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  • KIDS AND COMMUNITY: Let’s find ways to help kids avoid nicotine addiction

    KIDS AND COMMUNITY By Judy Shepps Battle Cigarette manufacturers are not solely responsible for a child’s nicotine addiction.    It has been three years since Jim Battle died from lung cancer. He was a lifelong cigarette smoker who never denied the risks of smoking — his father died of the same disease — but he never…

  • Public access to Central High School cable programming expected in summer

    Regular broadcasting, from a high school studio via a Comcast cable channel accessible to viewers in all three towns in the Valley, is slated to begin within four to six weeks. By John Tredrea    A major upgrade of the television studio at Hopewell Valley Central High School is under way.    Regular broadcasting, from a high…

  • Robber hits PNC

    Gets away with $2,000 in Dayton bank heist. By: Joseph Harvie    South Brunswick police, the New Jersey State Police and the FBI are searching for a man who made off with $2,000 from the PNC Bank on Georges Road at 10:30 a.m. Saturday after handing a teller a note demanding cash.    Police said the note…

  • Letters for the week of May 26

    Add labs and cut study halls at LHS To the editor:     One of the most rewarding classes of my high school education this far has been advanced placement (AP) chemistry. Its effectiveness has boosted my confidence in the Lawrence school system as a whole. For those unaware, AP courses are high school classes taught…

  • Hopewell Township Committee adopts $16.7M budget

    For the owner of a property assessed at $279,000, the township average, the 5-cent tax rate increase to 41 cents means a municipal tax bill of $1,144 for 2005, up $140 from last year. By John Tredrea    On Monday, the Hopewell Township Committee adopted a $16.7 million budget for 2005 that will bring a 5-cent…

  • Veterans to honor comrades

    Memorial Day ceremonies will begin at 10 a.m. to honor fallen veterans. By: Joseph Harvie    Many Americans will celebrate Memorial Day by attending parades and holding picnics.    But come Monday, many also will take time to remember those who died defending the United States.    Memorial Day ceremonies start at 10 a.m. when veterans groups, township…

  • Olga Shemansky

    By:    HILLSBOROUGH — Olga A. Shemansky died May 15 at Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. She was 83.    Born in the Bronx, N.Y., she lived in Middlesex before moving to Hillsborough in 1981.    Mrs. Shemansky worked as an office manager for Gittman Brothers Clothing in Somerville, retiring in 1992.    She was a communicant of St.…

  • Builder’s proposal may include houses for disabled residents

    Builder’s proposal is expected to include at least 50 houses designed for physically disabled residents in Mansfield Township. By: William Wichert    MANSFIELD — Township officials have restarted negotiations with a developer they rejected almost two years ago, but the new proposal is expected to include at least 50 houses designed for physically disabled residents.    The…

  • Homes eyed for Dunhams

    Township officials want to extend water lines at Dunhams Corner Road as part of a proposed development plan. By: Joseph Harvie    Township officials say a proposed development for Dunhams Corner Road should include plans to extend water lines to the area.    Fire officials, the Board of Health and the Utilities Department say extending the water…