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  • The man behind the mint

    By: Cara Latham    BORDENTOWN CITY — About 355 students at MacFarland Intermediate School gathered in the school gym Tuesday to learn how coins are made during a presentation by sculptor Joseph Menna, who works at the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia.    Mr. Menna, 37, a Bordentown resident, designed and sculpted the 2007 Utah state quarter, the…

  • Marching down Main Street; High school Musicians perform in Walt Disney World

    By: Michelle McGuinness    Some travel to Walt Disney World in Florida to be entertained, but South Brunswick High School’s marching band, jazz band and choir brought their own amusement to the Magic Kingdom when they arrived to perform in the theme park earlier this month.    The students visited May 20 and 21 and performed during…

  • Raider laxmen battled hard in playoff loss

    Team opened states with record-setting win By: John Beisser        There was plenty on the line when the Hillsborough High boys’ lacrosse field took the field vs. Lenape in its opening round matchup in the NJSIAA Tournament on May 23.    The fact that it was a state tournament game would have been motivation enough. But…

  • AHS girls’ track trio advances

    By: Kyle Moylan   &nbspDespite competing in a tougher sectional bracket, the Allentown High School girls’ track and field team was able to advance three athletes to this weekend’s Group III Championships.    Brittany Loriquet, Bea Pesciotta and Mary Sancilio will all compete in the Group III Championships this Friday and Saturday at South Plainfield.    "We barely…

  • Borough takes note of lifesaving efforts

    Residents and others honored for work during fire, flood. By: John Patten    It’s been an unusually active year for Manville’s emergency response services — including the March 5 fire that caused the deaths of Heather Marchie, Tubal and Angelina Eduardo and the April 15 nor’easter and floods that forced more than 125 Manville families from…

  • Vikes ousted by powerhouse in volleyball states

    By: Ken Weingartner br>    The South Brunswick High boys volleyball team saw its magical season come to end Thursday with a 25-7, 25-10 loss to Southern in the quarterfinals of the NJSIAA South tournament.    Dan Latinsky had three kills and three blocks for the Vikings while Zach Nieman had eight digs. South Brunswick ended the…

  • Trappanese wins C.J. Group III pole vault

    By: Kyle Moylan    When things are running smoothly and quickly in track, a coach would have to be a fool to try and slow them down.    Mike Gaeta is no fool.    "Every year this team is getting better and better," noted Gaeta, the coach of the Allentown High boys’ track and field squad. "We had…

  • Locals help Repubican legislative candidates

    Public invited to attend event this evening By: Emily Holody    Some South Brunswick residents are pitching in to help Republican legislative candidates qualify for public financing for their campaigns.    Laura DeRuve-Burkhardt will be hosting a meet-and-greet event at her home on 4 Anderson Way in Monmouth Junction today (Thursday) from 6 to 7 p.m.    The…

  • Five charged in Florence man’s death

    By: Stephanie Prokop    Three Burlington County men and two boys have been charged in connection with the fatal stabbing of a Florence man at a private social club in Burlington City in March.    On May 22, warrants were issued for the arrest of Marquis Young, 19, of Willingboro, Omar Brooks, 18, of Willingboro, and Mark…