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  • Steele believes Florence has talent to go far in tourney

    By: Sean Moylan    This year the Florence 12-year-old Little League all-star softball team hopes to win games as much with its gloves as its bats and arms.    "My outfielders can catch the ball and not too much can get past my infield," said Florence manager Stephen Steele.    "We’ve really been working on our fielding."    Of…

  • District schools chief departs for new job

    Superintendent of Schools Max Riley will take the top job in the Randolph Township School District on July 1. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer The heart and soul of a school district is what occurs in the classroom, according to Superintendent of Schools Max Riley — and that’s what he has been focusing on for the…

  • NEHS principal named district superintendent

    Gerald North, New Egypt High School’s first and only principal, will become district schools chief Aug. 1. By: Marisa Maldonado    PLUMSTED — The Board of Education ended its six-month search for a leader last week by appointing as the district’s next superintendent Gerald North, whom many in the district give credit for the success of…

  • Guest opinion

    The pressing need in the suburbs is for affordable housing, not for MegaMansions. By:Mary Ellen Marino Smaller homes are being torn down at a rapid pace in many suburbs, particularly Princeton, to make room for MegaMansions. Is this the highest and best use of one of our most scarce and valuable resource — land? Who…

  • New school plan may go to voters in December

    Chesterfield School District plan will seek upgrades to the existing K-6 school and the construction of a second school inside Old York Village. By: Scott Morgan    CHESTERFIELD — In December 2003, rumors killed a school board proposal to build a new school. Residents unsure of the district’s motives and unconvinced that a $14 million construction…

  • People of all ages can join computer era

    EDITORIAL By Ruth Luse    Hopewell Valley senior residents don’t have to wait for the day when a facility devoted to their use comes to get instruction on the use of computers. Their chance to learn will arrive soon.    According to JoAnn Meyer, the school district’s community liaison, many senior citizens have expressed to school officials…

  • A Mustang Team For All Seasons

    Saluting the most versatile MHS athletes of the year By: Rudy Brandl        Group 1 schools like Manville High depend on a solid nucleus of multi-sport athletes to drive their athletic teams to success. They don’t have the luxury of whopping numbers that yield athletes who specialize in one sport. Small schools need athletes who…

  • Beech Wood park awaits electricity

    Why aren’t more summer concerts being held in Beech Wood park? By: Joseph Harvie    The township is hoping that the 400 people who were at the Mr. Ray concert Friday night fell in love with what they saw, Beech Wood Park.    Friday’s show, which was part of the free summer concert series, will be the…

  • Obituaries for June 30

    Lucille Jingoli     VORHEES — Lucille Jingoli died Sunday at home. She was 87.    Born in Trenton, she had resided in Lawrence most of her life before moving to Voorhees.    Ms. Jingoli worked 30 years first as a secretary for the State of New Jersey then as a legal secretary for Levy, Levy and Albert…