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  • Bulldogs bring back three starters, coach

    Boys BasketballWhen the Hopewell Valley boys basketball team takes the court this winter, it will be led by a couple of familiar faces. By: Matt Nalbone    Tony Mormile is back for his second year as head coach and he brought some scoring back with him.    Senior Matt Katz, fresh off of leading the Colonial Valley…

  • Hillsborough police outfit marked car with videocamera

       A nervous young woman with a heavy foot was the first person captured on videotape with Hillsborough Police Department’s new mobile camera. By:Eric Schwarz    The Police Department on Nov. 29 installed a videocamera in one marked police car, which Sgt. Patrick "Bill" Geary uses.    Sgt. Geary stopped the driver at 12:18 p.m. Friday on Amwell…

  • Ceremony pays homage to war veterans

    Monmouth Juncion School students learn history of Veterans Day By: Venecia A. Thompson    Veterans who have served in the United States armed forces were warmly remembered by students and teachers at Monmouth Junction School.    Students gathered last month to celebrate the sacrifices and achievements of America’s military men and women.    In a speech to the…

  • Meadowlands mega-mall is mega-mistake

       Sometimes, a development means more than the loss of one piece of land. Right now, a battle is being fought in the Hackensack Meadowlands with serious implications for every corner of New Jersey. By:Michele S. Byers    Sometimes, a development means more than the loss of one piece of land. Right now, a battle is being…

  • Vikings debut one for record books

    Ice hockey team wastes little time making school history By: Brian Weber    Brett Erdreich gained possession of the puck on the left wing, slid a pinpoint pass in front of the net to Matt Ruffalo, who fired it into the back of the net for a history-making moment at 1:25 of the first period.    The…

  • Kathleen Miller

       Kathleen Gail Miller, 58, died Monday at home.    Born in Trenton, she lived in Lawrenceville 31 years.    Mrs. Miller was a senior assessing clerk for Lawrence Township.    She was a member of St. Anthony’s Roman Catholic Church, its Altar Rosary Society, president of the VFW Post 3022 Ladies Auxiliary and executive board member of Cathedral…

  • Coach hopes SBHS cycling back to glory days

    Pendulum may be swinging back for boys bowling team By: Redd E. Patrick    According to South Brunswick High School technology teacher Mike Andrusiewicz, producing an outstanding bowling team is a cyclical process.    With that being said, Andrusiewicz, who moonlights as the school’s boys and girls bowling coach, feels the positive end of that cycle has…

  • Wind ensemble needs help to attend festival

    High school musicians seeking donations to offset costs By: Amanda Bok    The high school wind ensemble is among the few music groups to qualify for the prestigious National Concert Band Festival – but it is only half-way there.    In order to attend the festival, to be held April 5 to 7 in Indianapolis, the band…

  • Annual Holiday Walk held in Pennington

    Santa came by fire engine On Nov. 30, the Pennington Business and Professional Association sponsored its annual Holiday Walk. Santa came to visit the children, shops were open and the holiday season officially began for the town. Shown in the photo above are three of the youngsters who saw Santa that night. J.J. Levandowsky (left),…