Day: March 8, 2001

With staffing cuts in other areas in Lambertville, one thing stands out. It is long past time to start a full-day kindergarten class.    There is a lot of concern among parents about the need to cut two full-time staff members and make a resource room teacher part-time at Lambertville Public School.    The move would create…

Hopewell Valley WrestlingThe Hopewell Valley Central High School wrestling team sent nine wrestlers to the District 17 tournament this month at Hunterdon Central, and left with mixed results. By: Matt Nalbone    The tournament featured everyone in a must-win situation or his season was done. District 17 is considered one of the toughest in the state…

GREEN SCENE by Liz Herbert: Horticulture tips from the Allentown Garden Club. By:    It’s March and the winds are blowing. This month comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb, sometimes. It is time to get caught up on your winter chores and try to get a jump start on your spring…

   Loretta A. Ammermuller, 64, died Friday, March 2 at the Barbara E. Cheung Memorial Hospice in Edison.    Born in Guttenberg, she had lived in Lincoln Park for 13 years and then in Oakton, Va., for 11 years before moving to Monmouth Junction in 1990.    She retired in 1990 after 6 years as the general manager…

What was originally called the ‘Storm of the Century’ may not even turn out to be the storm of the week. By: Matthew Armstrong and Amanda Bok    The biggest news this week was no news as the Storm of the Century, as it was billed, may not even be the storm of the week as…

Fixed costs also contribute to 8 percent increase in Millstone Township. By: Frank C. D’Amico    MILLSTONE — Rising tuition costs have contributed to an 8 percent increase in the proposed school tax rate, according to preliminary budget figures for 2001-02.    On Monday, the Board of Education introduced a preliminary budget of $18.5 million, which would…

48-unit Hamilton facility to be completed by late October. By: Ken Weingartner    WASHINGTON – Project Freedom Inc. plans to open its second independent living facility by the end of October.    Timothy Doherty, the organization’s executive director, said work on a 48-unit facility being constructed on Kuser Road in Hamilton for low-income people with disabilities should…

Hillsborough associates see dramatic increases in 2000    Office manager Donna Sullivan and the Hillsborough sales associates received high recognition from Richard A. Weidel Jr., president, and Barbara Smith, executive vice president and general manager of Weidel, Realtors for having the highest sales and listings increase in 2000 for the previous year and the highest listings…

GIRLS BOWLING: SBHS is poised to be one of the elite teams in what may be the toughest conference in all of the Garden State. By: Redd E. Patrick    There’s something big brewing at South Brunswick High School.    Why, it’s the girls bowling team.    The Vikings established themselves on a local and state level this…