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  • BRHS boys’ basketball wins C.J. championship

    By: Sean Moylan    If he lives to be over 100 years old, Brandon Fraser will never hit two bigger foul shots than ones he made with 1.6 seconds left to lift the Bordentown Regional High School boys’ varsity basketball team to 75-73 victory over Metuchen at Franklin High School on Tuesday night.    Once considered a…

  • Bertha Rogozinski

       MANVILLE — Bertha (Mondoker) Rogozinski died March 3 at home. She was 84.    Born in Helmetta, she had been a Manville resident for many years.    Mrs. Rogozinski worked for John’s-Manville Corporation during the late 1940s and 1950s. She then became a stay at home mom.    She was a communicant of Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church…

  • Petitions filed for board seats

    Election to be held on April 18 (March 9) By: William Wichert    With most incumbents facing re-election against both new and returning challengers, local school boards received petitions last week from 16 candidates competing for 10 spots in the April 18 contest.    The most crowded race can be found in the Millstone Township School District,…

  • MHS jayvee boys learned lessons

    Season ended at 4-12 By: John E. Powers        The Manville High School boys’ junior varsity basketball team and their coach, James Avallone, weren’t so much interested in their record as they were in raising their game, developing their skills and preparing for the next step – the varsity level.    The junior varsity club went…

  • Rush Holt meets fifth-grade constituents in Pennington

    Toll Gate Grammar fifth-grade classes met with Rep. Holt, D-12, at Pennington Borough Hall on Friday By John Tredrea    Many of the questions posed to the congressman could have come straight from a press conference room in Washington, D.C. But they didn’t. They came from Toll Gate Grammar School fifth-graders, who listened to the legislator’s…

  • Barsky Court set in historic Princeton Borough

    Barsky Court at 302 Nassau St. consists of four new residences and one completely renovated circa 1812 historic dwelling    Nearly four years in the making, this rare and unique opportunity has not been seen in decades and possibly may not appear again. Princeton builder/developer Barsky Homes presents five new luxury single-family homes located along a…

  • Gary Gomberg

       Gary H. Gomberg, 53, of Waterville, Minn., died on Sunday, March 5, 2006 after many courageous battles with health problems.    Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he was the son of Stanley and Elaine (Silverstein) Gomberg. He worked as a paramedic assistant in Kendall Park and was a salesman with Jersey Camera and Ritz Camera, where he…

  • Pennington, Hopewell Township OK tax settlement

    For commitments involving Hopewell Township and Hopewell Borough, see related story this week By John Tredrea    The governments of Hopewell Township and Pennington passed identical measures Monday night affirming an out-of-court settlement of a township tax complaint and making a series of commitments on interlocal services.    The township passed the measure, a closely written two-page…

  • Obituaries

    From the week of March 9 Ida Esposito    COLUMBUS — Ida (Nana) Esposito, 79, formerly of Long Island, N.Y., died Saturday at University Medical Center at Princeton.    Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she was a homemaker and retired retail sales manager at A&S department store. Ms. Esposito was a gourmet cook who enjoyed shopping, spending time…