Category: archives

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Opportune return for Peddie trailblazer

    By Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    HIGHTSTOWN — For Horace Brown, inauguration day wasn’t just a moment in history, but a moment for which he and countless others helped pave the way.    In 1951, Mr. Brown, 75, became the first African-American graduate of the Peddie School. On Tuesday, just an hour before Barack Obama was sworn…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Revaluation riles Wyckoff’s Mill

    By Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    HIGHTSTOWN — More than 30 angry residents of the Wyckoff’s Mill development descended on Tuesday’s Borough Council meeting to protest the recent property revaluation that is expected to boost their taxes.    Leaders of the development’s condominium association took turns questioning the methods of the revaluation after a brief explanation of…

  • RHS track squads earn several medals at Group I Relays

    By: Kyle Moylan Sports Editor     The Robbinsville High School boys and girls track teams competed in the NJSIAA Group I State Relay Championships, held this past Sunday in Toms River, and managed to come away with several medals.     The boys team of Ryan Lee, Julian Jiggetts, Tim Brazelton and Nick Lachman placed third…

  • NBC bowling teams take aim at Liberty Division

    By: Kyle Moylan Sports Editor     Thanks to a very hot streak by Frank Capra, the Northern Burlington County Regional High School boys’ bowling team has put itself in position to clinch the Liberty Division championship.     “The boys are 3-0-2 and in first place,” Northern Burlington Coach Ed Del Russo noted of the Liberty…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Borough hopes proposed federal funding can help historic district

    By Matt Chiappardi, Special Writer    HIGHTSTOWN —The borough’s Historical Preservation Commission says it wants to apply for money that could be coming from the newly proposed federal economic stimulus package to move ahead with the Stockton Street streetscape improvement plan.    And a resolution to that effect was approved unanimously by the Borough Council this week.…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Viking girls defend GMC Relay crown

    Rebound from sixth-place Group IV finish By Rich Fisher, Sports Editor    After learning about big-meet intensity at the high school level on Saturday, the South Brunswick High girls track & field team put that knowledge to use on Tuesday.    The Vikings finished a solid but somewhat disappointing sixth at the NJSIAA Group IV Relays on…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Vikes’ 171-pounders will do what it takes

    By Rich Fisher, Sports Editor    Does the South Brunswick High wrestling team have flexibility in its upper weights?    Gumby himself would kill to be so flexible.    Between Brendan Vercammen, Randy Christie and Jeff Goldhagen, the Vikings have three wrestlers who weigh in at 171, with two of them usually wrestling at a higher weight.    Of…

  • Workshops to seek a vision for Manville’s future

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer First step in process invites residents to share their ideas, expectations    The borough is planning to hold two workshops to set goals and objectives for Manville’s future as part of the state-mandated Plan Endorsement Process to reaffirm its town center designation.    The first “visioning workshop” will be held at 6…

  • CRANBURY: A-TEAM to show work at Gourgaud

    By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer    CRANBURY — For those residents who intend to start their Super Bowl Sunday off right, they may want to catch a pre-game show with the A-TEAM at Cranbury’s own Gourgaud Gallery.    For the third year in a row, the gallery, 23A N. Main St., will be hosting its Art from…