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  • Seeing double?

    MacFarland Intermediate School boasts 10 sets of twins By Stephanie Prokop, Staff Writer BORDENTOWN CITY — Imagine seeing double. Now imagine seeing double 10 times.     For teachers, students and administrators at the MacFarland Intermediate School on Crosswicks Street, seeing double is part of their daily school day — mainly because of the 10 sets…

  • Manville relay teams qualify for states

    Manville relay teams qualify for states

    MHS senior Drew Evanylo hands the baton to sophomore Scott Alpizar in the 4×400 relay at Saturday’s Central Jersey Group 1 Track and Field Championships. Photo by Mary Ellen Zangara

  • Yakobchuk, Teresak star in CJ 1 meet

    Yakobchuk, Teresak star in CJ 1 meet

    Dynamic senior duo qualifies for state meet by Rudy Brandl, Sports Editor    HILLSBOROUGH — Lucy Yakobchuk was one motivated track and field athlete at last weekend’s Central Jersey Group 1 Championships.    The Manville High senior jumped and sprinted her way around the Hillsborough High facility on a mission. Yakobchuk has spent her entire final scholastic…

  • Yakobchuk, Teresak star in CJ 1 meet

    Yakobchuk, Teresak star in CJ 1 meet

    Melissa Teresak gets ready to bust out of the blocks in last Friday’s 100-meter run. Photo by Mary Ellen Zangara

  • HEALTH MATTERS: Recognizing conduct disorder in aggressive adolescents

    Parents also need to look for the signals of aggression in their children and take steps to stop it before it spirals out of control. By George F. Wilson, M.D. Princeton HealthCare System     Almost any parent of a teenager will tell you that the adolescent years are among the toughest in child rearing.    …

  • Manville relay teams qualify for states

    Manville relay teams qualify for states

    Last place finish doesn’t dampen enthusiasm by Rudy Brandl, Sports Editor    HILLSBOROUGH – Drew Evanylo dashed off the track out of breath after running the leadoff leg and knew his team had very little chance of catching anyone in the 4×400 relay of Saturday’s Central Jersey Group 1 Track and Field Championships at Hillsborough.    The…

  • Lorraine E. Marciante

       Lorraine E. Marciante, 81, of Pennington died Saturday at the Flower Mills Senior Development in Langhorne, Pa.    Born in Trenton, she was a lifelong area resident.    Daughter of the late Charles and Elizabeth Giovannetti Episcopo and wife of the late Francis B. Marciante, she is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Charles and Lauren G.…

  • Teachers say no hate crime

    By Anthony Coppola, Staff Writer    HIGHTSTOWN — The teachers who lead three culturally based clubs at Hightstown High School are convinced that the burning of a Sikh student’s turban earlier this month was not a hate crime.    Wilson Hernandez, faculty advisor for the Adelante Club and Jewish Student Union, and Marilyn Jose, faculty advisor for…

  • Yakobchuk, Teresak star in CJ 1 meet

    Yakobchuk, Teresak star in CJ 1 meet

    Lucy Yakobhcuk shows off one of the three medals she captured at last weekend’s Central Jersey Group 1 Championships. Photo by Mary Ellen Zangara