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  • Special meeting set on municipal budget

    Township Council to finish review of spending plan Monday night. By: Lea Kahn    Township Council plans to hold a special meeting next week at the Municipal Building to wrap up its review of the proposed 2005 municipal budget, on the way to introducing the spending plan in April.    The meeting, set for 7 p.m. Monday…

  • Rider U. swept at Hofstra

    Rider baseball By: Jim Green    The Rider University baseball team isn’t having any trouble starting games. Closing them, well, that’s another story.    The Broncs blew substantial early leads in both games of a doubleheader Saturday at Hofstra, dropping both to fall to 2-10 on the season.    "We can’t hold a lead," Rider coach Barry Davis…

  • LETTERS: Government needs to diet

    To the editor:     Wouldn’t it be great if you could sit, eat, watch television and lose weight? That is not going to happen anytime soon.    To lose weight one must sacrifice something. It could be free time or favorite foods. The same logic applies to government. Some do not want more ratables moving into…

  • E-squared Award recipients are Kim Bruno, Merrill Lynch

    Awards dinner is set for May 6 at the Hopewell Valley Golf Club.    Each year the Hopewell Valley Education Foundation gives the E-Squared Award to one individual and one business/corporation.    E-Squared stands for Education and Enterprise and the award is designed to honor one individual and one corporation who have made a difference in the…

  • Vikings meshed together

    By: James McKeever    A coach in any sport at any level is always striving to have his or her team playing better at the end of the season than at the start.    That’s exactly what happened to the South Brunswick High girls bowling team.    Short on experienced bowlers coming into this season, Vikings coach Tara…

  • Letters to the Editor, March 24, 2005

    Why pay Lorenzetti? To the editor:     In the interest of promoting fair and honest debate on the extraordinary issues surrounding this year’s budget preparations, I think it’s important for our community to clearly understand the board’s decision to pay its former superintendent, Nick Lorenzetti, while also paying Judy Ferguson, our acting superintendent.    As the…

  • Burlington County promotes new 211 call center

    Dialing 211 connects callers to a social services hotline providing direct help and referral information for an array of social services. By: Scott Morgan    If you were to pick up a phone and dial 911, what would you get?    Easy, right? And probably as easy a guess as what happens when you dial 411.    But…

  • Experienced Dawgs ready for next step

    Hopewell Valley boys lacrosse By: Mike Molaro    With a new coach last season, it took the Hopewell Valley Central High School boys lacrosse squad some time to adjust to a new philosophy and higher-than-usual expectations.    This year, the Bulldogs are champing at the bit to get things going and are looking forward to making their…

  • Mary Ann Maltby, a woman who made a difference

    A community remembers the compassion of a prominent and respected woman. By: Elaine Worden    Mary Ann Maltby’s calling in life was to help others. Described by her husband, the Rev. John Maltby, as a "friend-maker" in all senses of the phrase, she was a committed and compassionate person.    "The compassion she had for people —…