Category: archives

  • Vikings try to figure out lineup as season approaches

    TENNIS By Rich FisherSports Editor    It’s cutdown week on the South Brunswick High tennis courts, as coach Nancy McDonald tries to whittle approximately 10 players down to a seven-girl starting lineup.    This week and next week will feature ladder challenge matches as the Vikes try to replace four graduated starters and, for a little while…

  • School board sets agenda

    South Brunswick Board of Education looks to the future By Paul Koepp, Staff Writer    The Board of Education laid out its goals Monday night for the upcoming year with an eye to the school district’s future.    Among the board’s objectives for the 2007-2008 school year are acquiring more land for South Brunswick High School, exploring…

  • Obituaries

    August 30, 2007 Madeline Bucci    HAMILTON – Madeline S. "Madge" Bucci, 66, died August 22 at her home.    Born in Allentown, daughter of the late Michael and Sally Solimondo, she was raised in Trenton and moved to Hamilton in 1963.    Mrs. Bucci was a homemaker, a teacher’s aide at Kiel School, a cafeteria aide at…

  • End-of-summer fun found at Camp Willow

    Program offers activities to the developmentally disabled By Paul Koepp, Staff Writer    Summer may be winding down for some, but there was still time this week for a special group of kids to come together for a few more days of fun.    Camp Willow, created by the township Recreation Department 12 years ago to help…

  • Stellar summer for SBAA 11-year-olds

    BASEBALL    The South Brunswick Athletic Association’s 11-year-old tournament baseball team recently completed a successful summer campaign with a 31-12 record. The team competed in seven tournaments, and won the South Brunswick Spring Classic, Hillsborough Memorial Day Weekend Tournament, and the Basking Ridge Super Summer Tournament for the second straight year. They also finished second in…

  • Rider administrators see charges dropped

    Three students still face indictments By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer In a proceeding that lasted only a few minutes, a state Superior Court judge in Trenton dismissed indictments for aggravated hazing against Rider University Dean of Students Anthony Campbell and Director of Greek Life Ada Badgley.    Judge Maria M. Sypek dismissed the case against the…

  • Young’s girls after good old success

    By Sean Moylan, Sports Writer    One of the great things about Northern Burlington head girls’ varsity soccer coach Larry Young is he’s a nice guy who is very honest and pulls no punches. He’ll tell you out front whether his team will be good or bad. This year, like the last few, the talent is…

  • BACK TO SCHOOL

    Helping sixth-graders make the transition to middle school. By: Paul Koepp    As another school year begins and a fresh crop of sixth-grade students fills up the middle schools, teachers are getting ready to do everything they can to make a difficult transition easier.    Part of that task was accomplished with an orientation program, Fantastic Voyage,…

  • Rommel retires

    Rommel retires

    Public relations director, once a student, to step down after 35 years with Rider University By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer When Earle Rommel arrived on the Rider University campus in 1963, he thought he would spend four years at the school and graduate, then go on to a sports writing career for a newspaper.    Little…