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  • LETTERS: Nathanson devoted to South Brunswick

    To the editor:     We are writing this letter to support Barry Nathanson for re-election to the school board.    We have known Mr. Nathanson for several years and can tell you that he is truly devoted to serving South Brunswick. He has been a productive leader with invaluable experience essential for our school board to…

  • LETTERS: ‘Yes’ on budget and for Abschutz

    To the editor:     Like our own budgets at home, South Brunswick’s budgets harder to balance each and every year. With continued growth comes the need for school expansions, more police, transportation issues, special services and more.    Marty Abschutz has helped propose a budget that keeps the taxpayers costs as reasonable as possible at a…

  • Defeat budget to control spending

    To the editor By:    A constant refrain in New Jersey life is "property tax relief."    Like the weather, everyone talks about it, but nobody does anything about it. However, unlike every other tax in our lives, we all have direct control over property taxes.    We do not need Trenton to come to our rescue, or…

  • District selects superintendent

    Washington School Board names John J. Szabo as the new district superintendent. By: Lauren Burgoon    WASHINGTON — After a search spanning several years and dozens of candidates, the school district finally found its new superintendent.    With unanimous school board support and a hearty round of welcomes, John J. Szabo, the current Waldwick schools superintendent, was…

  • Chambers tosses shutout

    By: Sean Moylan    The Florence Township Memorial High School boys’ varsity baseball team didn’t get many scoring chances against Northern Burlington ace Pat King in Monday’s game played at Nyikita Field.    As it turned out the Flashes didn’t need many big innings to record a win because James Chambers tossed a 2-0 masterpiece over the…

  • HoVal girls team learns from loss to Notre Dame

    Hopewell Valley girls lacrosse By: Jim Green    Sometimes losses can be as helpful as wins.    The Hopewell Valley Central High School girls lacrosse team opened the season with back-to-back easy wins over second-year programs from Lawrence and Ewing. Despite fine performances in both games, the Lady Bulldogs still needed to be tested. And they were…

  • South wins two straight with Gaudio in the goal

    By: Rich Fisher    Alex Gaudio was on the JV team for the first game of the season and on the bench for the start of the second game.    Since she got off that bench, the sophomore goalkeeper has yet to return.    Gaudio seems to have won the three-girl race for goalie, and has helped the…

  • Wellington residents want action on drainage, other woes

    Residents say they’re upset "about the quality and timeliness" of developer’s work. By John Tredrea    About a dozen residents of Beazer Homes’ Wellington Manor development brought a petition complaining about Beazer to Monday night’s Hopewell Township Committee meeting.    In the petition, which had 24 signatures, the residents asked the township to lean on Beazer to…

  • Pennington pitching staff stepping up

    Pennington baseball By: Mike Molaro    The Pennington School baseball squad has scored 36 runs in its first three games, yet Jerry Russo is more excited about what his Red Raiders are doing in the field than with the bats.    "Our pitching is where we want it to be," the Pennington coach said. "With the kind…