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  • Beverly Mancuso

       MANVILLE — Beverly M. Mancuso died Aug. 29 at Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. She was 72.    Born in New London, Conn., she lived in Manville since 1960.    Mrs. Mancuso was employed at the Rag Shop in Manville for 15 years.    Surviving are a daughter, Vivian L. Zakarzewski of Manville; one grandchild; a step-sister, Jenny…

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    What advice do you have for local students as they head back to school next week? What advice do you have for local students as they head back to school next week?

  • Heading back to the classroom (II)

    Boards spread news students can use By: Lacey Korevec    While students are busy doing back-to-school shopping and enjoying the last few days of their summer vacation, teachers at Brunswick Acres Elementary School are already in their classrooms, cutting, coloring, laminating, measuring and stapling.    Bulletin boards are one of the most important, and time-consuming, parts of…

  • New Egypt field hockey squad set to defend title

    By: Kyle Moylan    In the championship game for the third straight year in 2005, the New Egypt High School field hockey team finally won its elusive Group I title last season with a 2-1 win over Pingry.    While that is quite an achievement, New Egypt Coach Patti Nicholson clearly understands that is the past. Right…

  • Bandits notch pair of tournament wins

    By:    The Bandits U-14 girls’ travel softball team recently completed a successful season, which included a pair of tournament wins.    The Bandits won the Jersey Nightmare Spring Bash back early in the season. The Bandits defeated the C.J. Cyclones 11-5, the Jersey Girls 7-3 and the Milford Mustangs 7-0.    Ashley Mont had two of the…

  • Helping Katrina’s victims (I)

    South Brunswick still rallying By: Joseph Harvie    It’s been a year since Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, and the township is continuing its efforts to help the people of D’Iberville, Miss.    The township adopted D’Iberville — a Gulf Coast city of about 8,000 people nearly completely destroyed by floodwaters, winds and rains from Katrina…

  • 36 wins and counting for Florence football

    2006 should be another good year for three-time defending C.J. Group I champs By: Sean Moylan    Sometimes one wonders how long the Florence High School varsity football can continue to dominate and win football games. The Flashes have already put together 36 straight wins and won three titles in a row and they’ve been to…

  • RHS football to kick off first varsity year Sept. 9

    By: Sean Moylan    While the first-year Robbinsville High School boys’ varsity football team may lack the on-the-field playing experience necessary to challenge for any titles this year, head coach Jason Gray has already instilled a team attitude which is conducive to winning.    "Our goal is we want to empty the pail (every game)," said Gray.…

  • Existential Humor

    McCarter Theatre opens its season with Harold Pinter’s ‘The Birthday Party.’ By: Susan Van Dongen    It’s ironic that so much would be discussed, pondered and analyzed about Harold Pinter’s 1957 play The Birthday Party. Like many of the playwright’s early works, the study of peril and mystery in a shabby English boarding house abounds with…