Category: archives
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Loss can not take away from Campagnola’s grit
By: Rich Fisher JACKSON The numbers on the scoreboard at the end of a game tell who wins and who loses, but they never tell the whole story. Stories like courage, and determination. For instance, at Jackson High Monday night, the scoreboard said the home team had 53 points and visiting South Brunswick had…
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Red-hot Raiders cruise to Van Cott Cup title
HHS blanks MKA, set for state playoffs By: John Beisser WEST ORANGE The adage says one of the most difficult things to do in sports is to beat the same team three times in a season. Last Saturday, the Hillsborough High ice hockey team debunked that notion by dominating Montclair Kimberly 7-0 to…
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Mission accomplished (really)
Operation Shoebox for overseas soldiers easily tops goal with help of volunteers. By: Mary Ellen Zangara If any of the more than 700 people crowding the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2290 on Saturday for the Operation Shoebox project to send personal items to soldiers stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan wondered if the effort was…
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Anna Negran
PALM COAST, Fla. Anna Negran died Feb. 18 at Florida Hospital Flagler. She was 89. Born in Northhampton, Pa., and lived in Manville for many years before moving to Palm Coast in 1977. Mrs. Negran retired as head waitress at Somerville Inn in Somerville after 30 years. She was a communicant of St. Elizabeth…
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Hopewell’s ‘third season’ starts now
GIRLS BASKETBALL By: Mike Molaro After an outstanding regular season and a tremendous run in the Mercer County Tournament, the Hopewell Valley Central High School girl’s basketball squad is ready to embark on its "third season." The third-seeded Lady Bulldogs (17-7) host sixth-seeded West Windsor-Plainsboro North at 7 p.m. tonight at The Dawg Pound in…
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Resident requests recount
By: Cara Latham CHESTERFIELD The results of the fire election in District 1 was verified this week, and incumbent Stephen Murza has been declared the winner. But a township resident has asked state Superior Court Judge John A. Sweeney to perform a recount of the results. The elections results were delayed because officials had…
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Democrats seek candidates for township seats
Responses would be appreciated by March 9 The Democratic County Committee of Hopewell Township is seeking candidates for Township Committee. Two seats will be available in November 2007. A candidates must be over 18, have lived in Hopewell Township for at least one year, and be a registered Democrat or willing to become one. Those…
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Stephanie R. Szymanski
MANVILLE Stephanie R. Szymanski died Feb. 19 at home. She was 79. She was born in and raised in Manville. Mrs. Szymanski was a homemaker. Three brothers; and two sisters are deceased. Surviving are her husband, Stanley Szymanski; one daughter, Lauren Cibelli of Bridgewater; a brother, Walter "JR" Raksa of Tinton Falls; a sister,…
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Policy targets terror groups
The school district plans to ban any organization identified as a terrorist group from renting its facilities. By: Joseph Harvie Terrorists need not apply to rent school district facilities under a new policy being considered by the Board of Education. Any organization identified by the U.S. Departments of State or Homeland Security as a terrorist…
