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  • ROBBINSVILLE: Ravens moving forward

    Boys hoops makes states By Bob Nuse, The Packet Group    The Robbinsville High School boys basketball team isn’t quite ready to contend for a Mercer County Tournament championship, but the Ravens are moving closer.    The Ravens dropped a 73-55 decision to Pennington in the opening round of the MCT on Monday, but still have plenty…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK – O’Sullivan to make Assembly bid

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK – O’Sullivan to make Assembly bid

    Staff photo by Mary Brienza Councilman John O’Sullivan addressed South Brunswick Republicans during the annual dinner dance at Pierre’s Restaurant Friday night.

  • Indictment: ‘Revenge’ fire misses mark

    By: centraljersey.com David J. Bednar, 20, of Hillsborough wanted to get back at the guy who stole his girlfriend away. So he decided to set fire to his house, police say. One problem: When Bednar poured gasoline on an exterior gas meter at 43 Fox Chase Run on Sept. 20, 2009, he was at the…

  • Free advice from five former governors

    By: centraljersey.com If New Jersey, the most crowded state in the country, doesn’t pay attention to open space and clean air and water, "we can forget about creating anymore jobs." So said former Gov. Tom Kean last October when asked to provide advice to Gov. Chris Christie on the environment of this state we’re in.…

  • Basketabll camp scheduled in Manville

    By: centraljersey.com Dan Schantz Basketball Camp will again be held this summer at Christ the King School in Manville (due to the construction at Mary Mother of God in Hillsborough). The camp, in its fifth season, will be directed by Dan Schantz, assistant varsity basketball coach at St. Patrick High School in Elizabeth. Three sessions…

  • Why are budget cuts again aimed at bus drivers?

    The bus drivers of the UFRSD    We are writing in response to the Feb. 10 article about the Upper Freehold Regional School District budget (“Upper Freehold must close $1.7M budget deficit”). Once again the school board is in the position of trying to pass a budget with decreased state funding and without going over the…

  • Cox scores five as Ravens win MCT opener

    By: centraljersey.com The Robbinsville High ice hockey team opened the Mercer County Tournament with a 10-0 win over Nottingham on Monday. Shaun Cox scored five goals and Richie Salva added one for the fifth-seeded Ravens, who were scheduled to face No. 4 seed Notre Dame in the quarterfinals on Wednesday. With a win on Wednesday,…

  • Adult education classes to be offered in Monroe

    By: centraljersey.com MONROE – The Monroe Township Cultural Arts Commission is sponsoring courses in Chinese painting, American women in arts, middle-20th century pop music and more as part of the Adult Education curriculum. "Every year we try to bring new and exciting classes to the Adult Education curriculum," said Maria Naumik, chairwoman of the commission.…

  • Briefs

    By: centraljersey.com The Lawrence High School Athletic Hall of Fame is currently accepting nominations for the 2011 class, scheduled to be inducted in October. Nominees may be former athletes, coaches, teams, or special contributors. Athletes must have graduated in 2006 or earlier in order to be eligible. Nomination forms can be filled out online by…