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  • Ice hockey team opens January with two routs

    RAIDER ROUNDUP By: Rudy Brandl        The Hillsborough High ice hockey team started the New Year with two impressive victories.    Hillsborough (6-4) defeated Summit and Westfield on the road and heads into Friday night’s home battle vs. Hopewell Valley with some momentum. The offense clicked for 15 goals in January’s first two contests.    Senior center…

  • Lady Mustangs miss chance for victory

    Team looks ahead to more winnable games By: John E. Powers        The Manville High School girls’ basketball team had a seven-day break after its first win of the season against Bound Brook in the Clem Santi Holiday Tournament in Dunellen.    MHS started its January schedule with a game at Delaware Valley last Friday night.…

  • Shooting goes astray

    GIRLS BASKETBALL By: Mike Molaro    The Hopewell Valley Central High School girl’s basketball squad has had great success with its three-point shooting this season.    That marksmanship, though, was absent when the Lady Bulldogs hosted West Windsor-Plainsboro South Tuesday night. Couple that misfiring with trouble making layups and it’s easy to see why HoVal fell to…

  • Local governments ready to tackle 2007

    By: Purvi Desai    The makeup of local governments around the area will remain largely the same this year as in 2006.    Allentown saw a change in council president, while Plumsted saw the departure of two long-serving members.    Officials across the region say they hope to maintain or improve their town’s standards of living and continue…

  • Vandals trash Bear Tavern School

    Boys charged with damaging school and three cars, stealing a holiday decoration and damaging a mailbox By John Tredrea    A 12-year-old boy from Celebration, Fla., and an 11-year-old boy from Levittown, Pa., have been charged with inflicting an estimated $6,000 worth of damage to Bear Tavern Elementary School on Dec. 27.    The boys, both former…

  • Proceedings delayed in ex-chief’s trial

    By: Stephanie Prokop    Jury selection for the trial of former Bordentown City Police Chief Philip Castagna, slated to begin Tuesday in Burlington County state Superior Court, was pushed back until at least late next week, said Sgt. Jack Smith, spokesman for the county prosecutor’s office.    The judge told both the prosecution and defense that he…

  • Education foundation seeks E-Squared nominees

    Submit nominations on or before Feb. 16    The Hopewell Valley Education Foundation is seeking nominations for this year’s E-Squared Awards, given annually to one individual and one corporation or business in the community who have significantly contributed to the educational experience of students in the Hopewell Valley Regional School District.    The awards are presented at…

  • Mike Ferguson ready to work in new Congress

    Congressman hopes to help with problems such as education funding and indirect property tax relief. By: Rebecca Weltmann and Donna Lukiw    The change in leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives last week means Rep. Michael Ferguson, R-7th, will be working in new ways as a member of the minority party for the first time…

  • Spring start for skate park construction eyed

    Concept plan needed before construction begins By: Joseph Harvie    Construction on a skate park could start by the spring, Township Public Affairs Coordinator Ron Schmalz said Tuesday.    The Township Council agreed in September to use $120,000 from the township Open Space Trust Fund to build the facility in Reichler Park on Route 522 behind the…