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  • Up, up and away for $100 hamburgers

    Flying Tigers Club takes to the skies for exotic lunch destinations By:Pat Tanner    A $100 hamburger may sound like something diners would encounter at Alain Ducasse’s new restaurant in New York, the one that has quickly become notorious for its stratospheric prices, like the $1,500 meal recently reported in The New York Times.    Actually, though,…

  • Emotional ending to exciting game

    Blocked 42-yard field goal attempt gives Lawrence 22-21 win By: Kyle Moylan      Twenty minutes after this past Friday’s 22-21 loss to Lawrence, the Hightstown High School football players were still scattered around the field the way teams often are on a broken play.      One by one, Hightstown coach Bruce Broadbent sought them out.…

  • Michael Stefanick, 81

       SOMERVILLE — Michael Stefanick died Saturday, Sept. 16, 2000, at Somerset Medical Center. He was 81.    Born in Stockton, Pa., he lived in Manville before moving to Somerville in 1956.    Mr. Stefanick was a mechanic for 35 years in G building of Johns-Manville Corp. in Manville, retiring in 1980.    He served in the U.S. Army…

  • Neal Alesandro, 82

       FLAGTOWN — Neal M. Alesandro died Thursday, Sept. 14, 2000, at Harborside Healthcare Center in Bridgewater. He was 82.    Born and raised in Manville, he moved to Flagtown 50 years ago.    Mr. Alesandro operated Foothill Acres Barber Shop for many years as the only barber in Flagtown.    He also worked for the Board of Education…

  • Gloger gone

    Sophomore is huge loss at guard By: Justin Feil    The revolving door continues in Old Nassau.    Spencer Gloger, Princeton University’s leading returning scorer with the loss of Chris Young, will not return to the men’s basketball team this year. He did report to Princeton this past week and even played pick-up games with the team.…

  • Princeton falls in Hughes’ debut

    Late Lafayette touchdown stuns Tigers By: Justin Feil    EASTON, Pa. — The Princeton University football team’s season opener started with such promise, but ended in disappointment.    With a new coach, Roger Hughes, a renewed commitment to excellence and a new outlook, the Tigers were excited for their 2000 opener against Lafayette, a team they historically…

  • Cranbury freshmen enjoying new schools

    By:Brian Shappell    Former Cranbury students now attending area high schools are adapting quickly to their new lives.    After graduation in June, the Class of 2000 voiced mixed emotions about leaving the Cranbury School. Now in their new surroundings —at Princeton High School or private schools — many say they’re enjoying the change.    “It’s a lot…

  • FOOTBALL: Monroe faces speed battle with Zebras

    By:Ken Weingartner    Monroe High coach Milt Theodosatos knows this much about tonight’s football game at New Brunswick — the Falcon defense won’t have the luxury of taking off any plays.    That’s because the Zebras’ offense — led by senior running back Kevin Hicks — has the speed to score from anywhere, at any time.    “We…

  • Marie Holbrook, 70

       MANVILLE — Marie E. Holbrook died Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2000, at JFK Medical Center in Edison. She was 70.    Ms. Holbrook was born in New Brunswick and lived in Manville before moving to the Roosevelt Care Center in Edison three years ago. She worked on the assembly line at Symphonic Electronics in New Brunswick for…