Category: archives
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Vikes get off the blocks impressively
Boys and girls swim past Hamilton and Hightstown convincingly By: Sean Richards It certainly didn’t take very long for all the pre-season optimism regarding the South Brunswick High School swimming teams to translate itself into the pool. Opening its season last Friday afternoon, South Brunswick double dipped Hamilton with the girls winning, 125-44, and the…
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Meyer Barrack
Meyer Barrack, 86, of Monmouth Junction, died Friday, Dec. 1, in Delray Beach, Fla. Born in Manhattan, N.Y., Mr. Barrack resided in Brooklyn, N.Y., the Bronx, N.Y. and Kendall Park, before moving to Monmouth Junction six years ago. He also spent every winter in Florida at his residence there. Mr. Barrack had been employed for…
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HHS stage ready for no-music ‘Musical’
‘The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940,’ the school’s fall production, is set for Friday and Saturday nights. By: Donna Lukiw After classes Tuesday afternoon, 10 students clustered on the Hillsborough High School stage, frantically checking their appearance. "Are these the right shoes?" "Does my hair look all right?" "What about the lights? Nearly half an…
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Musical Dissonance
Jacqui Naylor rematches lyrics and tunes for original interpretations at Crossroads Theatre. By: Anthony Stoeckert Teaming up the lyrics of George Gershwin with the music of the Allman Brothers may not seem like an obvious choice, but Jacqui Naylor isn’t looking to do the obvious. The San Francisco-based singer has developed a technique she calls…
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A Sailor’s Story
Wendy Rolfe Evered will perform a staged reading of Charles Evered’s new play, ‘Adopt a Sailor.’ By: Susan Van Dongen The concept of "adopting a sailor" for a couple of days during Fleet Week might strike some as an invitation to trouble. Wouldn’t the sailor want to brawl like Popeye or drink and swear like…
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Tenants satisfied with Deans repairs
Mended road pleases locals By: Joseph Harvie The once cracked and crumbled concrete sidewalks have been resurfaced. The pothole-ridden road and parking lot have been repaved. The once mildew- and mold-stained vinyl siding on the building has also been replaced. "It is completely different," Ellen Liggon, a 21-year resident of Deans Apartments, said Saturday. Ms.…
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SBHS students think globally
Posters used for Amnesty International efforts By: Joseph Harvie If you walk into South Brunswick High School this week, chances are you’ll see a poster that reads "2 Million Displaced in Darfur," or something similar. The posters are part of a larger campaign spearheaded by Amnesty International of South Brunswick High School, which is celebrating…
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Remembering Pearl Harbor
Local seniors recall as if it were yesterday By: Candice Leigh Helfand "I remember there was a commentator who was on every Sunday night at 7 p.m. on the radio, by the name of Walter Winchell," said World War II Navy veteran Joe Spataro. "His opening comments were: ‘Mr. and Mrs. America, and all the…
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Pennington works facility nears completion
Walk-through with the architect is set for Dec. 13 By John Tredrea Pennington Borough’s new Public Works facility is about "80 percent complete," Supervisor Jeff Wittkop said during Monday night’s Borough Council meeting. The facility is being built on an 8-acre portion of an 18-acre tract of borough-owned land in Hopewell Township. The land is…
