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  • South boys soccer survives GMCT scare

    South boys soccer survives GMCT scare

    By David Gurney, Sports Writer    The name of the game is survive and advance.    And South Brunswick High’s boy’s soccer team rarely forgets a name. Make no mistake, SBHS is just fine with any victory they pull out in the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament.    The No. 2 Vikings dominated possession, but needed a second-half goal…

  • Jay Runner

    Jay Runner    EAGLE NEST, N.M. – Jay Howard Runner died Sept. 19 after suffering injuries from a motorcycle accident. He was 55.    Son of the late Hal and Mary Runner, he lived in Allentown through high school, and earned his Eagle Scout award with Troop 180.    Mr. Runner moved to Texas for college and then…

  • Walking the walk against diabetes

    Team Ryan Moran will step off Sunday in the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation event by Paul Koepp, Staff Writer    There is no cure for juvenile diabetes. But if Ryan Moran’s dream comes true, there will be one soon.    Ryan, a 9-year-old third-grader at Monmouth Junction School, was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when he was…

  • Cardinals show skill against Hamilton

    Cardinals show skill against Hamilton

    FOOTBALL By Tim Falls, Sports Editor    The Lawrence High School football team played pretty much flawlessly in a 35-7 victory over Hamilton on Saturday.    The only blemish came in the last 17 seconds of play as the Hornets completed a 39-yard touchdown pass to keep the Cardinals from gaining their second-straight shutout.    ”It was a…

  • Neighborhood group holds first meeting

    Seeks Eldridge Park revitalization By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    No one would confuse the Eldridge Park business district with the Main Street business district in the Village of Lawrenceville, but Eldridge Park business and property owners might take a tip or two from those Main Street folks.    At an Eldridge Park neighborhood meeting Oct. 15,…

  • Fall Leadership Forum – "Trust and Leadership in Volatile Times"

    Thursday, November 8, 2007 , 7:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. at Nassau Inn, Prince William Ballroom, Lobby Level 1 Presenting Sponsor of the Leadership Forum Series is Tyco International Nassau Inn, 10 Palmer Square Princeton 08542 Registration: 7:45 a.m. Continental Breakfast: 8:00 a.m. Program: 8:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Parking: Hulfish and Chamber Street Gargages One…

  • Annual Scout food drive to benefit township pantry

    Donation bags go out this weekend by Paul Koepp, Staff Writer    The Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts of South Brunswick will be scouting for food over the next week to benefit the township’s Food Pantry.    The groups will drop off donation bags this weekend and return the next weekend to pick up filled bags. People…

  • Longtime resident exhausted by Democratic bashing by Republicans

    Stephanie A. (Vocolo) van Manen, Glenbrook Court I’m exhausted reading all of the Democratic bashing by the Republicans against our current Town Council incumbents. It is very easy to criticize from the outside looking in without talking about the important issues. I guess I was falsely under the impression that elections were about the issues,…

  • Cardinals set for counties

    CROSS COUNTRY By Tim Falls, Sports Editor    Cross country runners in Mercer County cannot be complacent.    Each year the field at the Mercer County Championship seems to become a little more talented.    The Lawrence High School boys cross country team finished seventh last year in the county race and is hoping for a similar finish…