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  • South gridders seek first victory

    Eagles visit unbeaten Bound Brook tonight. By: John E. Powers    South Hunterdon Regional High School’s football team will be looking to post its first win of the season when it travels to unbeaten Bound Brook tonight in a Skyland Conference Valley Division game.    Because of the Rosh Hashana holiday, which begins at sundown Friday, the…

  • Robbinsville field hockey making a sudden impact

    By: Sean Moylan    "I never focus them on what another team is capable of doing. (That way) every girl has a chance of being the best player she can be," said Judy Goldstein, the head coach of the Robbinsville girls’ varsity field hockey team.    Well, the Ravens certainly were the best they could be on…

  • Todorovic takes second in X-C opener

    MUSTANG ROUNDUP By: Rudy Brandl        Sasa Todorovic made a few mistakes but still managed to run a personal-best time in last week’s first cross country meet of the 2006 season.    The Manville High junior finished second in last week’s Skyland Conference quad-meet at Belvidere. Todorovic ran off the tricky 3.1-mile course twice but hit…

  • Pennington’s historical character is ‘its most distinguishing feature’

    GUEST OPINION By Will Dickey    Recent events demonstrate that Pennington Borough is losing some of its historical assets. Demolition or the severe alteration of historic buildings has already occurred or has been approved.    Historical buildings and sites are important to us because they create a tangible link with the past. They promote our sense of…

  • Well, that didn’t take long

    In the brief time allotted, South qualifies for states in doubles and as a team By: Rich Fisher    There’s an old joke that when people are driving through a small town, the driver says something like "This is a nice town, wasn’t it?"    Well, it’s kind of like that with the state tournament cutoff in…

  • Serious as a heart attack

    Patients inspire Elio Diaz to make trek for the American Heart Association. By: Charlie Olsen    Next week, a Duncan Court resident will begin a 52-mile trek across the rim of the Grand Canyon that will span two days.    Elio F. Diaz Jr., 45, is making the trek from Wednesday to Sept. 29 to raise money…

  • Family homeless after weekend fire

    The house was unoccupied when it caught fire. The cause of the fire is undetermined, but not suspicious. By: Charlie Olsen    A rented cottage on River Road was rendered uninhabitable by a fire Sunday evening, leaving Ventrice Dyer and her two children without a home.    The fire was reported at 5:44 p.m. When officers arrived…

  • Mustangs roll to second football victory

    Rock leads rout of Dayton By: Shawn Tyrrell        There was no mistaking the final score.    In front of a packed house at Ned Panfile Stadium, the Manville High School football team took another big step toward securing its first wining season in 15 years by crushing visiting Dayton 45-7 in the home opener.    MHS…

  • Sports Takes

    NEHS football loses 19-0    Going up against a very good Group III team in Northern Burlington, the New Egypt High School football team was defeated 19-0 this past Saturday night.    Now 1-1, New Egypt is scheduled to play at Pope Paul VI this Saturday at noon. Hunt’s boys sweep opener    One of the goals for…