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  • Lady Raiders knocked out by powerhouse

    Sturdy HHS defense finally cracks By: Rudy Brandl        HAMILTON – It took more than 70 minutes, but eventually the stingy Hillsborough High defense finally yielded a goal against the talented tournament favorites from Steinert in the Central Jersey Group 4 girls’ soccer playoffs. Top-ranked Steinert added another one and ended the HHS season with…

  • Michele Ronyecs Eck

       Michele Ronyecs Eck died Oct. 30 at her home in Maple Grove, Minn., after a long and courageous battle with cancer.    Born and raised in Pennington, she was educated in the Hopewell Valley school system and was a graduate of the College of New Jersey.    She is survived by her husband Charles (Chuck); a daughter…

  • A long courtship: tying the knot after 54 years

    Together for over a half-century, Curtiss and Thomas LaPenna decided to finally make it official when Thomas entered the hospital last year. By: Lea Kahn    Curtiss VanMetre and Thomas LaPenna have known each other and lived together for more than half a century. But it took Mr. LaPenna’s recent hospitalization for the two to finally…

  • American Legion honors its namesake

    Plaque, ceremony honor veteran from which their post name is derived By: Joseph Harvie    The sign on a small building on Major Road reads: Lt. John Farnkopf American Legion Post 401.    The post, chartered 59 years ago, is named in honor of Lt. Farnkopf, a U.S. Army Air Corps pilot from Monmouth Junction who was…

  • Teaching teachers

    District hosts workshops By: Bill Greenwood    Samantha Siegelheim walked to the front of a South Brunswick High School computer lab and called out for attention.    "Let’s all form a circle," she said, and her students obliged, taking their places and making slight adjustments until the shape slowly took form in the classroom’s left aisle. Ms.…

  • Meet Cheerios’ new cereal box ‘superstar’

    Lynette Marsicano of Manville in photo on a box of Cheerios cereal By:Mary Ellen Zangara    Lynette Marsicano of Manville is the latest champion to appear on a box of Cheerios cereal — but instead of earning the distinction for athletic excellence, Ms. Marsicano and three Hillsborough residents are being recognized for helping to fight hunger.…

  • HoVal applies pressure

    FOOTBALL By: Tim Falls    Steinert needed its starters the whole time.    That says something about the Hopewell Valley Central High School varsity football team.    The Spartans edged the Bulldogs, 21-12. The score may have been a palindrome but it was still quite close.    Hopewell concluded its Colonial Valley Conference season with a record of 3-6…

  • LHS prepares for postseason

    FOOTBALL By: Tim Falls    The Lawrence High School varsity football team has been able to extend practice time thanks to the use of Elvin Bethea Field in Central Park off Eggerts Crossing Road.    The lights at that location have allowed the Cardinals to play past dusk.    Daylight may be dim more quickly as the season…

  • Beazer’s Parkside at Mountain View

    Beautiful and functional, these homes offer abundant storage space as well as a host of energy-efficient touches    Beazer Homes has a new hit community on its hands!    Parkside at Mountain View, Beazer’s new single-family home neighborhood in Hillsborough, NJ, has received an overwhelming response from area homebuyers, who have been particularly taken by the community’s…