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  • Master Kim teaches ancient martial arts form

    ON THE JOB IN HOPEWELL VALLEY By John Tredrea    Editor’s Note: This is the latest in a series of portraits of people at work in Hopewell Valley.    For Sanghee Kim, the main thing about tae kwan do is that it is a means to a series of valuable ends.    "From studying tae kwan do, we…

  • Seven appointed to township health committee

    See related story about Board of Health Advisory Committee By John Tredrea    Seven Hopewell Township residents were appointed to Hopewell Township’s Board of Health Advisory Committee Monday night.    Appointed for three-year terms Monday were Matthew Martin, of New Road, and Michael Rothwell, of Meadow Lane. Mr. Martin is a township fire official and a member…

  • Arango takes center stage

    ATHLETE OF THE WEEK By: Rudy Brandl    Melissa Arango very quietly is on her way to earning 12 varsity letters as a mulit-sport athlete at Hillsborough High.    She’s never grabbed the huge headlines while making key contributions to the very successful HHS gymnastics, indoor and outdoor track and field teams. That has changed this winter.…

  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

    From the issue of Jan. 25, 2007. Students seek a break from name calling To the editor:    At Hillsborough Middle School, there is a group called P.R.I.D.E., which stands for Peers Respecting Individual Differences Everyday.    This means we understand and respect the fact that everyone is different. Our goal is to put this into practice…

  • Final seconds of power play puts Lawrence hockey ahead

    ICE HOCKEY By: Tim Falls    The Lawrence High School varsity ice hockey team wanted to take advantage of the final seconds in its power play.    The Cardinals went into the third-period tied, 2-2, to Jackson Memorial last Friday night and had 20 seconds with a man advantage to get something started.    Pat Kowalczyk broke the…

  • Millstone project could offer insight to Upper Freehold

    By: Purvi Desai    MILLSTONE — With talk of additional costs and switching materials to save on building the middle school in Upper Freehold, board members may meet with Millstone school officials to see how the latter district saved on building their 138,000-square-foot facility slated to open in September.    Millstone Board of Education Secretary Brian Boyle…

  • Letters to the editor

    Remembering Paine on his birthday To the editor:    Thomas Paine will celebrate his 270th birthday on Jan. 29. English by birth, French by decree and American by choice, Paine is the most fascinating of our Founding Fathers. His three books, "Common Sense", "Rights of Man", and "Age of Reason" sold enough copies to make Paine…

  • Allentown girls’ basketball makes states

    Win over Gateway puts team in tournament for the first time in seven years By: Kyle Moylan    While some people may be amazed that Linda Weise could guide the Allentown High School girls’ basketball team into the state playoffs in only her second year on the job, don’t count the coach on that list.    "I…

  • Three charged in vandalism

    Accused of ‘off-roading’ on high school fields By: Joseph Harvie    Three men, two from South Brunswick and one from East Windsor, were charged Tuesday with criminal mischief and conspiracy after they drove a Nissan Titan across South Brunswick High School sports fields, causing more than $10,000 in damage, police said.    Robert Howell, 21, of East…