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  • Healthy hearts

    Hoops and Jump Rope for Heart programs raised $8,000 for American Heart Association By: William Wichert    Basketball and jump-rope are both part of the typical gym class at Northern Burlington County Regional Middle School, but students were doing these activities for a different reason this week.    They’re making money.    From the gym and the nurse’s…

  • Kingston sets goals

    Traffic, Main Street, master plan top list. By: Joseph Harvie    Members of the Joint Township Advisory Committee for the Village of Kingston said that in 2005 they plan to seek traffic calming devices for Mapleton Road, continue improvements to Main Street and participate in meetings on the Franklin Township Master Plan.    The committee met at…

  • South squads are both third at GMC meet

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    This winter’s Greater Middlesex Conference Individual Track Championships proved to be a showcase for Red Division teams. In the girls’ team competition, big schools finished in the top five slots, and South Brunswick (46 points) was right there at number three, which makes them third in the overall conference, as well…

  • Wouldn’t It Be Lovely

    It’s all about love in Roxey Ballet’s ‘An Evening of Romance and Dance.’ By: Mary Jasch Roger Oliveri and Audra Johnson will perform in Roxey Ballet’s An Evening of Romance and Dance at Canal Studio Theater in Lambertville, Feb. 11-13.    Five ladies in lingerie sit at backstage dressing tables, smoking and drinking, all except for…

  • North Hanover teenagers may face 11 p.m. curfew

    A public hearing on the measure will be held Feb. 24. By: William Wichert     NORTH HANOVER — Hanging out on township streets late at night may soon be a thing of the past for teenagers living in the community.     At a public hearing on Feb. 24, the Township Committee will consider the final…

  • EDITORIAL: Keeping an eye on planning in Franklin

    EDITORIAL Franklin Township Master Plan could significantly effect residents in Kendall Park, Little Rocky Hill and Kingston.    Franklin Township is in the midst of a Master Plan review. It began holding preliminary meetings last month, with a final meeting scheduled for Feb. 9.    Residents of South Brunswick need to take note. History tells us that…

  • Proffit stresses ethical fitness at seminar

    Decline of values at heart of issue. By: Lea Kahn    Many people understand the value of being physically fit. But very few people seem to give any consideration to the merits of being ethically fit.    Last week, a dozen township residents — most of them parents of Lawrence Township School District students — braved the…

  • Giving a musical valentine

    Serenade your sweetie with a cappella group, the Tritones. By: Joseph Harvie    It’s everywhere. From the heart-shaped cookies dispersed throughout bakeries and supermarkets to the greeting card store shelves, Valentine’s Day is approaching.    Instead of giving the same old gifts of sweets or cupid pattern sweaters, a trio of area residents is offering to help…

  • Letters to the Editor

    For the Feb. 3 issue. Town doesn’t need more development To the editor:    I read with interest the editorial last week complimenting the Mansfield Township Committee on their endeavor to create a Web site and meeting times for residents. Just as a clarification, these were some of the issues that came from the Concerned Citizens…