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  • Groundbreaking ceremony Monday for Hopewell Valley Veteran’s Memorial

    Event set for 2:30 p.m. at the Alliger Tract, adjacent to the Hopewell Township Public Works building, off Route 546 By Ruth Luse    On Monday, May 29, a groundbreaking ceremony for the Hopewell Valley Veteran’s Memorial will be held at 2:30 p.m. at the Alliger Tract, adjacent to the Hopewell Township Public Works building, off…

  • NEHS lacrosse teams topped in states

    Boys and girls both suffer loss By: Kyle Moylan    The New Egypt High School girls’ lacrosse team made it as close as possible, but was eliminated from the state playoffs this past Saturday against St. John Vianney, 9-8.    "It was a very competitive game that either team could have won at any time," noted New…

  • Masonic Hall buy seems right for Hopewell

    Council could vote to send letter of intent on June 5 By Aleen Crispino    A general consensus for purchasing the old Masonic Hall on East Broad Street and building a new library on Railroad Place was reached by Hopewell Borough officials and residents at a Tuesday forum.    Borough officials hosted the special meeting at the…

  • Self-Made Man

    Jesse Moss’ film ‘Con Man,’ about the life of James Hogue, will be screened at the First Person Festival in Philadelphia. By: Jillian Kalonick    When a student named Jay Huntsman came out of nowhere to enroll as a senior cross country star at Palo Alto High School in 1985, he was dubbed "mystery boy." Six…

  • MHS softball team stays in division lead

    Girls remain unbeaten in Sky By: Rudy Brandl    The Manville High softball team will be playing ball at least until the end of the month.    Manville’s regular season finale, scheduled for today (Thursday) on the road at Jonathan Dayton Regional in Springfield, was moved to May 31 after the NJSIAA came out with the schedule…

  • Songs for the Open Road

    Music festivals from Ocean Grove to Elmer are beckoning. By: Susan Van Dongen    A Philly girl with no car, singer-songwriter Birdie Busch enjoys the way her flourishing career gets her out of the city, especially when she’s playing in a pretty place, tucked away down a long country road.    That’s one of the reasons Ms.…

  • Rose Ficarra

       Rose Ficarra, 87, of Kendall Park, died Wednesday, May 17, At the University Medical Center at Princeton.    Born in Jersey City, she resided in Kendall Park for the last 25 years. She was a member of St. Augustine of Canterbury Church in Kendall Park. She enjoyed puzzle books and her great-grandchildren.    Her husband, Theodore Ficarra,…

  • Fedroff blast produces baseball division title for HHS

    Walk-off shot defeats Immaculata By: Rudy Brandl    Tim Fedroff has hit 32 home runs as a high school baseball player, including several tape measure shots, but none was any more dramatic than last Thursday’s game-winning, division-clinching, walk-off home run against Immaculata.    It was a classic case of redemption for the Hillsborough High senior slugger and…

  • Vikes enters GMC golf tournament as third seed

    By: Sean Richards    The South Brunswick High School golf team has already enjoyed a most successful season, especially when you consider it went to war on the links this year with only one senior.    That’s why it was going to be very interesting to see how it fared at the Greater Middlesex Conference Championships on…