretty bad," said coach Mike Russo.…

  • SENIOR LEISURE

    By:    The following activities are offered at the East Windsor Township Howard Scarborough Senior Center. Call the senior center for complete information at 371-7192. Monday, Jan. 8    9:30 a.m. — Bingo.    10 a.m. — Blood pressure.    11:30 a.m. — Lunch.    1 p.m. — Prize bingo.    3 p.m. — Bus pickup.    3 p.m. — T’ai Chi.…

  • MAZEL TOV

    By:Staff    Amy Gottesman, daughter of Randy and Sue Gottesman, was called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah on Nov. 25, 2000 at Beth El Synagogue.    Amy chanted the Maftir from the Torah, the Haftorah and led the congregation in the Musaf service. She also led the Friday evening service.    Rabbi Jay M. Kornsgold gave…

  • LIBRARY CORNER

    By:Staff Hightstown    The January-February session of Storytimes and Toddlertimes has started.    Storytime will be held at 4:15 p.m. Tuesday. The theme will be "snowmen."    Preschool Storytime for children ages 3-5 will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday. The theme will be "Make a snowman."    Toddlertime for children age 2-3 with an adult will be held…

  • Peddie girls earn revenge on the court

    Basketball squad tops Haddonfield, makingup for last season’s rare setback By:Neil Hay    Revenge is a dish best served cold.    Even if the plate has been sitting around for 12 months.    It took a full year, but the Peddie girls’ basketball team got their revenge against Haddonfield in the finals of the Haddonfield Tournament.    The win…

  • The edge of tomorrow

    The Hamilton train station, with the help of Grounds for Sculpture, has erected a memorial to the first man — or at least the first legend — to embody the struggle of humanity versus technology, John Henry. By: Jim Boyle

  • VETERANS SCRAPBOOK: Army veteran helped defeat Nazis in North Africa

    By:Al Wicklund    MONROE — The airfields where Herb Gluckman was introduced to World War II weren’t plush, but they served their purpose well.    Tech. Sgt. Gluckman, the ground crews he supervised and the other members of the Army Air Corps’ 57th Fighter Group were part of the offensive as the Allied forces ended the German…