Category: archives

  • Brokeback Mountain

    So much more than a gay cowboy movie, this is a story about wounded people beaten down by events not of their making. By:Bob Brown    On the face of it, everything about this production says "winner." E. Annie Proulx’s short story about two cowboys, turned into a screenplay by Larry McMurtry and directed by Ang…

  • CAPITOL NEWS AND COMMENT

    The following items are taken from reports issued by legislators representing Central Jersey communities and other items of political concern. Death-penalty study    The Senate supported legislation that would create a commission to study the application of the death penalty in New Jersey.    "It was a disappointment to many people of great conscience when Gov. McGreevey…

  • Bulldogs learn from loss to ND

    Hopewell Valley wrestling By: Jim Green    No matter how lopsided a loss, a good coach always can find positives from his team’s performance. The Hopewell Valley Central High School wrestling team’s 71-3 home defeat to Notre Dame during winter homecoming on Dec. 22 was no different.    Although the young Bulldogs never challenged the powerful Fighting…

  • Quiet leader to take top office

    Township Councilman Michael Powers will serve as mayor in 2006. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer When Councilman Michael Powers was growing up in Lawrence, it never occurred to him that one day he would become the mayor of his town.    But that is about to happen when the Township Council holds its annual reorganization meeting at…

  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

    Letters from the week of Dec. 29 By: Generosity helped local families To the editor:    On behalf of the families served by the Hillsborough Township Department of Social Services, I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone involved with our holiday food and gift drive.    Through the generosity of many people, we were…

  • This Week

    Saturday    Hogmanay: Join the Lawrence Historical Society for a bonfire to welcome the new year.    Get an early start on your New Year’s Eve celebration. Join the Lawrence Historical Society at 6 p.m. for its popular Hogmanay bonfire that starts promptly at 6 p.m. in the Great Meadow at the 1761 Brearley House. This free…

  • Regina Famularo

    By:    HILLSBOROUGH — Regina Famularo, 85, died Dec. 19 at her home. Born in South Plainfield, she lived there until moving to Hillsborough in 1954.    Mrs. Famularo was employed as an LPN for Somerset Medical Center, retiring in 1985. She then worked at Foothills Acre Nursing Home in Hillsborough. She was an active member in…

  • FORUM: What goals would you set for the Township Council in 2006?

    Join the Debate    The South Brunswick Post is hosting a weekly forum that allow readers and users of the World Wide Web to offer their opinions on a variety of issues.    The forum is designed to encourage debate and to offer the community information about the direction residents of South Brunswick want their town to…

  • Ruth Lessing

    By:    MANVILLE — Ruth Lessing, 95, died at her son’s home in Manville on Dec. 21.    Born in New York City, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Alma McDonald. She was a resident of the Martinsville section of Bridgewater for 63 years before moving to Manville six months ago.    Mrs. Lessing was…