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  • Cardinals halt HoVal’s winning streak

    WRESTLING By John E. Powers, Sports Writer    It seems the Lawrence High School wrestling team’s season is destined to be one of nail-biting twists.    Last Wednesday — in a season already filled with close matches — the Cardinals stunned Hopewell Valley with a 35-34 criteria victory.    Lawrence won on the strength of having captured eight…

  • Vikes hoping to pass GMC test

    By Sean Richards, Sports Writer    So far this year, the South Brunswick High School swimming team has done just fine on most of its quizzes.    Now comes the first big test as the Vikings are primed and ready to go for the always-exciting and competitive Greater Middlesex Conference championships this Saturday at the DeNunzio Pool…

  • Catherine P. Shouse

     Former Princeton resident     SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Catherine Price Shouse died Jan. 18 at University Medical Center at Princeton. She was 92.    Born in Whittmell, Va., she was a Princeton resident from 1957 to 1979 before moving to South Brunswick.    Educated in Whittmell’s public school system, she formerly worked at Dan River Mills in Danville,…

  • Bordentown set to celebrate Paine-ful day

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    BORDENTOWN CITY — Residents and visitors will be enjoying Colonial food, fun and songs this weekend in celebration of the 271st anniversary of the birth of Thomas Paine, the famous Bordentown resident whose writings helped inspire the American Revolution.    The fourth annual celebration of Thomas Paine’s birthday, “Bordentown Goes Colonial,”…

  • Reduction v. replacement: Unintended consequences

    Weekly eco-tips, courtesy Sustainable Lawrence By Scott Bentivegna, Sustainable Lawrence    The law of unintended consequences, although far from having any basis in science or nature, becomes more binding and inescapable each time it is “enforced.” Such is the case with palm oil.    What does palm oil have to do with sustainability? Palm oil is a…

  • Combining talents for special needs children

    by Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    When her son, Kyle, now 3 years old, was diagnosed with autism at 18 months, Tina Rear, of Hillsborough, wasn’t sure where to turn for assistance.    So she decided to form her own support group for families with special needs children.    Now, two years later, Ms. Rear’s Care-to-Share Support Network…

  • Rotarians donate dictionaries for all third-graders

    by Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer    Hillsborough’s third-grade students received a wordy gift recently, after the Manville/Hillsborough Rotary Club donated dictionaries for each student.    In its second year of donating the dictionaries, the Rotary Club donated 525 books to all district third graders Jan. 15 and Jan. 16.    According to former Rotary President Peter Passalacqua, Rotary…

  • Slezak, Lee putting together great seasons

    By Sean Moylan, Sports Writer    The Bordentown High wrestling team posted a 45-31 win over Steinert in a quad meet at home this past Saturday.    ”The biggest match was Khalid Shakir’s win at 125 pounds. He pinned his kid (Cody Smith) with seven seconds to go in the match,” said Bordentown Coach Joe Sprague, who…

  • Allentown Area Community Guide

    Allentown Garden Club President: Taryn McCarthy (609) 259-6526 www.allentowngardenclub.org Meetings: Second Thursday of the month at Allentown Methodist hurch, Allentown. Open to all ages and abilities. Visit Web for various events. Handicapped High Riders Riding High Farm 145 Route 526 Allentown, NJ 08501 Location: Upper Freehold (609) 259-3884 Director: Robby Devery Hours: Seven days/week by…