Category: archives
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NBC, BRHS both pin down great wins
By: Sean Moylan Like a great closer in baseball, the Northern Burlington County Regional High School varsity wrestling team wiped out Friday night’s 37-20 home loss to Delran from its collective memory banks and went out and beat a powerful Hightstown team, 40-19, on the road on Saturday. Hightstown had not lost a single match…
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Obituaries for the week of Feb. 2
Marion Bergstrom, James D. Connelly, Tillie Bogatz, Anthony G. Giaquinto, William Andrew McDonald Sr., Linwood C. Symons Marion Bergstrom WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP Marion Bergstrom, 91, died Jan. 23 at Hamilton Care Center, Hamilton. Born in Norway, Ms. Bergstrom came to the United States in 1930, residing in Griggstown and Lawrenceville before moving to Robbinsville…
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Vikes show heart in setback
By: Ken Weingartner Trailing against Steinert 6-1 after two periods, Noah Antonoff wondered how his South Brunswick ice hockey team would respond. Although the Vikings failed to complete a comeback against once-beaten Steinert, they closed within 6-4 before the Spartans sealed the game with two late goals. "At that point, it was a question of…
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Vikings streak to Turco’s goal
By: Lance Manion Chris Balent is not one to make bold predictions, but South Brunswick High School’s first-year boys basketball coach gave his team a lofty goal to shoot for after losing to St. Joseph on Jan. 5. "I thought we needed a rallying cry," Balent recalled, "So I said to him we’re going to…
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MHS grad shot by fellow police officer in New York
Former star athlete Eric Hernandez still critical following emergency surgery. By: Donna Lukiw Manville High School graduate Eric Hernandez, 24, was in extremely critical condition Wednesday, a day after having part of his right leg amputated at a Bronx hospital where he was taken after being shot by a fellow New York City police officer.…
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Scarpa is familiar face in new role
Longtime assistant is MHS hockey coach By: Justin Feil Rob Scarpa is the new head coach of the Montgomery High ice hockey team, but his face is hardly new to the players. Scarpa has been an assistant coach to Yury Tarnavskyj for the last five seasons, which is one less year than he’s been teaching…
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Tax hike on table
According to the Township Manager, a decrease in available surplus, declining code enforcement revenues, and increases in employee health-benefit costs and payments to two state retirement systems caused a need for a 10 percent tax increase. By: Joseph Harvie Municipal taxes would increase by 10 percent if the Township Council adopts the $44.7 million budget…
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Charles M. Hagerty
Charles M. Hagerty, 83, of Kendall Park, died Wednesday, Jan. 25, at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. Born in New Brunswick and a lifelong area resident, Mr. Hagerty was a United States World War II veteran serving as a sonar man on a destroyer escort in the Pacific and the Philippines.…
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
From the issue of Feb. 2, 2005. Legion owes town an apology To the editor: As an open-minded 28-year-old homeowner in Manville, I want to voice my disgust toward the American Legion Post 304 and their thoughtless, embarrassing and downright idiotic marquee message: "Iran wants nukes Let’s drop a dozen." Once more, one has…
