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  • Committee alters focus to open space

    Revitalization crew backs off from earlier redevelopment plans By:Eric Schwarz    The borough’s revitalization plan will focus more on bigger concepts and less on unpopular particulars like razing the Rustic Mall or placing townhouses there, a Somerset County planner said Friday.    The plan, meant to revitalize the South Main Street business district, is being completed by…

  • Cards defeat Ewing, fall short to WW-P South

    Girls soccer By: Mike Molaro    There’s nothing out of the ordinary in the fact that the Lawrence High School girls soccer squad opened its season by splitting its first two road games.    The Cardinals on Friday twice rallied from one-goal deficits to defeat Ewing, 4-3, in overtime, and on Monday fell to powerful West Windsor-Plainsboro…

  • Hopewell tennis off to fast start

    Girls Tennis By: Matt Nalbone    First year varsity tennis coach Maria Gonzalez could not have asked for a better start to her coaching career. Her Hopewell Valley girls team had two matches so far and they have won them both.    Last Thursday, they kicked off their 2000 season with a 4-1 win at Hightstown. First…

  • Seniors left wiser but wary after flood

    HURRICANE FLOYD RETROSPECTIVE By:Minx McCloud    Joan Bray was one of the lucky ones.    Although the senior citizen had to wade through a bit of water to get to the street, she was relatively unscathed in her upstairs apartment on the South Side. The flood affected the folks in the downstairs apartment, but by the time…

  • Panfile recalls good old days

    MHS football field named for longtime coach By: John E. Powers        Ned Panfile looked all around him last Friday night and saw his past.    Panfile, the former longtime Manville High School coach who continues to volunteer for head coach Steve Venuto, had one of the greatest honors a man can experience. The Manville High…

  • Broncs teams open seasons with varying success

    Rider notes By: Nick Schaefer Men’s Soccer    After winning two-straight games against Philadelphia and Temple University, the Broncs lost to fellow New Jersey rival Monmouth University, 3-2, on Saturday.    The Hawks scored three times in a seven-minute period to go up, 3-0. Rider battled back to 3-2, on a goal by junior Bob Francis on…

  • Bulldogs open undefeated for Suozzo

    By:Matt Nalbone    Two games into the season, Hopewell’s varsity boys soccer coach Tony Suozzo has to be satisfied with his team.    The Bulldogs opened up the season with a convincing win over Hightstown, 7-1, and then played a tough Notre Dame team to a 1-1 tie.    Hightstown didn’t turn out to be much of a…

  • Soccer tournament ends in fight

    Parents tussle during shoot out By: Matthew Armstrong    The score was tied at the end of the semifinal soccer game between 9-year-old boys. A shoot-out began to determine a winner.    But there was no winner Sunday, as fight between two parents on the sidelines sent the children to the buses and summoned police to Sondek…

  • HHS field hockey team shows firepower in opener

    By: Rudy Brandl        Hillsborough High field hockey fans got an early glimpse of their team’s firepower in last week’s opening game against North Hunterdon.    The Raiders, who ended a long state playoff drought by qualifying for the post-season last fall, appear headed back in that direction this season. Last Friday’s 6-3 overtime victory proved…