Category: archives

  • A people’s judge says good-bye

    By: Dick Brinster    WASHINGTON — Retired municipal court Judge Marvin VanHise thinks of the first line of justice as the "People’s Court."    "By far, the majority of persons coming in contact with the judiciary have only this experience," said Judge VanHise, who stepped down form the bench here and in two other municipalities on Dec.…

  • Black history event to deliver musical message

    By: Cara Latham    BORDENTOWN CITY — To listen to the songs the slaves sang, to draw inspiration from them, and to use them as a stepping stone to move forward in the world.    That’s the message that members of the committee organizing the Black History Month event taking place Saturday at Shiloh Baptist Church are…

  • South’s second wave is washing over foes

    By: David Gurney    The South Brunswick High School boys basketball team isn’t cocky, but they aren’t naive, either.They know how good they are and how dangerous they can be.    And if you ask anyone on the team, they’ll tell you proof of how good they are doesn’t really show on the surface. It shows about…

  • Lady Mustangs recover to sweep Tech

    Aichele, Lebedz leading way By: John E. Powers        Probably for the first time, Manville High School girls’ basketball coach Kyle Rehrig had to deal with his team coping with over-confidence.    It happened last Tuesday before the team’s game with Sussex Tech. The girls had beaten Tech 41-22 just 12 days before in Sparta.    "I…

  • Kingston planning to fight truck traffic

    Poor reception to plan of making Route 27 a truck thoroughfare By: Matthew Rick    Members of the Kingston Village Advisory Committee urged residents to contact state and local officials to oppose state transportation plans to designate Route 27 as a thoroughfare for trucks with double trailers, Monday night.    "This plan poses a great risk to…

  • Missing man found by police

    New missing persons policy helped in search By: Joseph Harvie    Police found a 73-year-old Kendall Park man who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease two hours after he was reported missing.    The man walked out of his house on Jan. 24, in 20-degree temperatures, South Brunswick police spokesman Detective James Ryan said.    The man, who lives on…

  • Deteriorating dam causes concern

    By: Stephanie Prokop    CHESTERFIELD — A resident of Bordentown Georgetown Road says he is concerned that a deteriorating dam on his property could burst and flood nearby White Pine Road.    Larry Kuser, who owns Fernbrook Nursery and Fernbrook Bed and Breakfast, went before the Township Committee on Jan. 25 to discuss the possibility of fixing…

  • Snow delays opening of district’s schools

    Weather conditions freeze school day By: Bill Greenwood    South Brunswick schools opened 90 minutes late Monday because of inclement weather.    The delay was meant to allow more time for township road crews to clear roads of ice and snow and district workers to clear sidewalks, driveways and parking lots at each of the schools, according…

  • Winter weather helps Hopewell become better

    INDOOR TRACK By: John E. Powers    The Hopewell Valley High School girls and boys’ indoor track teams have taken advantage of the unusually mild winter, and have been very productive.    Both teams swept triangular meets with Allentown and Princeton Tuesday night at Jadwin Gymnasium, and both had good performances at last Saturday’s Colonial Valley Conference…