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Second period send LHS ahead
ICE HOCKEY By: Tim Falls The Lawrence High School Ice Hockey team needed a period to get back in the game. While the Cardinals have had plenty of practices so far this season, Lawrence did not have any scrimmages before its opener against Nottingham on Tuesday. The Cardinals came out with four goals in the…
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MHS boys still building cross country program
Todorovic led pack for second straight year By: Rudy Brandl The Manville High boys’ cross country team continued making small strides in the right direction this fall. While the Manville boys didn’t produce any regular season victories for the second straight year, more runners participated in the program and almost everyone on the MHS roster…
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Survey seeks technology assessment
The school district is asking for feedback by conducting a survey on the Web as it prepares its three-year plan. By: Donna Lukiw The Manville School District is preparing a technology plan for the next three years but the district is asking parents, teachers and students for their feedback. By providing a technology survey on…
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Animal hospital helping dogs and cats in need
Princeton Animal Shelter to benefit from efforts By: Joseph Harvie The South Brunswick Animal Hospital on Georges Road is collecting pet supplies and cleaning products for the SAVE Animal Shelter in Princeton. Melinda DeAugustines, the animal hospital’s office manager, said that they are collecting, Milk Bone dog biscuits, canned dog and cat food, cat litter,…
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Community Calendar
Poinsettia and wreath sale Thursday, Dec. 7 to Saturday, Dec. 9 Consolidated Fire Association, Crosswicks Street, will be having a poinsettia and wreath sale. Poinsettas range in size from 4 inches to 7 inches and prices range from $5 to $14. Wreaths will be $7 and $10 and hanging baskets will be $15. For…
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A round-up of local holiday activities
Festivities in the area By: Madeleine Johnson Now that the temperature has dropped to a seasonally appropriate chill, it finally feels like the holidays can begin. And it’s a good thing, too, because there will be a variety of events going on to help usher in the most wonderful time of the year. To help…
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Falcons continued their upward trend to success
By: Ken Weingartner Thanks to another group of players stepping up, the Monroe Township High football team took another step forward. The Falcons ended the season with a loss to Hamilton in the first round of the state sectional playoffs, but that did little to diminish the team’s accomplishments in a year that was the…
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New identity in the works for Washington
Petition, new post office could herald a name change for township By: Cara Latham WASHINGTON With the opening of a new post office substation coming soon, and with over 1,000 signatures collected on a petition, officials and residents remain optimistic that they will soon get a question on the ballot to change the township’s…
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Camplain Road resident killed in accident on Route 1
Chris Zarsky, 41, enjoyed sports, cooking. By: Donna Lukiw West Camplain Road resident Chris Zarsky, 41, was killed Nov. 28 after crashing into a center divider on Route 1 North in North Brunswick near Ryders Lane. "It’s a horrible tragedy," Diane Zarsky, his wife of eight years, said Wednesday. "And I still don’t have answers."…
