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  • MANVILLE: Roosevelt School program has girls running to sign up for fourth season

    By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer    They meet for an hour, two days a week.    Yet Roosevelt School’s Girls on the Run program has fifth-grade girls racing to sign up for the 10-week program.    Since starting the program four years ago, it’s expanded to a two-coach program so girls aren’t turned away because of the student-to-coach…

  • FLORENCE—Softball set for a great year

    BY: Kyle Moylan Sports Editor     The Florence High School softball team is on such a roll as a program that last year’s Central Jersey Group I title didn’t even match the success of the 2007 season.     Florence won the overall Group I title in 2007. And with all of his starters back from…

  • ALLENTOWN—Boys tennis an improved team

    By: Kyle Moylan Sports Editor     While he is still in the process of putting together his boys’ tennis team, Allentown High Coach Dan Fallon has already seen enough to be encouraged that 2009 will be a better season than last year.     “I’ve seen some encouraging things,” Fallon said. “We’re hoping to do well…

  • MANVILLE: Officers ride to honor slain brethren

    By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer    For four Manville police officers, riding bicycles from Florham Park to Washington, D.C., from May 9 to May 12 — a 400-mile trip — is a small sacrifice when compared to the cause for which they ride.    For a second year, officers Joe Buda, Nickolas Franzoso and Richard Canuso and…

  • FLORENCE— Boys tennis expecting a lot of wins

    By: Sean Moylan Sports Editor     A 14-7 overall record doesn’t even begin to tell the story of the 2008 Florence High coed varsity tennis team.     A Group I powerhouse for years, the 2008 Flashes went 10-0 in the Freedom Division and loaded up their out of conference schedule with several matches against talented…

  • Passover at Har Sinai Temple

    By Har Sinai           PASSOVER ACTIVITIES AT HAR SINAI TEMPLE HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP – Passover observance at Har Sinai Temple, 2421 Pennington Road at Denow Road, will begin April 9 with a 10:30 a.m. service followed that evening at 6:15 p.m. by a Second Night Seder service and buffet open to the public. On April 15,…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: South Brunswick salvages tough season

    By Rich Fisher, Sports Editor    Joe Hoehman will be staying out of Jackson this summer.    He doesn’t want to be anywhere near another amusement park ride for a while.    ”This year was a real rollercoaster ride,” said Hoehman after his South Brunswick High School boys basketball team ended up 8-16. “We started 2-10 in the…

  • Movie Times: March 27-April 2

    Movies and times are valid from March 27-April 2. Because of the possibility of last-minute schedule changes, it is wise to call the theater before leaving home. EAST BRUNSWICK MEGA MOVIES (732-651-6342): Haunting in Connecticut (PG13) Fri.-Thurs: 12:40, 3:05, 5:20, 7:35, 9:55. 12 Rounds (R) Fri., Mon.-Thurs. 1:55, 4:35, 7:05, 9:40; Sat.-Sun. 11:20, 1:55, 4:35,…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: THINGS TO DO

    April 7    Art of the Interview: A free seminar, The Art of the Interview: Tips to Help you Nail your Next Job Interview, will be presented by Eileen Levine from the Williamsburg Group Inc., an employment service in Monmouth Junction, from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Ms. Levine will help participants evaluate strategies for success in…