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  • Road fixes roll ahead

    Township Council introdues $1 million bond ordinance for street projects. By: Lea Kahn    Township Council introduced a $1 million bond ordinance last week that paves the way for the township’s 2005 road program.    The money raised by the bond ordinance would pay for an overlay of asphalt on Andrew Drive, Bromley Court, Edith Drive, Lawrencia…

  • Congressman Rush Holt visits Bear Tavern School

    Third-graders learn about their government.    U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (D-12) discussed global responsibility with third-graders at Bear Tavern Elementary School Friday, encouraging them to maintain their interest in earth-friendly technologies and applauding their year-long focus on citizenship.    According to JoAnn Meyer, school district spokeswoman, Rep. Holt shared his own interests in democratic ideals, discussing his…

  • Tennis team doubles the fun

    Lawrence boys tennis By: Mike Molaro    Like a proud father watching his children grow and mature, Lawrence High School’s Pat Tarrant was beaming after Tuesday’s first- and quarterfinal-round Mercer County Tournament action at Mercer County Park.    And the fifth-year head coach had great reason to smile, as four of the Cardinals’ five entries advanced into…

  • Cards dealt heartbreaking loss at South

    Lawrence baseball By: Jim Green    Once again, the Lawrence High School baseball team proved it can play with anyone in the Colonial Valley Conference. And once again, the Cardinals just didn’t get the breaks needed to beat a top team.    The Cardinals suffered their second one-run loss in three games Monday, falling 3-2 at West…

  • DISPATCHES: Filibustering democracy: a failure of leadership

    DISPATCHES By Hank Kalet The Senate needs to expand democracy through reform.    The argument is incredibly esoteric, focused solely on the rules of one of the most bureaucratic legislative bodies in the Western world.    And yet, the argument has resonance beyond the narrow confines of the Beltway, and not only because its resolution could determine…

  • DOC launches early warning system

    State Department of Corrections will use an early warning system to inform residents of Chesterfield and other communities near prisons and jails of escapes and emergencies. By: Scott Morgan    The state Department of Corrections last week launched its new early warning prison alert system, a telephone system designed to inform residents of Chesterfield and other…

  • Vikings search for a groove

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    So far, the South Brunswick High School varsity softball team has had a schizophrenic kind of season. For example, last Thursday’s blowout 15-5 victory over Piscataway was followed by Monday’s 5-1 loss against Edison. It just seems like the Lady Vikings (6-4) can’t get a good rhythm going when they’re alternating…

  • Store joins collection project for troops

    By:Melissa Edmond    Some Manville residents stopping by The Closet on South Main Street are walking out with less than they carried in to the clothing store.    They’re helping members of the U.S. Armed Forces deployed overseas through Operation Shoebox, a national nonprofit organization founded in 2003.    Operation Shoebox supports American troops in need of basic…

  • Eight SBHS students sound off on visit by former Soviet president to Trenton

    Former Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev speaks about democracy in Trenton. By: Melissa Hayes    It’s not every day that students get to see a former world leader speak.    But, on April 18, eight South Brunswick High School students got a chance to do just that when they traveled to Trenton to see former Soviet Union…