Category: archives

  • Breathing New Life into the Classics

    Matt Haimovitz takes his cello to cafés, bars, smoky clubs &#151 even pizza places. By: Susan Van Dongen Matt Haimovitz takes his cello to cafés, bars, smoky clubs — even pizza places.    In many people’s lives, there is one "corrupting" influence, someone who takes you from the innocence of childhood and familial tastes and introduces…

  • Barbieri signs to play soccer at Lafayette

    HHS star ranks sixth on all-time scoring list By: Rudy Brandl        Chad Barbieri knows his versatility will come in handy when he takes his soccer career to the next level at Lafayette College.    Playing midfield all these years has allowed Barbieri to showcase his goal-scoring prowess and defensive ability. He’ll need both to succeed…

  • LETTERS: Rt. 92 is road to nowhere

    To the editor:     Centuries ago King Arthur sat with his knights at the legendary roundtable.    Today, King Peter (Cantu of Plainsboro), will not sit down with his neighbors unless they agree to his terms; i.e. your Route 92 story last week.    King Peter has devoted decades to steering what was once known as the…

  • Cards’ Rosenbluth guts out medley relay

    Lawrence swimming By: Jim Green    This was a fairly quiet end to a fabulous season.    The Lawrence High School boys swimming team’s memorable 2004-05 campaign came to a close this weekend with the Meet of Champions at the Gloucester County Institute of Technology. While there were hopes the Cardinals could finish by crowning an individual…

  • Wrestling season comes to an end for Riordan, Morton and Springer

    By: Kyle Moylan VOORHEES — Lee Hopkins earned a trip to Atlantic City this weekend with his third-place finish at 189 pounds in Region VII action, but a very productive season came to an end for three other New Egypt High School wrestlers.    The top three wrestlers in each weight class at Region VII, held…

  • TANGENTS: An e-mail that could get your Irish up

    TANGENTS By John Saccenti The world’s leprechaun population is in grave danger.    Many of you may not know this, but I’m Irish, about ¾ Irish by my count.    I have red hair (it used to be orange) and my skin is a lovely shade of pale. I’m guaranteed a corned beef and cabbage dinner at…

  • State aid allocations frustrate school districts

    In the figures released March 3 by the Department of Education, state aid for local school districts for 2005-06 is the same to the dollar as 2004-05 funding. By: Lauren Burgoon    After being forced to wait longer than usual to learn their state aid figures for next year and scrambling to submit budgets to the…

  • Tax hikes on table

    Ratables, debt blamed. By: Joseph Harvie    Municipal taxes would increase 14.9 percent if a $44.1 million budget unveiled Tuesday by Township Manager Matt Watkins is approved by the Township Council.    An increase in debt service caused by the refinancing of township debt in 2004, a reduction in the amount of surplus used as revenue, increases…

  • How important is it?

    Students and educators wrestle with how much weight to give the SAT. By: Scott Morgan and William Wichert    Editor’s note: This is the second in a two-part study of the changing SAT. This week’s story examines the attitudes students, teachers and college admissions have toward the test.    Three little letters. And yet they carry so…