Category: archives
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HoVal’s loss to Lawrence lingers
BOYS BASKETBALL By: John E. Powers After beating Pennington last Saturday in one of their better games of the season on senior day, the Hopewell Valley High School team is basically back at square one. A disappointing effort in a 45-38 loss to Lawrence Tuesday night will have the Bulldogs reflecting for a few days.…
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Localizing a global problem
Group aims to educate on the environment By: Joseph Harvie Members of the Earth Life Learning Center want residents to become more aware of global warming and how it is affecting the world around them. The nonprofit group, which has been inactive for about two years, is also looking for people who are concerned about…
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Winner by a (painful) nose
By: Kyle Moylan While a certain amount of elation is attached to every championship in the Mercer County Wrestling Tournament, Matt Vahabi’s also came with a good dose of pain. Vahabi, who has worn a protective mask during matches since breaking his nose in a practice two months ago, won the 140-pound title when Hamilton…
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Manchada’s value goes beyond stats
By: David Gurney He rarely commits one, but when South Brunswick High School senior center Vineesh Manchanda committed a turnover in the middle of the third quarter, the shock of losing the ball wore off quickly. It’s not like him to dwindle on a small problem like that. Unsurprisingly, on the next possession, an Edison…
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MHS wrestlers win during busy weekend
Team gaining momentum for districts By: Rudy Brandl HIGHLAND PARK Manville High’s wrestlers got a good workout in Saturday’s quad-meet at Highland Park. The Mustangs even managed to pull out a victory in their opening match against Plainfield. Head coach Brett Stibitz and assistant coach Pat Gorbatuk sat around and savored their team’s win…
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Manderski gets revenge
MUSTANG ROUNDUP By: Rudy Brandl Mark Manderski enjoyed a little revenge in last week’s Manville High wrestling match at North Plainfield. The MHS senior heavyweight posted a 4-2 victory over Kevin Romero to avenge two prior one-point losses. Romero edged Manderski in a 4-3 overtime bout in the Somerset County Tournament in December and also…
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Simon Boyar to perform premiere at Lincoln Center
Friday’s concert puts HHS grad at musical forefront By: Hillsborough High School graduate Simon Boyar will be joining the American Symphony Orchestra on Friday night for a premiere performance at the Lincoln Center in New York. The premiere of Harold Farberman’s "Double Concerto for Violin and Percussion" is the only known work for violin and…
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EDITORIAL
End easy out for suburbs’ housing duty. A recent state appeals court ruling has thrown New Jersey’s affordable-housing policy into a state of considerable disarray. Then again, that’s pretty much where it’s been for the past three decades. The three-judge appellate panel threw out the latest formula devised by the state’s Council on Affordable Housing…
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HHS swimmers set for team playoffs
Kuehne dominates at Skyland meet By:John E. Powers For the second time in just five days, the Hillsborough High School boys’ swimming team finished second to Bridgewater-Raritan this time at the Skyland Conference Championships at Montgomery High School. But this time, the Raiders had company. Defending champion Bridgewater-Raritan finished with 281 points last…
