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  • Report says class size, test scores up

    Schools Report Cards indicate that South Brunswick students fare well compared to other districts’ standardized test scores. By: Melissa Hayes    Average class size is down from last year in most district schools, however it’s still above the state average, according to the state’s 2003-2004 School Report Cards released Feb. 2.    While class size is still…

  • ‘We’re not ready to give up yet’

    After nightmare start, SBHS hockey team dreams of state berth By: Ken Weingartner    Winning can be cleansing.    For the South Brunswick ice hockey team, it has virtually erased the first six weeks of the season. The Vikings continued their remarkable turnaround Monday with a 3-1 win over Rumson-Fair Haven, giving South Brunswick its seventh consecutive…

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR

    Blood drive    Thursday, Feb. 10 — The Community Blood Council of New Jersey will hold a blood drive from 5 to 9 p.m. at Mt. Moriah Lodge, The Masonic Temple, 121 Farnsworth Ave., Bordentown.    It is open to the public. If you donate a unit of blood, you will receive free coverage for any blood…

  • Senior girls went all out

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    NORTH BRUNSWICK – South Brunswick High School swimmers Stefanie Sframeli and Stephanie Lau may have cheered for different teams in last Sunday’s Super Bowl, but these co-captains were united when it came to cheering on their teammates at the Greater Middlesex Conference Championship meet.    "We just wanted to try our best,…

  • Wrestlers again MCT champions

    Lawrence wrestling By: John E. Powers    It wasn’t as easy as last year when the outcome was known before the Mercer County Wrestling Tournament finals even began. But the win might have been even more exciting for Lawrence High School.    The Cardinals, 8 ½ points ahead of Notre Dame as the finals started Saturday, wound…

  • Pennington amends grease trap ordinance

    Decisions will be made on a case-by-case basis, the amendment states. By John Tredrea    Grease traps may be located in the public right-of-way or beyond the boundaries of the property served by the trap under an amendment to an ordinance adopted by unanimous vote of the Pennington Borough Council Monday night.    Prior to the adoption…

  • Mayor applauds Pennington Day’s return

    Co-Chairman David Haines: May 14 event will "be a little smaller and old-fashioned this year, a little more community-oriented." By John Tredrea    Hailing the return of Pennington Day (P-Day) after a one-year hiatus, Pennington Borough Mayor Jim Loper told leaders of the event at Monday’s Borough Council meeting that council "will do whatever we can…

  • Letters to the Editor, Feb. 10, 2005

    We need a home To the editor:     The seniors in the township eagerly await the results of the Hopewell Valley Senior Center Planning Committee report, and also the response from the Hopewell Township Committee. We will not be surprised by the tally of the number of programs already in existence in the local area…

  • Pietrzyk set to retire from coachng

    Veteran middle school mentor honored by players By: Rudy Brandl </<br>        Stan Pietrzyk has always been well-prepared as an algebra teacher and basketball coach, but he wasn’t ready for last Friday afternoon’s surprise.    Former players, parents and colleagues came to honor Pietrzyk in his final regular season home game as head coach of the…