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  • Riverside kids help food drive

    Do Something Club of Riverside Elementary School     We are members of the Do Something Club at Riverside Elementary School. Our school is collecting food for the Crisis Ministry of Princeton and Trenton through Thursday, Feb. 12. All donations are appreciated.    You can bring food to the school’s main entrance or give it to someone…

  • BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: Meeting sparks Turnpike discussion

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer The subject of the impending New Jersey Turnpike expansion reared its head again at this week’s Township Committee meeting, when residents and officials brought up the matter once again.     The meeting was considerably calmer than that of late January, when about 25 residents showed up to voice their extreme…

  • SAFE in Hunterdon Adds New Team Member
  • MANVILLE: Girls drop two games after first win

    MANVILLE: Girls drop two games after first win

    MUSTANG ROUNDUP by Rudy Brandl, Sports Editor    Manville hosted South Plainfield and Bound Brook in a tough Recreation wrestling tri-meet last Saturday.    In the first match against South Plainfield, Manville could come away with only three victories.    Paul Basta, at 60 pounds, went into the second period of his match at 0-0. He got an…

  • HEALTH MATTERS: Protecting women’s hearts — it’s done by the numbers

    It is important for women to know the symptoms of heart disease and signs that a heart attack may be occurring. By Lisa S. Motavalli, M.D. Princeton HealthCare System     Attention, women: Do you know your numbers?     No, not your dress size or your shoe size, but the more important numbers that indicate your…

  • LAWRENCE: Incumbent board members mull election options

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer One of three incumbent school board members whose terms are expiring is definitely signing up to run for another term in the April 21 annual school board election, but the other two school board members are still weighing their options.     Thomas Patrick said he plans to seek a second…

  • MANVILLE: Boys build win streak, confidence

    MANVILLE: Boys build win streak, confidence

    Zangara pours in 17 twice to lead way by Rudy Brandl, Sports Editor    The Manville High boys built a little winning streak last week, yet another reflection of how far this basketball team has come in the second year of head coach Marty Geiger.    Last winter, the Mustangs finished 2-20 with both victories coming over…

  • BORDENTOWN CITY: ‘A corridor to the Northeast’ on the Underground Railroad

    BORDENTOWN CITY: ‘A corridor to the Northeast’ on the Underground Railroad

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer BORDENTOWN CITY — Last week, at the beginning of Black History Month, two residents came together to shed some light on the city’s own past.     Crayle Green and Vivian Ward gave a presentation Feb. 4 to the Bordentown Historical Society. While neither woman is a member of the BHS,…

  • HEALTH MATTERS: Providing support for those with head and neck cancer

    Many of these cancers require surgery that generally changes the way patients chew, swallow and talk. By Judy Neuman, CTR Princeton HealthCare System     When most people learn they have cancer, they often experience feelings of shock and fear and question what their lives will be like after treatment.     Answers, of course, are hard…