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  • Ginez’s impressive resume’ keeps growing

    Becomes first Viking girl to place at MOC since ’99 By Sean Richards, Sports Writer    Just when you think the South Brunswick High School winter track team’s outstanding sophomore Sophia Ginez has done enough wondrous things, along comes another.    Competing at the NJSIAA Meet of Champions on Saturday in Toms River, Ginez finished a very…

  • Vera D. Petrino

       HAMILTON — Vera D. Petrino, 87, died Feb. 21 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in Hamilton.    Born in Hillsboro, Ga., she resided in the area for over 47 years.    Ms. Petrino retired in 1981 after 32 years of service with the New Jersey Division of Motor Vehicle. She also worked at a munitions arsenal…

  • Dispute at gas station leads to assault charges

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer FLORENCE — Keith S. Rosser, 19, of Lumberton, and Tionna L. Sims, 19, of Mount Holly, were charged early Tuesday in an attack on a 41-year-old gas station attendant on Route 130.     Mr. Rosser was charged with robbery, aggravated assault, possession of a weapon, possession of a weapon for…

  • MHS jayvee boys enjoyed successful season

    Forte’s team won eight games by Shawn Tyrrell, Sports Writer    While the Manville High varsity boys’ basketball team’s 2007-08 season was not what one would consider a successful one, the junior varsity squad enjoyed a very positive campaign.    The young Mustangs posted an 8-10 mark and gave fans something to look forward to in the…

  • Positives and negatives in school report card

    District better than state average in some categories By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Lawrence High School students who took the Scholastic Aptitude Test outscored the average high school student statewide by 11 to 18 points during 2006-07, and also had a higher level of participation in Advanced Placement classes than the state average.    A smaller…

  • Lee wins District 26; Cassidy also advances

    By Sean Moylan, Sports Writer    Let’s just cut to the chase.    With its six or seven positively dominating wrestling squads, District 26 always offers up tough competition. So it was quite some accomplishment for Thomas Lee to win the individual 189-pound championship and Bordentown High to place sixth as a team in this past Saturday’s…

  • OEM building plans questioned again

    By Audrey Levine Staff Writer    Residents continued to question the logic of constructing a new 5,300 square-foot Office of Emergency Management (OEM) building in Lost Valley, emphasizing that there is only one road into the area that could flood and keep rescue workers from being able to reach it.    Ben Pankowski, of Huff Avenue, spoke…

  • NBC’s Melton, Townsend, Bowen back in action Friday

    By Sean Moylan, Sports Writer    MOUNT HOLLY — Before many of his wrestlers’ matches, Northern Burlington County Regional High coach Jule Dolci will give his grapplers a little playful head slap to wake them up and keep them focused.    NBC’s Jeff Townsend, a tough junior who thrives on contact, loves those slaps because they often…

  • Schools remove recalled beef

    by Davy James, Staff Writer    School officials say the district may have served beef products that have been recalled by the Department of Agriculture in the largest beef recall in U.S. history.    However, Superintendent Gary McCartney said Tuesday the recall was done for precautionary reasons tied to mistreatment of cattle and not potential contamination. Because…