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  • Staying green for the holidays

    Township hopes to keep holidays environmentally sound By: Joseph Harvie    Dreaming of a green Christmas?    Probably not, but township Recycling Coordinator Nancy Paquette says it’s the way to go this year.    When unwrapping holiday presents in the coming weeks, Ms. Paquette said, she wants residents to remember Mother Earth before throwing the wrapping paper in…

  • Vineyards owner withdraws proposal for catering facility

    Sergio Neri: "I need a way to market my wine, but I’m perplexed on how to do it at this point." By John Tredrea    Hopewell Valley Vineyards owner Sergio Neri has scrapped his controversial proposal to install a catering hall for 200 people on his 74-acre property off Yard Road.    Mr. Neri withdrew his application…

  • South Brunswick boys are making progress

    By: James McKeever    The South Brunswick boys bowling team has a 1-3-1 record so far this season, but head coach Brian Burniston isn’t concerned about that.    Since a below-average performance in the Bishop Ahr Tournament to open the season, the Vikings have made progress each time they bowl a match. That has Burniston feeling pretty…

  • Hearing expected to draw crowd

    By: Stephanie Prokop    SPRINGFIELD—Township residents who oppose the 10-acre downzoning ordinance that was scheduled for public hearing Wednesday night came out to ask questions of land use experts at a meeting at the Jacksonville Community Center on Tuesday night.    The meeting, organized by resident Roger Lord, focused on residents’ plans to show their opposition to…

  • On Point

    Closet Confessions By: Linda McCarthy    The other day I cleaned out my closet. I was shocked and dismayed to discover the condition of my husband’s wardrobe. The elbows have worn through most of his shirts and he has 37 pairs of pants: all khakis, all tan.    I suppose my mother would blame me. I remember…

  • HHS boys seeking place among elite

    Progin likes chemistry of team By: Rudy Brandl    The Hillsborough High boys’ basketball team is primed to join the big time.    With eight varsity lettermen returning from last year’s team that surged into the state playoffs with a dramatic winning streak in the final two weeks before the NJSIAA deadline, the Raiders are no longer…

  • Cardinals need to harness their energy

    ICE HOCKEY By: Tim Falls    The Lawrence High School Ice Hockey Team wants to play intensity and purpose.    The Cardinals haven’t had trouble raising their intensity in their first three games, but Lawrence learned intensity alone isn’t enough.    After two straight wins, the Cardinals lost a little of their edge and fell to West Windsor-Plainsboro…

  • Rebecca Mente

       MANVILLE — Rebecca H. (Phillips) Mente died Dec. 10 at home. She was 55.    Born in Harrisburg, Pa., she had lived in Scranton, Pa., before moving to Manville in 1969.    Mrs. Mente was a homemaker.    Surviving are her husband, Daniel J. Mente; two sons, Daniel Jr. and Ronald of Bridgewater; and three grandchildren.    Funeral services…

  • Loss of big girl leaves even bigger hole for LCA

    By: Sean Moylan    If the Life Center Academy girls’ varsity basketball team has learned anything in its early season games, its learned that it doesn’t want to play too many minutes without its center Michelle Odita. On Monday, the Academy of the New Church beat LCA 56-37 at Florence, but the final score told just…