Category: archives

  • BACK PORCH: Doing her part to fight Parkinson’s

    By: Madeleine Johnson, Social Editor    Annie Konopka, of Kendall Park, received some jarring news in February 2004.    "I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease when I was 37," Ms. Konopka said. "It was about five years of going doctor to doctor, and I was misdiagnosed in one hospital. When I was finally diagnosed, I was relieved…

  • Jacobsen, Fitzpatrick standouts in 4th win

    By: Sean Moylan    The Florence Township Memorial High girls’ varsity basketball team pounded Riverside, 56-26, last Thursday at Florence’s new school.    But it was the Flashes’ "old School" players who got the job done as Lauren Jacobsen, the Flashes’ talented and hard-working senior center, scored a game-high 17 points, while Caitlin Fitzpatrick, Florence’s skillful senior…

  • HHS swimmers look ahead to Pirate Invitational

    Boys, girls defeat Central By: John E. Powers        With the prestigious Pirate Invitational ahead this weekend, the Hillsborough High School boys’ and girls’ swimming teams are right at the midway point of their seasons.    Both teams returned from the holiday break last week by beating Hunterdon Central at the Raritan Valley Community College pool.…

  • Obituaries

    Joan A. Ostrom    MILLSTONE — Joan A. Ostrom, 62, died Jan. 2 at University Medical Center at Princeton.    Mrs. Ostrom was born in Boston and had lived in Belle Mead prior to moving to Millstone in 1982.    She was the past president of the Monmouth Chapter of EGA, a former officer of the Garden State…

  • Lawrence is a perfect 10

    SWIMMING By: Tim Falls    The Lawrence High School boys varsity swim team stayed unbeaten.    Not an easy task given their last two meets.    The Cardinals edged Notre Dame and defeated West Windsor-Plainsboro South to improve to 10-0 overall this season and 8-0 in the Colonial Valley Conference.    The Lawrence girls lost both meets to drop…

  • Puzzles, Documentaries and the Beach

    The New Jersey Film Festival’s 25th season offers something for every taste. By: Anthony Stoeckert    Let’s say you’re a dedicated movie lover. You read the reviews, watch Ebert & Roeper, and try to be discerning when deciding which films are worth spending 10 bucks on. So you probably wanted to see such widely praised fare…

  • AHS girls’ basketball 6-3 after tough week

    By: Kyle Moylan    The Allentown High School girls’ basketball team scratched and clawed to get a close to perfect 6-1 record to start the season.    Allentown used that record to help itself emerge from a not-so-perfect weekend with a 6-3 record.    "We need to keep our heads up," Coach Linda Weise said after Allentown lost…

  • Manville boys still seeking first win

    Mustangs show good signs vs. tough Del Val team By: Shawn Tyrrell        Last Friday night, the Manville High boys’ basketball team went up against a solid opponent when the Mustangs played host to a Delaware Valley squad that was 6-1 on the season.    The one constant thus far in the campaign for the Mustangs…

  • Michael Snedeker

       Michael Anthony Snedeker, 27, of Kendall Park, died Wednesday, Jan. 3, at Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick, after a long illness.    Born in New Brunswick, he was a lifelong area resident.    Michael is survived by his parents, Jack Charles and Nancy Anne Romeo Snedeker; a brother and sister-in-law, Jack and Donna Snedeker of Fla.;…