Category: archives

  • LETTERS: Remembering Sid’s devotion

    To the editor:     A few days ago, I finally conquered a run I had yet to defeat. Right from the start I pushed real hard, trying to persuade myself that it was no more than a psychological struggle.    Still, as the final stretch came upon me, my body was convinced otherwise. I was short…

  • Council introduces downzoning ordinance

    The controversial downsizing ordinance moves on to the Planning Board where they will review plans and make recommendations. By: Lauren Burgoon    WASHINGTON — In a controversial move angrily denounced by several farmers, the Township Council took the first step toward increasing minimum lot sizes for development.    Also known as downzoning, the proposed regulations would restrict…

  • Keynote speakers set for community awards ceremony

    Lawrence Township’s Growth and Redevelopment Committee has announced Mayor Pamela H. Mount and the township new Municipal Manager Richard S. Krawczun will be the speakers for the township’s annual Awards for Economic Development ceremony and breakfast. In the keynote address, "Live, Work and Play in Lawrence Township," the mayor and municipal manager will share with…

  • Area Red Cross volunteers head south

    Disaster relief volunteers from Central New Jersey head down to Louisiana and Mississippi. By: Emily Craighead    As Hurricane Katrina raged across Louisiana and Mississippi, Central New Jersey Red Cross volunteers were already on their way to help residents in the affected areas.    "At this point, they are in shelter situations or staging areas," such as…

  • DISPATCHES: Bill for bad decisions is coming due

    DISPATCHES By Hank Kalet State doesn’t have enough money to pay retirees.    There is a crisis facing the state’s employee pension funds.    As several of the state’s largest daily newspapers have reported, there is not enough money in the two main funds — the Public Employees Retirement System and the Police and Firemen’s Retirement System…

  • Wisdom from the Grill

    Sharon Silverstein and the Peace Project will perform during the Central Jersey Firemen’s Cook-off. By: Susan Van Dongen    Mouthwatering barbecue, great music and a little enlightenment — all this can be yours at a gathering of grill-masters in Hillsborough.    The first Central Jersey Firemen’s Cook-off will be held at the Woods Road Firehouse in Hillsborough…

  • 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…