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  • Lady Mustangs always played hard

    Team went 13-9, returned to states By: John E. Powers        One thing was certain about the Manville High School girls’ basketball team this year – the Lady Mustangs weren’t going to leave anything behind on the court. They weren’t going to be outworked by anybody – that’s been a trademark in the two years…

  • Pennington Market gets set to build addition

    PQM plans to build an addition to the rear, in order to expand its produce department. By Marianne Hooker    At its March 9 meeting, the Pennington Planning Board granted a waiver of formal site plan approval to the Pennington Quality Market (PQM).    The market is planning to build an addition to the rear, in order…

  • Governments need strong ethics codes

    EDITORIAL: New Jersey taxpayers foot the bill for corrupt officials — and it’s time to stop By:    This week’s report by the panel reviewing the sad state of ethics in New Jersey state government is a huge step towards reducing some of the burdens that affect the lives of New Jersey residents.    Now all we…

  • Student has drive to compete in physics

    Student forms Physics and Chemistry Club. By: Melissa Hayes    Sophomore Bing Qui wanted to compete in state and national physics competitions, but there were no teams at South Brunswick High School for him to compete on, so he formed his own — the Physics and Chemistry Club.    "I wanted to compete in a physics competition…

  • FoHVOS honors George Hawkins

    Former executive director of Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association received annual Jack Gleeson Environmental Award.    On March 8, the Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space (FoHVOS) hosted its annual meeting at The Pennington School.    George S. Hawkins, the former executive director of Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association, received the group’s annual Jack Gleeson Environmental Award.    Mr. Hawkins…

  • Davis earns first win as Rider coach

    Rider baseball By: Jim Green    Rider University baseball coach Barry Davis was happy to get a win Monday, but not for personal reasons.    Sure, it was nice for Davis to pick up his first win as Broncs coach, but it was much more important that his team start experiencing some success. And with their 6-4…

  • Tentative budget proposed by North Hanover district

    School district may see 1-cent tax rate increase By: William Wichert    NORTH HANOVER — The township’s school board will vote on the final proposed 2005-2006 budget at a public hearing next week, but the impact aid check coming from the federal government has yet to be mailed.    The board will review the $18.6 million budget…

  • Hopewell woman’s research gets help from Johns Hopkins

    Chinyere Ogbonna’s original research focuses on how brains of people with Williams syndrome perceive visual illusions.    A 21-year-old Johns Hopkins University undergraduate and native of Hopewell is playing an important role in discovering how genetic differences may influence how human beings process and understand visual information.    Chinyere Ogbonna’s original research, focusing on how the brains…

  • The artistry behind erasing

    Indian Fields students learn the magic of kneaded erasers. By: Melissa Hayes    Students at Indian Fields learned two valuable lessons last week — always follow your dreams, and all it takes to become an artist is a "stretchy" kneaded eraser.    More than 100 third-graders sat in the library on the morning of March 10 focusing…