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  • Wants substantial cuts

    Cora Berke, Lambertville     The South Hunterdon Regional High School (SHRHS) budget was overwhelmingly defeated April 21 with a vote of 783 to 470, or 62.5 percent to 37.5 percent. The numbers from the voting constituency in Lambertville are even more of a mandate for change with a vote of 453 to 212, or 68.12…

  • MANVILLE: MHS teams set for month of Mayhem

    Plenty of action on diamond, track by Rudy Brandl, Sports Editor    Manville High’s spring teams haven’t even peaked yet but they’re already way ahead of last year’s schedule.    All four MHS varsity teams have improved upon last year’s performances. The baseball and softball teams ended long winless droughts. The track and field athletes are setting…

  • HEALTH MATTERS: Overuse injuries afflict too many young athletes

    By Steven R. Gecha, M.D. Princeton HealthCare System     Sports and athletic activities are great for young people, keeping them in shape and teaching valuable lessons about teamwork and leadership.     However, the old saying about having too much of a good thing is important to remember, especially when it comes to youth sports.    …

  • MANVILLE: Diamond teams struggle

    MANVILLE: Diamond teams struggle

    MUSTANG ROUNDUP by Rudy Brandl, Sports Editor    Manville High’s diamond teams waited around for almost a week in between their games and the rust showed.    Both the MHS baseball and softball teams weren’t in action all week after their opening round losses in the Somerset County Tournament the previous weekend. The Mustangs were hoping to…

  • TODA UNA VIDA CONTANDO

    By Andrés Rivero SHORT STORIES IN SPANISH Toda Una Vida Contando is a new book of short stories in about the experiences of the Hispanic in the USA. It is written by Andres Rivero, a well-known Cuban-American author who resides in Miami, Florida. The book has 83 stories in 436 pages, with a beautiful cover. You…

  • MicroDose Technologies Becomes MicroDose Therapeutx
  • ‘Goodbye, Solo’

    ‘Goodbye, Solo’

    Red West (left) and Souleymane Sy Savane in Goodbye, Solo.

  • Music Overcomes Missiles

    Jewish Federation of Central NJ For Immediate Release     PRESS RELEASE Sderot Rock Band to Make US Debut on Yom Ha’atzmaut “SdeRock” Headliner Oliel Project Expected to Draw Large Crowd in Support of Israeli Town     Scotch Plains, NJ, April 28, 2009-The Federation of Central NJ is proud to present the debut US…

  • MANVILLE: Rulings cost MHS track team two wins

    MANVILLE: Rulings cost MHS track team two wins

    ZangaraScott Alpizar shows good form clearing a hurdle during a recent home track and field meet at Manville. Photo by Mary Ellen Zangara