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  • Police apprehend alleged scammers

    Cops say Ohio couple hit 3 car dealerships By:Laura Toto    An Ohio couple remains at Somerset County Jail after a routine license plate check led recently to their arrest for allegedly scamming three Cleveland car dealerships.    Police on Sept. 23 ran a routine check on a Ohio license plate on a green 1996 Buick at…

  • Katelee Zapolski

    Lawrence Ledger Athlete of the Week    Katelee Zapolski is the Lawrence Ledger Athlete of the Week for the period ending Oct. 1.    This spark-plug for the Lawrence field hockey team has been a key reason behind the Cardinals’ fast 4-1 start.    Last week, she completed a rare back-to-back hat trick combination as the Cardinals shut…

  • Frederick B. Goldsborough

    Services Saturday    Frederick B. Goldsborough, 87, died Sept. 30 at Vencor Hospital, Philadelphia.    Born in Easton, Md., he lived in Princeton 36 years before moving to Lawrenceville 26 years ago.    Mr. Goldsborough taught school in Maryland before working 13 years with the U.S. Postal Service. He retired after more than 22 years with the Institute…

  • Kavchak second runner-up in seniors pageant

    By: T.J. Furman    With her country western dancing routine and philosophy of life recitation, Gainsboro Road resident Ida Marie Kavchak was the second runner-up in last month’s Ms. New Jersey Senior America pageant at the Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City.    As second runner-up, Mrs. Kavchak is now a part of the Queen’s Court and…

  • Can’t believe what the papers say

    To the editor:    It has been 63 years since the day I first took an opposition view to the often-accepted premise that newspapers are filled with truth – "the Fourth Estate, the final battleground for equality, morality, protection of the poor, the hungry, the dispossessed."    At that time I was in the primary grades of…

  • No bullies allowed

    Program at Triangle School helps keep them in line By:Laura Toto    Students at Triangle Elementary School are feeling safer than ever at school thanks to a program the school implemented last year.    School administrators have implemented the bully-proofing program that uses positive peer pressure to have children intervene when they see bullies picking on other…

  • Qualifying scores abound for SBHS gymnasts

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    With four regular-season meets and the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament still ahead of them, seven South Brunswick High School gymnasts have already qualified to compete in state sectionals. The latest addition to the list is sophomore Kate Kardosh, whose score on the vault in last week’s meet against South Plainfield gets…

  • Girls clinch Valley Division; boys move to 9-1

    Cross Country By: Mike Molaro    The Hopewell Valley Central High School girls cross country squad (10-0) clinched the Colonial Valley Conference Valley Division title on Tuesday by defeating Hightstown, 21-37, Hamilton, 19-44, and Nottingham, 15-49, on its home course at Washington Crossing.    The HoVal boys (9-1) on Tuesday knocked off Hamilton, 19-40, and Nottingham, 15-50,…

  • Raiders pound Watchung Hills

    By: Rudy Brandl        It was absolute destruction.    The Hillsborough High football team rolled to its third consecutive victory last Saturday night at Noonan Field, pitching an impressive 34-0 shutout over Watchung Hills. The Raiders (3-1) scored early and often, gave the reserves considerable playing time and stormed into October with a serious head of…