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  • Vikings handled tough schedule well

    By Ken Weingartner, Sports Writer    Stephen Dentler didn’t want to see his South Brunswick High boys’ volleyball team exit the state tournament a few weeks back, but when the Vikings did, he had no regrets.    South Brunswick, seeded No. 16 in the South bracket, lost 25-11, 25-13, to No. 1 St. Joseph of Metuchen in…

  • BORDENTOWN JOTTINGS

    Silk & Tweed on Farnsworth Avenue is borrowing photos of historic downtown Bordentown City for a “Then and Now” retrospective of the business district as well as neighboring businesses of the city’s fascinating past. The show will be opening the week of June 27, the third anniversary of the store. Anyone who wishes to assist…

  • Bordentown, Florence 12’s prep for District 12 Little League openers

    By Sean Moylan, Sports Writer ”This year I think the kids are a little more hungry after seeing the Bordentown 12-year-olds run around with a District 12 championship trophy last year,” said Pat Welsh, who will manage this year’s Bordentown 12-year-old Little League All-Star baseball team.    Last year the Bordentown 12’s won their first ever…

  • Undeterred by turnout, group seeksto change attitudes about tracks

    By Eileen Oldfield Staff Writer    With two sets of railroad tracks bisecting Manville, crossing the tracks on foot to get across town is commonplace.    But increasingly so are deaths on the railroad tracks, which the Rev. Linda Pepe, speaking at a meeting to discuss rail safety she organized last week, said it’s time to analyze…

  • Boy Scout soars toward new rank

    by Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    The scene on Saturday morning couldn’t have been more classically American if Norman Rockwell had painted it himself.    Under a clear blue sky, members of the community gathered to sit in several neat rows of folding chairs on the green front lawn of the Wetherhill historic site. The mayor spoke…

  • Farewell to Cranbury

    Farewell to Cranbury

    Jamie Monroe gets her diploma. Staff photo by John Keating.

  • Farewell to Cranbury

    Farewell to Cranbury

    Student Council President Niki Powell hugs her friend, Jenna Reilly, at the end of the ceremony. Staff photo by John Keating.

  • Post People

        Caitlyn Borghi’s essay, “All Because of a Button,” was one of 18 winning entries selected by the Girl Scouts of the USA.     The essay contest, The Girl Scout Global Citizen Essay, asked girls to discuss how their Girl Scout experiences have increased their awareness and appreciation of other cultures in their journey to…

  • Farewell to Cranbury

    Farewell to Cranbury

    Cory Anderson admires her flowers. Staff photo by John Keating.