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  • EDITORIAL

    Viking fever is starting to take hold.    Chris Balent wants to build a tradition.    And that not only means winning, but building a program with a loyal fan base and deep connection to the community.    He’s already taken the first step, piloting his South Brunswick High School Vikings basketball team to 49 wins in his…

  • Dream season comes to a close for South Brunswick

    State title chase ends in finals with loss to defending champs By: David Gurney    For one of the few times this season, the South Brunswick High School boys basketball team headed into the game as underdogs.    And, despite playing from behind against a highly ranked Linden team almost all game, South Brunswick was right there,…

  • ABIS wrestlers enjoyed learning the sport

    Burke led team with undefeated league record By: Rudy Brandl    Enthusiasm certainly ran very high during the Alexander Batcho Intermediate School wrestling season this winter. That’s a huge positive for the future of the high school program, which has lacked numbers in recent years largely due to lack of interest.    First-year head coach George Putvinski…

  • Township eyes land purchase

    By: Stephanie Prokop    CHESTERFIELD — The Township Committee is working on a plan to purchase two adjacent parcels of land, one on Fenton Lane and another on Bordentown-Chesterfield Road, but could not confirm this week whether that land was being eyed for a potential school building.    Committeeman Larry Durr said the committee doesn’t yet know…

  • TANGENTS by John Saccenti: The death of a hero, a community mourns

       The nation went into mourning over the death of Steve "Captain America" Rogers, who was shot March 7, by an unknown gunman in front of the Federal Courthouse in Manhattan, N.Y. By: John Saccenti    Editor’s note: Here’s what the South Brunswick Post’s take on the death of Captain America might be if the costumed adventurer…

  • Soldiers get a welcome for heroes

    Seventy-five soldiers were welcomed home at the N.J. Army National Guard’s Lawrenceville Armory on Eggerts Crossing Road on Friday. By: Lea Kahn    Evangelista Evangelista has always prided himself on being tough and unemotional.    But when Mr. Evangelista’s daughter, N.J. Army National Guard Spc. Eleanor Evangelista, walked past him at a special ceremony for troops returning…

  • Obituaries

    Joseph Mondello    TRENTON — Joseph Mondello, 93, died March 8 in Saint Mary’s Medical Center, Middletown Township, Pa.    Born in Cambridge, Mass., he resided in Italy for 30 years, France for five years, and for the past 50 years in Trenton.    Mr. Mondello served in the Italian Army during World War II. He retired in…

  • Letters to the Editor, March 15, 2007

    Ted Stiles’ legacy To the editor:     Cancer took a true champion of the Hopewell Valley last week. Much can be said about Ted Stiles, but the simple fact is that his love of nature is his legacy in our Valley, our county and our state, forever. Dan Pace Pennington Check the Yellow Pages To…

  • Jontel Cohn

       Jontel Cohn, 87, died Friday, March 9, at the Capital Health Systems Fuld Campus in Trenton.    Born and raised in South River he lived in Monmouth Junction since 2001.    During World War II he served in the Army Signal Corp in Alaska. He retired as general manager for South River Metal Products Co., Inc. He…