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  • NEHS field hockey earns rare win over Holy Cross

    Taylor’s hat trick paces Robbinsville victory BY: Sean Moylan Sports Writer     The players on the New Egypt High girls’ varsity field hockey team are so naturally competitive it usually doesn’t take a full-blown Knute Rockne speech to get them fired up for most games.     In fact, the Warriors’ legendary head coach Patti Nicholson…

  • Millstone Board of Education vacancy filled

    By Jessica Ercolino, Staff Writer    MILLSTONE — The Board of Education has appointed a 10-year resident to fill a recent vacancy.    Salvatore Casale, 38, was unanimously appointed to the board last week. Board member Laura Dreifus was the only member absent at the time of the vote.    ”I am hoping to learn more about the…

  • Helping parents set rules at home

    by Davy James, Staff Writer    For parents who find getting their children to follow rules to be an exercise in futility, disciplining them can only exacerbate the problem.    In hopes of making the job of disciplining children yield a positive outcome, the South Brunswick Parent Academy will host a parent workshop titled Rules and Logical…

  • McCain has connection in Mercer

    By Jessica Ercolino, Staff Writer    ROBBINSVILLE — One local official is hitting the campaign trail this fall.    Mayor Dave Fried last week was named one of Mercer County’s two county coordinators for Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain’s presidential campaign.    ”It’s really an honor to be chosen and be responsible for Mercer County,” he said.    Working…

  • Pao Tee Wong

       HILLSBOROUGH —Pao Tee Wong died Sept. 9. He was 85.    Surviving are his children, Ching Quo, William, John, Anne, seven grandchildren, a brother and sister.    Funeral services were held Sept. 12 from Somerville Funeral Home in Somerville, followed by interment in Rosehill Cemetery in Linden.

  • Audrey Cecchini

       MANVILLE — Audrey C. Cecchini died Sept. 7 at home. She was 82.    She was born in Moosik, Pa., and had lived most of her life in Bound Brook before moving to Manville 17 years ago.    Mrs. Cecchini had been a member of St. Joseph Altar Rosary Society in Bound Brook.    Surviving are her husband,…

  • ‘The White Sheik’

    ‘The White Sheik’

    Part of the charm of this light-footed Fellini farce is in the sympathy we develop for both of its foolish innocents. By Elise Nakhnikian AN officious social climber who has his honeymoon trip to Rome planned down to the minute, Ivan Cavalli (Leopoldo Trieste) of The White Sheik looks as if he’s never done a…

  • Mary Bosnyak

       EDISON — Mary E. Bosnyak died Sept. 5 at the Roosevelt Care Center in Edison. She was 90.    Born in Windber, Pa., she moved to Manville in 1927 and resided there until becoming a client at the care center.    Ms. Bosnyak worked as a seamstress in the Bound Brook area for many years.    She was…

  • Manville drops football opener

    Team scores first but falls 12-7 in Newark by Shawn Tyrrell, Sports Writer    Last season when Manville High and Newark Central squared off against each other in the football season opener, the teams combined for a total of 62 points. This time around was much different.    Central scored 12 points in the second half to…