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  • ALLENTOWN: Wrestling coach has novel approach

    ALLENTOWN: Wrestling coach has novel approach

    Phil McAuliffe Larry Kimport, a teacher and wrestling coach at Allentown High School, holds a copy of his new book, "At the Table of Want." Staff photo by Phil McAuliffe

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Archer to be offered Robbinsville fire director post

    HIGHTSTOWN: Archer to be offered Robbinsville fire director post

    By Matt Chiappardi, Staff Writer    Retired Hightstown Fire Chief John Archer is likely to become head of the Robbinsville Fire Department.    Robbinsville Mayor Dave Fried said this week that he plans to offer him the long-vacant post.    ”We haven’t made him an offer yet,” the mayor said Monday.    But he added an official hiring could…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK:Community steps up to fill pantry shelves

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK:Community steps up to fill pantry shelves

    Staff photo by John Keating Tom Libassi, executive director of the South Brunswick Family YMCA, and Child Development Director Ruth Todd load donated food onto a truck.

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Salute to veterans

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Salute to veterans

    PHIL MCAULIFFE World War II veterans Hank De Groff and Louis Scurato and Vietnam veteran David Alexander discuss the ceremony before it begins.

  • BORDENTOWN: Boys’ soccer year ends in shootout

    By: Kyle Moylan Sports Editor     The Bordentown boys’ soccer season ended in a shootout loss to North Plainfield in the Central Jersey Group II playoffs on Friday.     North Plainfield won the shootout, 4-1. Brandon Hudik scored the goal for Bordentown, which did not attempt its final two penalty kicks because the game had…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Baseball league honors young umpires

    HILLSBOROUGH: Baseball league honors young umpires

       At the annual Hillsborough Baseball League membership meeting, six teenage umpires were recognized for their outstanding work during the 2009 season.    The umpires recognized were Stephen Cowen and J.D. Friscia (regular teenage umpires), Tyler Barney and Alex Van Nest (junior second-year umpires) and first-year umpires Erik Moyer and Tyler Smeltz.    The umpires were awarded gift…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Baseball league honors young umpires

    HILLSBOROUGH: Baseball league honors young umpires

    Anthony Schulze ( center), Hillsborough Baseball League president, congratulates junior umpires (left to right) J.D. Friscia, Alex Van Nest, Tyler Smeltz, Erik Moyer, Tyler Barney and Stephen Cowen. Photo courtesy of Vincent Mazzaglia

  • MANVILLE: MHS soccer had productive season

    Mustangs posted state win By John Beisser, Special Writer    The 2009 Manville High boys soccer team made major strides under the direction of first-year head coach Rick McCarrick and the future appears brighter still as McCarrick brings a sense of purpose and structure to the program.    Manville wound up with a final record of 4-14.…

  • Second chance to ground Fliers

    Cards meet Neptune in CJ III playoff rematch By Rich Fisher, Sports Editor    It’s time for Round 2.    And Lawrence High’s football team can’t wait.    ”I’ve been looking forward to it,” said senior defensive tackle Ethan Posey, referring to Saturday’s NJSIAA Central Jersey Group III playoff game at Neptune. “We played them last year, they’re…