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  • Wrestling is huge in New Jersey

    Fans flock to A.C. for state finals By: Rudy Brandl    ATLANTIC CITY — The popularity of high school wrestling is unbelievable.    Just look at the attendance figures from last weekend’s NJSIAA Championships in Atlantic City. A record 11,772 fans packed Boardwalk Hall for Sunday’s finals. The total weekend attendance for the event was a staggering…

  • Farmland rezoning prepares the way for sewer system

    Committee introduces ordinance rezoning Carty farm property By: Scott Morgan    MANSFIELD — By reclassifying nearly 200 acres of farmland as residential zoning last week, the Township Committee officially began laying the groundwork for a major development project that would bring hundreds of new dwellings to Mansfield and a sewer system to the Village of Columbus.…

  • From ring to stage

    Gress Street resident Steve Zacharko, a professional wrestler, grapples with acting in Hillsborough play. By: Melissa Edmond    Gress Street resident Steve Zacharko — perhaps more familiar as professional wrestler "Hadrian" — will make his acting debut in a play opening next week in Hillsborough.    Though many may say acting is just as important in the…

  • Despite final loss, Drew’s boys take ‘LEAP’ into history

    By: Sean Moylan    On March 7th, as soon as word came down that LEAP Academy had defeated Burlington City 90-83 to win the South Jersey Group 1 title on March 7, Scotties’ fans started getting a little nervous.    Because although the Scotties had lost to the Blue Devils earlier in the season, they knew in…

  • Sustainabilty conference aims to shed talking points and take action

    At the end of a three-day conference later this month, township residents will have a better idea of what to do about sustainability and how to accomplish it, said Ralph Copleman, executive director of Sustainable Lawrence. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer    Ecological and social sustainability is like the weather — everyone talks about it, but no…

  • Helen Saunders

       HILLSBOROUGH — Helen B. Saunders died March 3 in Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. She was 77.    Born in Houtzdale, Pa., she lived in Queens, N.Y., and Brooklyn, N.Y., before moving to Hillsborough in 1960.    Mrs. Saunders was a homemaker.    She was a communicant of St. Joseph Church in Hillsborough and a reader at daily…

  • Three township police officers promoted

    Lance Maloney, Thomas Puskas and William Springer move up By John Tredrea    Three Hopewell Township police officers — in addition to George Meyer, who took the oath as chief (see separate story) — were promoted during Monday night’s Hopewell Township Committee meeting.    Promoted to lieutenant from sergeant were Lance Maloney and Thomas Puskas. Promoted to…

  • Police Beat for the week of March 16

    BORDENTOWN CITY    A 67-year-old Burlington man was charged on March 4 with driving while intoxicated and several vehicular offenses after police say officers saw him driving erratically along Route 130.    According to police, officers saw Percy Rainer Jr. tailgating, weaving and, ultimately, striking a curb while driving south on Route 130 just after 2 a.m.…

  • Lebbad completes stellar season, career

    HOPEWELL VALLEY WRESTLING By: Mike Molaro    One of the cruel ironies of sports is that the farther an athlete progresses toward his dream, the deeper the hurt.    Hopewell Valley Central High School’s Anthony Lebbad ran the gamut of emotions at last weekend’s NJSIAA Wrestling Championships in Atlantic City.    His hopes of becoming the 103-pound state…