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  • A radical approach to back-to-school

    BOOK NOTES, Dr. Joan Ruddiman    September signals back-to-school thoughts for everyone. That’s a broad assumption, but consider how school drives our society. The August economic indicators are based on back-to-school sales. The tourism industry revolves around school calendars. Even those who have no ties at all to schools pay attention to changing traffic patterns when…

  • CAMPAIGN CORNER

    Fields should be developed To the editor:     In the HVN’s article, "Township seeks county aid for active recreation," on Aug. 25, certain figures are cited regarding the growth of sports programs in Hopewell Township. The figures, which show expected increases in baseball, softball, soccer, football and lacrosse of 30-80 percent over the next four…

  • Lawrence couple seek to save historic Gulick House

    The 19th-century farmhouse is slated for demolition as part of proposal for an assisted living facility at the site. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer Virgil and Janice Haney don’t like to see old houses torn down, and that’s why they have stepped in to try to save the historic William Gulick House on the corner of…

  • For Sept. 1 issue

    Horace G.R. Black Horace G.R. Black    MILLS, Pa. — Horace G.R. Black, 85, formerly of the Trenton area, died Aug. 21.    Born in Bordentown, Mr. Black owned a farm in Robbinsville for many years and was employed by the Bordentown Reformatory Prison for 18 years, retiring as acting sergeant in 1974.    He was a member…

  • A familiar face for LMS students

    Andrew Zuckerman, the former LIS assistant principal, was appointed to the top job at LMS over the summer. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer When the seventh-graders comprising the Lawrence Middle School Class of 2007 walk through the doors on Wednesday morning, they will find a familiar face ready to greet them and make them feel at…

  • Optimism abounds at camp

    Lawrence football By: Jim Green    Any time a high school football team returns one of the top quarterbacks in the state, it automatically is a contender for the state playoffs. If that quarterback is surrounded by talented players on both sides of the ball, the sky is the limit.    Therefore, it comes as little surprise…

  • Not all doors to open at LHS

    The new addition is mostly completed, and expected to open later this month. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer Lawrence High School will open its doors for the new school year on Wednesday, but students should not expect to be able to use much of the new wing that spans the front of the building until later…

  • Gas prices have some pumped up

    Hurricane Katrina causes gas prices to skyrocket. By: Chinenye Okparanta    Gas station attendants and their customers aren’t happy about skyrocketing gas prices, but most say there’s no way around it.    On Wednesday, gas prices at some local stations had reached the $3 per gallon mark for premium gasoline.    Customers have had a lot to say…

  • For the Sept. 1 issue

    Jacqueline Carty, William R. Molnar, Carol Walder, Mary V. Haje, Fena T. Walters, Douglas F. Hunsicker, Thomas A. Heck, Alison E. Pae, Marie Franzese Jacqueline Carty    BORDENTOWN – Jacqueline Ruth Kelly Carty, 85, of Bordentown, died Saturday.    She was born in Trenton and raised in Roselle. She was an alumna of Abraham Clark High School…