Category: archives
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Children’s safety on ‘Ask the Nurse’
SWDVR and Hunterdon Medical Center are featuring a program called “Ask The Nurse.” This segment is featured once a month on “Out and about with Richard G.” Monday, March 10, from 3 to 4 p.m., Rob Church, director of the emergency department at Hunterdon Medical Center, will provide tips for parents to keep their children…
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Five Vikes medal at states
By Sean Richards, Sports Writer In a year in which it seemed the South Brunswick High School swimming team made history just about every time it competed, it’s only fitting that in the last meet of the season the Vikings were able to make some more. Competing at the NJSIAA Individual States at Gloucester County…
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Shields sprints to second in 100 free
SWIMMING By Tim Falls, Sports Editor It just kind of worked out that Lawrence High School seniors Ryan Shields and Jordan McGrew wound up side by side on the awards platform at the NJSIAA Swimming Meet of Champions on Sunday. The Cardinal seniors swam in adjacent lanes in the championship final of the 100-yard freestyle…
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Altered state
Corzine budget would cut $285,000 in aid to borough By Vic Monaco, Managing Editor HIGHTSTOWN — The impact of Gov. Jon Corzine’s proposed budget on the borough is even worse than originally thought. The borough would lose a total of $284,873, the state Department of Community Affairs, Division of Local Government Services, reported this week.…
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Melton third in regions, advances to state finals
By Sean Moylan, Sports Writer MOORESTOWN Yes, Northern Burlington County Regional High’s 189-pound star senior R.J. “The Honky Tonk Express” Melton was the top seed in Region VII. And yes, he was the clear favorite to win a Regional title in his weight class. But Greyhound fans have no reason to be disappointed in…
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Lack of size, experience doomed MHS boys
Team finished 2-20 by Shawn Tyrrell, Sports Writer Who would have thought it? A year ago the Manville High boys’ basketball team won eight games and seemed to be heading in the right direction. After a 0-8 start, the 2006-07 squad rallied going 8-5 the rest of the way to finish at 8-13. One would…
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Vikes are flat in state setback
By Michael Holcombe, Sports Writer For the South Brunswick High School ice hockey team, which started so strong and achieved its goal of winning the school’s first Kelly Cup, emblematic of preeminence in the Central Blue Division, it all came crashing down in a first round state tournament loss on Monday. Coming out flat and…
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Amrhein, Smith answer the alarm
Well rested Viking wrestlers win Region 5 championships By Ken Weingartner, Sports Writer No one was going to catch Ryan Smith or Dave Amrhein napping when it came time to wrestle in the Region 5 finals last weekend. Before their matches at Hunterdon Central’s Field House, yes. But in the finals there wouldn’t be any…
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Charles Edward Palmer Sr.
BORDENTOWN Charles Edward Palmer Sr., 86, of Bordentown, died Sunday at Care-One of Hamilton. Born in Bordentown, he was a lifelong resident. A U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, Mr. Palmer retired as foreman from Roebling Steel and later worked for NWL Transformers. He was a member of St. Mary’s Church in Bordentown…
