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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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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,…

  • Eagles have high hopes for next year

    By: John E. Powers    For the first time in many, many years, the South Hunterdon High School boys basketball program appears to be building toward something better.    The Eagles recently ended a season in which they finished with a 8-15 record.    But consider the Eagles won three of their last five, losing the other two…

  • Sophie’s Bistro

    Simple, well-prepared French bistro food is available in Somerset, with décor and ambience to match. By: Tom and Kate O’Neill    For Francophiles and fans of the French bistro, Sophie’s Bistro provides a convenient alternative to a transatlantic voyage. Located on the outskirts of New Brunswick, Sophie’s offers simple, well-prepared, heart-warming French bistro food, with a…