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  • South girls bowling team is a challenge for Carteret

    By: James McKeever    After a 10-day break, the South Brunswick girls bowling team did not get a chance to ease back into competition. On Monday, a day after New Year’s, the Vikings, ranked 17th in the state, bowled against No. 4 Carteret.    Normally on a GMC bowling day Carolier Lanes is packed with every team…

  • Obituaries for the week of Jan. 5

    Agnes M. Witkun    Agnes M. Witkun died Saturday at the Millhouse Nursing Home in Trenton. She was 85.    Born in Lawrence, she resided in the township all of her life.    She was a member of and served as a lector at St. Michael’s Roman Catholic Church. She was a member of the Altar Rosary Society…

  • Lineup change sparks Hopewell girls squad

    Hopewell Valley girls basketball By: John E. Powers    Hopewell Valley Central High School first-year girls basketball coach Jeff Losch figured it was time for a change.    In a move to spark his team, Losch moved starters Tammy Rodriguez and Eileen Carroll to reserve players and started sophomore Gabi Tetelman and junior Claire Grimwood for last…

  • EDITORIAL: Put a halt to death penalty

    State Assembly should pass the bill that would call for a study of New Jersey’s death-penalty law. New Jersey is poised to join a handful of states and strike a blow for human decency by doing away with the death penalty — at least temporarily.    The Assembly Judiciary Committee will consider a bill today (Thursday),…

  • Hopewell Township’s deputy mayor

    Sandahl elected Tuesday David Sandahl (center) takes the oath of office as Hopewell Township deputy mayor during Tuesday’s reorganization meeting. Administering the oath of office is township resident Mike Kahme. Holding the Bible for her husband is Diane Sandahl.

  • Schools strategize superintendent search

    Mansfield and Bordentown search for district leaders By: William Wichert    The search is on for new superintendents in two local school districts.    Facing two very different deadlines, Board of Education members in the Mansfield Township School District and the Bordentown Regional School District have scheduled recent public meetings to determine their strategy for finding new…

  • Vikes win third straight

    By: Ken Weingartner    Noah Antonoff likes the direction his South Brunswick High ice hockey team is moving.    But there still remains a long journey ahead.    The Vikings continued to dig themselves out of the 0-4 hole they created earlier this season by picking up their third straight win over the winter break, beating Johnson 5-4.…

  • BRHS, Florence boys win basketball tourneys

    By: Sean Moylan    Bordentown head boys’ varsity basketball coach Mark Drew refuses to get too excited just yet because he knows it’s a long season and his Scotties’ toughest games are still ahead of them. Even so, the Scotties gave their fans a taste of just how good they could be when they defeated Haddon…

  • DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet: Hey, I got some slogans for you right here

    DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet: New state slogans leave way too much to be desired. By: Hank Kalet    I’m not exactly sure why, but acting Gov. Richard Codey seems to think it’s necessary to come up with a new state slogan.    I’m not really sure what was wrong with the old one.    You remember the old…