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  • Write-in victor Dolgon having second thoughts

    By: Dick Brinster    EAST WINDSOR — Stu Dolgon decided he wanted to return to the East Windsor Regional Board of Education only 15 months after leaving it, and he apparently was elected as a write-in candidate Tuesday.    A day later, after analyzing the voter turnout for the night’s election, he wasn’t so sure he did…

  • Extending ‘Harvest’ beyond the pantry

       NORTH HANOVER—The Harvest of Hope Food Pantry not only provides food for needy area families and individuals, but sometimes it provides them with supplemental assistance as well.    The pantry has recently been helping a resident who lives in Plumsted who has been on disability and is having some financial difficulties.    When food pantry Director Susan…

  • Grappone standing out for HHS golfers

    Raiders showing great balance, depth By: John Beisser        Here’s a frightful notion for future opponents of he Hillsborough High golf team, which is ranked second in the latest New Jersey Top 20 Poll. The Raiders’ most accomplished player, senior Andrew Borsuk, is struggling a bit with his game yet Hillsborough (4-0, 2-0 in the…

  • Three new neighborhoods, one active-adult community

    Villagio’s Main Street homes blend European conceptual design and today’s upscale lifestyles    Byron-Hill Homebuilders must believe that good things come in threes, because their truly unique active-adult community, Villagio, consists of three distinct neighborhoods.    Those 55 and older can choose to live in luxurious homes on a traditional European-style main street, in a more secluded…

  • Letters to the editor

    Resident has more to say To the editor:     Doug Tindall’s letter ("Candidate answers critical letter," The Messenger-Press, April 5) is a classic case of rewritten history, except normally it is the victors who rewrite history, and not the losers. Remember, as a politician his integrity for telling the truth became so questionable that in…

  • HVCHS gets good wins

    BOYS LACROSSE By: Tim Falls    The Hopewell Vallley Central High School boys varsity lacrosse team avenged two narrow losses from last season with wins against Princeton and Hillsborough.    Both teams edged the Bulldogs by a goal in 2006.    In 2007, Hopewell doubled Princeton’s score last Thursday in a 6-3 victory and slipped by the Raiders,…

  • Grappling with his dream

    Nate Bott hopes to make a move to inside the ring. By: Mary Ellen Zangara    North Seventh Avenue resident Nate Bott, 20, watches wrestlers slam, grapple, throw and topple each other in rings he helps set up for the National Wrestling Superstars.    One day, hopes to wrestle inside those rings himself.    But for now, he’s…

  • Outside the Mainstream

    Singer/songwriter Richard Shindell offers an expatriate’s view. By: Susan Van Dongen    During the 1984 presidential race, Republican candidate Ronald Reagan came to the small town of Hammonton in Atlantic County and tried to jump on Bruce Springsteen’s bandwagon. Springsteen’s career was probably at its apex that summer, with hit after hit from his album Born…

  • Sustainable business

    Philadelphia restaurateur explains how businesses can help the planet while being successful By: John Dunphy    What does it take to make a successful business? Money? Recognition?    What about a commitment to the earth through practices that both satisfy a business’s need to be profitable while instilling sustainability in everything from the product it produces, to…