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  • Chinese language school stressing global citizenship

    School to hold an open house from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., June 19 at Lawrence Middle School. By:Kate Herts Staff Writer Prospective YingHua Language School students were unable to see a normal school session at an open house held Sunday at Lawrence Middle School.    The school was locked so the students and teachers formed makeshift…

  • My Bath House

    Architects, historians and swimmers reimagine the Trenton Bath House. By: Ilene Dube PHOTO: ROBERT SOLOMON With its floating pyramidal roofs, Louis Kahn’s Trenton Bath House allows light to fall in interesting patterns. "It always photographs well," says Princeton-based art historian Susan Solomon, who has been working to save the landmark for more than 20 years.…

  • ‘One-armed bandits’ on hold

    Plan to automate Mansfield Township’s trash pick-up with "one-armed bandit" trucks is being put on hold due to opposition from residents. By: William Wichert    MANSFIELD — Once considered a way of catapulting the township’s trash pickup system into the future, the proposal to automate the system with "one-armed bandit" trucks is being put on hold.…

  • HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP UPDATE

    June 13 Hopewell Township Committee events. By John Tredrea    Hopewell Township will transfer a used police vehicle, a 2003 Crown Victoria, to the Union Fire Company, under a resolution passed unanimously by the Township Committee Monday night.    The vehicle is worth less than $2,500 and is needed by Union, the resolution states.    Also on Monday,…

  • Eugeniusz Klimek

    By:    MANVILLE — Eugeniusz Klimek died June 5 at home. He was 74.    Born in Jelenie, Poland, he lived in Manville for the past 25 years.    Mr. Klimek worked as a heavy equipment mechanic at Metz Metalurgical in South Plainfield for 16 years, retiring in 2003.    He was a member of The Polish Falcons Organization…

  • Auf wiedersehen U.S., hello Germany

    Lawrence resident accepts a yearlong German fellowship. By: Kate Herts Across the United States, many new college alumni from the Class of 2005 are now sitting around trying to figure out what to do next.    Some will choose graduate school. Some go the corporate route and don business attire and sit at desks from nine…

  • Township police hold DARE picnic on hot June day

    Township police had lots of helpers.    The annual DARE picnic for Hopewell Valley fifth-graders was held June 8 at Washington Crossing State Park.    The outing was a great success despite the heat, according to a Hopewell Township Police Department spokesman.    Firefighters from Union Fire Company in Titusville were able to "cool things down" with a…

  • Magic man: For Chesterfield’s Glenn Katz, the real magic was all about survival

    After surviving a major car accident, Glenn Katz has returned to performing magic as a way to thank the community for its help. By: William Wichert    CHESTERFIELD — Magic is saving the life of Glenn Katz.    Following a 2002 head-on car collision and then a seizure attack last month, Mr. Katz has found something new…

  • TOWNSHIP BRIEFS

    By:Melissa Edmond Officers sworn in    Newly hired police officers Damien Chromowsky and Joseph Desmond were recognized at Tuesday’s council meeting.    Committeemen Anthony Ferrera and Carl Suraci swore in the officers.    Mr. Ferrera said the township was extremely lucky to find such great candidates.    "I believe we’re really going to see some good things from both…