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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."…

  • Manville High Fall Sports Awards

    Football team garners most recognition By: Rudy Brandl    I’ve always felt that the football team sets the tone for the fall season in high school sports. Sometimes, a successful football campaign carries over into the winter and spring seasons, especially when a key group of athletes is common to certain teams.    Manville High hopes the…

  • Hopewell girls start season with win

    SWIMMING By: Tim Falls    Taking on the Pennington School gives the Hopewell Valley Central High School swim team a good idea where it will be this season.    The Bulldogs’ girls swim team defeated the Red Raiders, 96-74, while the Pennington boys won their meet, 95-75.    "It’s always a big meet," said Hopewell Valley coach Bill…

  • LETTERS (12/07/06)

    Town reps either bored or live on Mars To the editor:     The more I observe our local elected and appointed officials in Lawrence, the more I think they either 1) live on Mars, 2) are very bored individuals, or 3) both live on Mars and are bored.    Those who approve the shopping mall expansion…

  • POLICE BLOTTER

    By:    A manager for Verizon Wireless reported the theft of an 18-inch copper grounding plate from a cellular antennae tower on Zion Road, valued at $100. The theft occurred sometime between Oct. 13 and Nov. 13. ***    A set of wooden stair railings valued at $600 was reported stolen from the garage of a house…

  • Township seeks volunteers

    Interested residents are asked to submit a brief resume    The Hopewell Township Committee is seeking volunteers to serve on various commissions and committees, including the Environmental Commission (landscaping and alternate energy knowledge), Historic Preservation Commission, Affordable Housing Committee, Open Space Advisory Committee and Agricultural Advisory Committee.    Interested residents are asked to submit a brief resume…

  • Vikes miss state tourney but gain respect in GMC

    By: Lance Manion    One win.    That’s all that separated the South Brunswick High School field hockey team from the state tournament, and Vikings coach Danielle Matlack can point to number of losses as games she’d like to have back.    "The Monroe tie hurt us … the Old Bridge loss at the end," Matlack said, "but…

  • Lawrence girls force tie with Lenape

    SWIMMING By: Tim Falls    Lawrence coach Chris Turnbull may not have known just how much he needed his lone senior until he almost didn’t have her.    Jillian Franc, the only 12th-grade swimmer on the Cardinals girls team, probably should have skipped Lawrence’s meet against Lenape last Tuesday. Despite an illness, the senior’s swims helped the…

  • Facing college graduation

    Local seniors reflect on college years By: Audrey Levine    Four years ago, they prepared for a new milestone when they graduated high school and entered college.    Now, the Class of 2007 is preparing to make the leap from college students to members of the working world.    "I’m not sure I want to leave college," said…