Category: archives
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Wins are nice, but practice makes perfect
By Ken Weingartner, Sports Writer The numbers posted by the South Brunswick High girls’ golf team were impressive through the first four matches of the season. Coach Joe Dougherty, though, will have a much better idea how well the Vikings are playing when it comes time to practice today (Thursday) and Friday. South Brunswick shot…
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Board candidate offers take on solar panel issue
Bill Michaelson, Huron Way On April 15, Lawrence taxpayers will vote to finance solar generating capacity. To some, it sounds too good to be true. Healthy skepticism leads one to ask how borrowing $10.5 million is going to cost us nothing now or later, and even save cash. Details are at http://bem.from.net/solar, but the question…
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Cardinals are catching up
SOFTBALL By Tim Falls, Sports Editor The Lawrence High School softball team has been playing catch up. The Cardinals have been scoring late in their first few Colonial Valley Conference games. Lawrence fell behind early in games against Princeton, Nottingham and Notre Dame. While the Cardinals rallied to defeat the Little Tigers, Lawrence managed to…
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Thank you for chili contest success
Sandy Stevens, Tracey Hartshorn, Ron Dunster and Bob Johnson To the editor: The Allentown Recreation Commission would like to thank the local community for supporting and attending the third Annual Allentown Chili Contest held on Saturday, March 29, at the Allentown First Aid Building. It was a record crowd, and we wanted to extend our…
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POLICE BLOTTER
Joseph Matay, 49, and Sabree Matay, 18, both of Valerie Drive, were charged with disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, obstruction of justice, and simple assault at 11:12 p.m. April 1, following an incident on Valerie Drive. Police reported receiving a call about a man threatening to commit suicide on the railroad tracks, and, after arriving on…
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Manville girls score in Skyland meet
Jumpers account for five team points by Rudy Brandl, Sports Editor FLEMINGTON The Manville High track and field athletes didn’t have any grand illusions or great expectations in Saturday’s Skyland Conference Relays. They simply wanted to compete against bigger schools and better competition to push themselves for personal achievement. There wasn’t the pressure of…
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New season, new attitude
South Brunswick starts hot by doing what’s neccessary By Sean Richards, Sports Writer The season is only a week old and it’s already abundantly clear this year is not going to be like last season for the South Brunswick High School softball team. A year ago, the Vikings won only a handful of games. This…
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Ethel E. O’Connell
TRENTON — Ethel E. O’Connell, 86, died Monday at Water’s Edge Healthcare, Trenton. Born in Sydney, Australia, daughter of the late Otto and Edith Hoger, she had lived in Holiday City, Fla. and Red Bank before moving to the Bordentown area seven years ago. Wife of the late Gerald F. O’Connell, she is…
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Henry E. Marken
BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — Henry E. “Bud” Marken of Bordentown Township died Friday in Hamilton. Born in Michigan, son of the late Henry and Sarah Marken, he had been a Bordentown area resident for more than 40 years. He retired from the U.S. Navy after 20 years of service, including World War II and…
