• PRINCETON: Anxiety grows over library funding bill

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    Legislation that would cut minimum funding requirements for municipal libraries in half as a way of providing local officials with more flexibility during budget season will be met with strong opposition from local library advocates.    The bill, introduced earlier this month by Assemblyman Vincent Prieto, D-Bergen, would revise state law…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Wrestlers repeat as district team champs

    Goddiess twins, Price capture crowns by Rudy Brandl, Sports Editor    Twin brothers Will and George Goddiess have spent their lives doing many things together. Saturday afternoon, the Hillsborough High senior wrestlers shared a special moment atop their respective podiums at the District 18 Championships.    Will Goddiess, the team’s 152-pounder, won his second consecutive district title…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Ice hockey team makes playoffs

    RAIDER ROUNDUP by Rudy Brandl, Sports Editor    The Hillsborough High ice hockey team extended its win streak to three consecutive games with another key Red Division triumph, a 3-2 victory over St. Joseph’s of Metuchen on the road.    Hillsborough, which played an entertaining 4-4 tie against St. Joe’s on home ice at Princeton Sports Arena…

  • LAWRENCE: Festive welcome for Year of the Ox

    LAWRENCE: Festive welcome for Year of the Ox

    Nancy Chao, Kim Hill and Leslie Godfrey of the group "Play by Heart" entertained as the opening act for the Chinese New Year celebration at Rider University. Photo by John Keating.

  • HHS ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Will Goddiess

       Quick Facts: Hillsborough High senior Will Goddiess repeated as a district wrestling champion with Saturday’s triumph at 152 pounds. Goddiess, who is among the school’s all-time victory leaders with a career mark of 87-51, will join his twin brother George for their third appearance at the Region 5 Tournament.    Coach Steve Molinaro says: “Will sets…

  • MANVILLE: Rec wrestlers split tri-meet

    Basta, Kuhlman finish undefeated in regular season    Manville Recreation hosted two wrestling matches against tough opponents last Saturday.    The Manville wrestlers came up on the winning side of a 37-34 match against Watchung but lost to Hillsborough.    Angelo Drake, filling in at 50 pounds, did so with a win and six Manville points to give…

  • LAWRENCE: Festive welcome for Year of the Ox

    LAWRENCE: Festive welcome for Year of the Ox

    Yan Hong Smyth and Michelle Kang of the Yinghua Day School perform a dance for the Chinese New Year celebration at Rider University last week. Staff photo by John Keating.

  • HILLSBOROUGH: St. Joe’s girls avenge defeat

    YOUTH BASKETBALL    The St. Joseph’s and Blessed Sacrament girls’ basketball teams met during the first game of the season in December with the decision going to Blessed Sacrament by three points. This time, the St. Joseph’s girls were ready to show who the dominant team was and they avenged that defeat with a 50-41 victory.…

  • PRINCETON: Boro Mayor Trotman says she may not run in 2011

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    Princeton Borough Mayor Mildred Trotman told a Saturday symposium at Princeton University that she doesn’t foresee running for office again.    Mayor Trotman, who joined other current and former black mayors in a discussion titled “From the Middle Passage to the Oval Office: Defining the Black Experience,” was re-elected in 2007…

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