Category: archives
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Mustangs struggle through another football season
Finish with second straight 2-8 campaign By: Shawn Tyrrell The 2000 Manville High School football season concluded on Thanksgiving Day and it turned out to be yet another year in which the Mustangs struggled. Considering the schedule Manville faced and the talent that exists in the Mountain Valley Conference, a record of 2-8 still…
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Township police are ticketing truckers on Route 29
Signs declaring ban are up By:John Tredrea Hopewell Township police say they are "vigorously enforcing" recently enacted restrictions on truck traffic on state Route 29 and that there has been a "dramatic decrease" in the number of heavy trucks on the road, especially trash haulers, since enforcement began. "Since the signs on the truck ban…
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Foundation helps kids in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD – A new foundation planning to finance educational programs in the district and provide more learning resources for the community is looking forward to a busy schedule as it begins its first full year of operation. By:Vanessa S. Holt The Springfield Township School/Community Educational Foundation Inc. was formed this year to raise money…
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‘Proof of Life’
Russell Crowe leads a mission to save Meg Ryan’s kidnapped husband. [R] By: Kam Williams Every now and then a movie gets overshadowed by its gossip. Such has been the case with Proof of Life ever since reports of an on-set romance between mega-stars Meg Ryan (When Harry Met Sally) and Academy Award-nominee Russell Crowe (for…
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A personal view of John Lennon’s legacy
I was in college, a freshman at Penn State, when I heard that John Lennon was shot. By:Hank Kalet I was in college, a freshman at Penn State, when I heard that John Lennon was shot. I was washing up, getting ready for bed, when someone rushed into the rest room. "John Lennon’s dead," he…
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‘Diamond’ Jim Brady a colorful South Branch character
LOOKING BACK By:Michele Dansak His life epitomized the rags-to-riches story that is ingrained in the American psyche. Born into poverty, he had amassed a $12 million fortune by the time of his death. Everything about him, from his physical appearance, to his lifestyle, and to his home, was larger than life. He remains, in my…
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Vultures return to homes in Hopewell
Steps to keep them away suggested By:Ruth Luse They’re back, as expected. According to Hopewell Councilwoman Alice C. Huston, hundreds of turkey vultures have returned to Hopewell Borough, where, last spring, they made their homes primarily in two borough neighborhoods – Eaton Place and the West Prospect Street area. Ms. Huston said Monday, during Hopewell…
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Kelly, seniors accomplish mission
Unbeaten as freshmen, champions as seniors By: Rudy Brandl PISCATAWAY – Jeff Kelly was a man on a mission last Saturday at Rutgers Stadium. It wasn’t a mission that started last month, or in August, or when he first became a fixture on the Hillsborough High varsity football team. Kelly and his senior classmates…
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Simborski makes triumphant return
Comes back from injury to lead Raiders to title By: Rudy Brandl PISCATAWAY – Steve Simborski just wanted to get back on the football field. Saturday at Rutgers Stadium, Hillsborough High’s senior quarterback made a triumphant return to action, leading the Raiders to their first state sectional football title in 20 years. Simborski was…
