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  • Gratitude for name change

    Gloria McGowan of Robbinsville To the editor:    I want to publicly thank Lou Koushel and his wife for spearheading the campaign to rename our town Robbinsville. The Koushels are very amiable and community-minded. We are sorry they don’t live here anymore. Good luck, Lou and Gloria! Gloria McGowan Robbinsville

  • NBC, BRHS wrestling working hard now for success later

    By Sean Moylan, Sports Writer    The first thing one notices about the 2007-2008 Northern Burlington County varsity wrestling team is that other than seniors R.J. “The Honkey Tonk Express” Melton and Phil “Prime Time” Bowen, there are no household names on this current Greyhounds’ team.    Standouts like Geoff “All Day” Bauma, who made states last…

  • To bowl or be in goal, that is the question

    DeSouza doesn’t have an answer as he excels at both By John Beisser, Sports Writer    Chris DeSouza admits that he gets the questions a lot and they are not easy ones for him to answer.    The questions? Which sport is he better at and which sport does he prefer?    The answers?    ”It’s hard to say,”…

  • New pastor living a dream by serving God

    by Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    Some dreams never go away.    For the new lay pastor of Miller Memorial Presbyterian Church in Monmouth Junction, her dream of joining the clergy has finally been realized after a 31-year career in the public schools.    Belinda Newhart was sworn into her new position by the New Brunswick Presbytery’s associate…

  • Team height should lift Corby’s boys to new heights

    By Kyle Moylan, Sports Editor    Whether they are measured by a ruler or expectations, this should be a big year for the members of the New Egypt High School boys’ basketball team.    New Egypt made the state playoffs in 2005-2006, but a loss to Holy Cross on the cutoff date last season kept the Warriors…

  • Joseph L. Moschera Sr.

       NORTH HANOVER — Joseph L. Moschera Sr., 85, died Friday at Virtua Memorial Hospital in Mount Holly.    Born Aug. 26, 1922 in Lawrence, N.Y., he was a lifetime area resident. Mr. Moschera’s family moved to the Moschera Farm when he was 4 years old, where he learned to hunt and fish. He married his childhood…

  • AHS girls’ basketball aims to add to 2006-07 success

    By Kyle Moylan, Sports Editor    One can call the Allentown High School girls’ basketball team a lot of things, but “lucky” would not be on the list.    Allentown made the state tournament last year with a lot of hard work and great play. They were rewarded by playing the seventh-seeded Willingboro squad in the opener.…

  • Robert Lehman

       READINGTON TOWNSHIP — Robert T. Lehman of Readington Township, died Dec. 4 at home. He was 71.    Born in Somerville, he had resided in Branchburg Township most of his life.    Mr. Lehman owned and operated Briken Dairy Farms in Hillsborough for 25 years before retiring. He then was employed part time by Foothill Acres Nursing…

  • Valley schools Dec. 13 weather status

    Further changes will be posted on the school district Web site (www.hvrsd.k12.nj.us/district/index.htm) By Ruth Luse, Managing Editor    PM Kindergarten and PM Pre-Kindergarten are canceled for today, Thursday, Dec. 13.    All other students will follow the regular dismissal time unless weather conditions warrant a change in this decision. All afterschool activities and late busses are canceled…