Day: June 26, 2003

   MANVILLE — Antoinette S. Franzoso died Tuesday, June 17, at Somerset Medical Center, Somerville. She was 84.    Born in Scranton, Pa., she had been a Manville resident for the past 82 years.    Mrs. Franzoso worked for 17 years at Johns-Manville Corporation in Manville. She then became a homemaker.    She was an active member of Sacred…

New Egypt High School staff reflects on a special school year. By: Sarah Winkelman    PLUMSTED — The past four years have been full of firsts for the New Egypt High School Class of 2003 — the first class to graduate from the high school. The graduation ceremony was held Tuesday night.    Since the Class of…

A bipartisan effort could reverse new rules on media ownership. By: Hank Kalet    William Safire in today’s New York Times gives credit to conservative groups — and some liberal groups, though he leaves the biggest and baddest like FAIR, Move On and Free Press — for their efforts to overturn the recent Federal Communications Commission…

Letter to the editor To the editor:    The McGreevey Administration is currently attempting to push through legislation that would severely damage New Jersey’s home care system. Hiding behind the guise of promoting "quality home care," the proposed bill (A-3778) would create a state-sponsored, state-controlled home care monopoly consisting of four regional "Quality Home Care Councils."…

   Hazel L. Olson, 84, of Springfield, Ill., died Saturday, June 21, at The Elms of Cranbury Nursing Home in Cranbury.    Ms. Olson was born in Carlinville, Ill., and was a resident of Dayton before moving to Springfield, Ill., 50 years ago. She retired in 1959 from Allis-Chambers, Inc. in Bloomington, Ill., where she was a…

Boys State, Girls State takes over campus. By: Lea Kahn    What do television news broadcasters Tom Brokaw and Jane Pauley, former President Bill Clinton and former Texas Gov. Ann Richards have in common?    They all attended a weeklong session of the American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary-sponsored Boys State or Girls State program in their…

AS SEEN BY GREEN by Jim Green By: Jim Green    If you’re a big enough baseball fan, and you watch enough games, fewer and fewer aspects of the sport really catch you by surprise.    The recent brawls? Please. None of them compare to the classic bout between Nolan Ryan and Robin Ventura from years ago.…

Lawrence High School graduates enjoy ceremony in Trenton. By: Lea Kahn    The rain was coming down in buckets outside the Trenton War Memorial Friday night, but you wouldn’t know it from the smiles on the faces of the 320-member strong Lawrence High School Class of 2003.    With a handshake from school board President Mary DiMartino,…

Seniors became champions in 2003 By: Rudy Brandl        If there’s such a thing as a home track and field advantage, the Hillsborough High boys certainly enjoyed it during the 2003 campaign.    The Raiders made the most of their home facility, often referring to the "Noonan Factor" after winning a big meet. They swept the…