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  • BORDENTOWN: Tree lighting scheduled Dec. 1

    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — The annual tree lighting ceremony is slated for 6 p.m. Dec. 1.     The ceremony will begin outdoors, weather permitting, in front of the municipal building.     The Bordentown Middle School Chorus, directed by Ellen Kirk, will perform three holiday songs after the welcome speech is given by Mayor Bruce Hill.  The…

  • BOUND BROOK: Florence football loses in states

    By: Sean Moylan Sports Writer     Using a relentless passing attack, Bound Brook High (seeded third) captured a 36-26 come-from-behind victory over the Florence Township Memorial High football team (seeded sixth) in last Friday night’s NJSIAA Group I Central Jersey playoff contest at Bound Brook.     And as unbelievable as this might read, the Flashes…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Girls’ soccer team reaches Group I title game

    The Robbinsville High School girls’ soccer team defeated Gateway, 3-0, on Tuesday night to clinch a spot in the Group I championship game.     Robbinsville will face off against Waldwick in the title game 2 p.m. Saturday at The College of New Jersey.     Robbinsville has yet to give up a goal in the playoffs.…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Budget talk starts early; service cuts possible

    By Matt Chiappardi, Staff Write     HIGHTSTOWN — The Borough Council has gotten 2009 budget hearings started three months early in hopes of avoiding another large tax hike, and Council President Walter Sikorski says service cuts and wage freezes need to be considered.     Speaking at the Nov. 13 session, which compares to the usual…

  • S. HUNTERDON: Lady Eagles bounce back to 12-7-1 record

    By John E. Powers, Sports Writer    It was a season of vindication for the South Hunterdon Regional High School field hockey team.    The Eagles bounced back from a sub par 2007 by finishing with a 12-7-1 record, making the NJSIAA North 2, Group I tournament, something they missed last year.    Through the season, the team…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Toy drive underway

    By Vic Monaco, Managing Editor    HIGHTSTOWN — It may be more than a month away from that special day when wrapping paper is a child’s biggest obstacle.    And the big guy may still be making his list, or at least checking it twice.    But it’s still time for toys.    Today is the official start of…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Rt. 522 extension wins OK

    by Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    The state Department of Environmental Protection has issued permits that will allow Middlesex County to complete Route 522 as an east-west highway across South Brunswick.    The county is expected to go out to bid in January on the project, which will extend the road about two miles east. It will…

  • A comedic look at motherhood

    A comedic look at motherhood

    Dana Covey, Ellen Cohen and Erika Radin performing at Temple Beth-El. Staff photo by Audrey Levine

  • NEW EGYPT: NEHS field hockey wins C.J. Group I title

    By: Sean Moylan Sports Writer     BOOM!!     Stephanie Partyka’s blistering, rocket-like goal from the top of the circle with 11:29 left in regulation made the sound of a small explosion and nearly blew a hole through the back of the goal cage at New Egypt.     It was a sound which produced a sea…