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  • Islamic Circle offers introduction to Islam

    The focus of the Sunday afternoon session, which was attended by more than two dozen members and a handful of guests, was to acquaint the guests with the prophet Muhammad – a key figure in Islam. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer    Aiming to reach out to the non-Muslim community, the Islamic Circle of Mercer County hosted…

  • Girls complete unbeaten regular season, win Skyland title

    RAIDER ROUNDUP By: Rudy Brandl        It didn’t take the Hillsborough High girls’ lacrosse team very long to come back and regain its offensive swagger.    After suffering their first loss of the season in the Somerset County semifinals the previous day, the HHS girls stormed back and took out their frustrations on Hunterdon Central. Hillsborough’s…

  • HHS softballers clinch sole possesion of division title

    Balanced attack produces repeat By: Rudy Brandl    The Hillsborough High softball team wasn’t going to let this title slip away.    After coming within six outs of winning their fourth straight Somerset County championship before losing a heart-breaker to Montgomery five days earlier, the Raiders returned to the same North Branch Park field and exorcised their…

  • Township officials OK bond measure for Weidel tract

    Officials said they have not determined what to do with the land By Audrey Levine    The Hopewell Township Committee on Monday unanimously voted to OK a bond measure that will allow the town to purchase the 70-acre Weidel tract on the western side of Route 31.    The land is owned by township resident Pamela Weidel…

  • Bruni remains on N. Hanover committee

    Harassment charges not in court yet By: Cara Latham    NORTH HANOVER — Committeeman Paul Bruni will not be resigning from the Township Committee, nor is he taking a leave of absence, according to Mayor William Tilton.    Mr. Bruni, a Larrison Road resident, had previously decided to resign from his position after a New Egypt man…

  • Girls lacrosse team gets busy day off to good start

    By: Rich Fisher    It doesn’t matter that South Brunswick High’s girls lacrosse team lost to Moorestown in the NJSIAA South A tournament Tuesday. That pretty much happens to every team, as it was the Quakers 143rd straight win against New Jersey competition.    What does matter, is that the Vikings bounced off the mat after being…

  • Those three little words

    On Point By: Linda McCarthy    Home repair has always been a touchy subject in our house. Whatever my husband wants to fix, I beg him not to touch.    Although his talents are many and varied, working with power tools isn’t one of his strong points. It’s not his fault. Someone has to teach you these…

  • Recall those who gave lives for our country

    EDITORIAL By Ruth Luse    Well over a million Americans have died in war during the nation’s history. Each of them gave his or her life in defense of the freedoms we cherish as a nation. Most, however, have receded into the past, lost amid the stories of generals and statesmen that make up our history…

  • Council ignores Eggerts Crossing voices, again

       Lawrence Township’s Eggerts Crossing community is one of Lawrence’s oldest neighborhoods. In many ways, Eggerts Crossing evokes some of the best of what American neighborhoods once were: a tight-knit community, where everyone knows their neighbors, where people are always ready to lend a helping hand and where children raised in the community return to raise…