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Local vote tallies mirror nationwide trends
Phil McAuliffe Senator Hilary Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama at the CNN Democratic Presidential debate in Manchester New Hampshire. Staff photo by Phil McAuliffe.
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RHS places 4th as a team
By Sean Moylan, Sports Writer TRENTON Robbinsville’s Brian O’Toole (103), Kevin Homan (140), Jordon Hankins (145) and Billy Bonnette (160) all reached the finals of this past weekend’s Mercer County Wrestling Tournament at Trenton High. Yet it took an entire team effort for the Ravens to compile 153.5 points and place fourth overall in…
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Help wanted: school board candidates
by Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer No one has filed a petition for the Board of Education seats which will be on April’s ballot yet, although some have picked up the petition information, according to district Public Information Officer Jan Frasher. ”To date, no one has filed a petition,” said Ms. Frasher. “This year, for the…
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DISPATCHES: Smoke and mirrors
by Hank Kalet, Managing Editor “There’s a lot of games, smoke, mirrors, incomplete numbers, basically there’s not much realism.” — U.S. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.), ranking Republican on the Budget Committee, quoted by Bloomberg.com The federal budget unveiled Monday by President George W. Bush can best be described as rosy blueprint of the future. And that’s…
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McGrew edges teammate to take 100
SWIMMING By Tim Falls, Sports Editor The Lawrence High School boys swim team can lay claim to having the two fastest sprinters in the 100-meter freestyle in Mercer County. Cardinals seniors Jordan McGrew and Ryan Shields took the top two finishes in the 100 free at the Mercer County Championships hosted by Lawrence on Saturday.…
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Editorial – This primary feels different than others
Because the United States is electing a president this year, it shouldn’t come as a terrible surprise that more folks showed up at the polls on “Super Duper Tuesday” than, say, last November’s Township Council elections. However, the atmosphere around these parts seems even more, well, political, than it has in recent memory. That’s a…
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Police K9 protected by donated safety vest
By Eileen Oldfield Staff Writer Though Justice, the Manville Police Department’s canine crime fighter, never met Alison Marie Wildman, a broker with CARR Futures who died in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center, he wears her name close to his heart. The name is embroidered on the ballistics vest that a…
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Rhythm and Blues tests riding instruction system
McAuliffeJason Beck leads Glory, ridden by Kirstin Jakober, 6, of Allentown, past a video camera mounted on a wall of the riding ring at Rhythm and Blues stables in Cream Ridge. The camera is part of a radio frequency identification system that allows riders to track their techniques. Staff photo by Phil McAuliffe.
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SBHS chooses right time to get hot
By Guy Kipp, Sports Writer Their timing could not have been better. After being stuck in a win-one, lose-one pattern for much of January, the South Brunswick girls’ basketball team has reeled off a four-game winning streak at a most opportune point in the season. Monday night’s 61-39 victory over Edison put the Vikings in…
