Day: March 8, 2001

Schools’ lock-down drills designed to help prevent similar occurance here By:Laura Toto        Hillsborough schools have taken steps to help prevent violent incidents such as Monday’s school shooting that killed two students at Santana High School in Santee, Calif.    While saying the chance of a similar incident here is slight, school officials have taken precautionary…

Kelsey Grammer talks about the message of his new film, 15 Minutes, the loss of privacy that comes with fame and what it’s been like to portray Frasier Crane on TV for 17 years. By: Kam Williams Kelsey Grammer stars as a tabloid journalist with questionable fact-gathering methods in 15 Minutes.    Born on the island…

Any veteran of the township Public Works Department’s battles against snow and ice on the road can tell you snow is a cunning enemy. By: John Patten    This week’s anticipated invasion by their dreaded foe just proves how challenging it is to plan a battle with the weather.    "It’s like planning a battle, without knowing…

       BORDENTOWN CITY— The world’s largest oil rig has just been built off the coast of Greenland in the icy waters of the North Atlantic. A one-man submersible doing repair work beneath it is violently hit on its side. The operator turns the craft and faces "60 feet of prehistoric terror." By:David Koch    Megalodon has…

Youth group members find out what it’s like to be hungry and homeless. By: Julie Gartland    Our mothers said, "Eat everything on your plate. There are people starving all over the world for the food you have in front of you." After not finishing all my dinner, through a child’s eye I imagined my mother…

By:John Tredrea    Set to play at McGuinn’s Place on Route 1 in Trenton tomorrow night is Quiverlow, a rock power trio whose members all played, until last April, with Dear Liza, a band with a strong following that did gigs across the country, from Wildflowers at Pennington Circle to clubs in San Francisco.    "We’re looking…

WRESTLING: The Viking junior will wrestle Saturday afternoon in his quest for a state championship at 135 pounds. By:    Kyle Nasdeo moved into the quarterfinals of the state wrestling tournament with a 9-5 victory Wednesday night over Zach Shanaman of Pingry.    The South Brusnwick High junior used a takedown and three near-fall points in the…

       Northern Burlington County Regional High School girls’ basketball coach Terry Jennings was looking for a home playoff win against Central Regional on Saturday.    What her team gave her was something just short of absolute perfection — a beautiful 54-30 triumph which featured an exquisite first half that was the high school basketball equivalent of…

       BORDENTOWN — Automobile dealers around the nation will be looking for guidance from Bob Maguire, who was named chairman of the National Automobile Dealers Association last month at its annual convention in Las Vegas. By:David Koch    "I am the spokesperson for the franchise car dealers of America," said Mr. Maguire in his office at…