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  • School violence can be reduced

    To the editor By:    We see it happen in school all the time: fights break out in the middle of the hallways, during lunch periods and even in the bathroom. School violence is a daily problem at every school across the nation, and it is not going away. It not only threatens people in an…

  • Township little leaguers gain big league tips

    Marlins’ coach Robinson shares wisdom with SBAA By: Ken Weingartner    To hit a baseball requires an aggressive attitude and confidence. Bill Robinson developed those qualities during a 16-year career in the major leagues. Now, he attempts to instill them in players of all levels as a hitting coach.    On Sunday, Robinson, the hitting coach for…

  • CHS student volunteers get county recognition

    Students were guests of the Governor’s Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse.    Hopewell Valley Central High School students Will Fabrizio, Andrew Freeman, Desiree Grace and Maureen Gallagher were honored for outstanding achievement in volunteerism to the Hopewell Valley Alcohol and Drug Alliance at the fourth annual Mercer County Municipal Alliance Recognition Dinner at Diamond’s Riverside…

  • Pinewood Derby teaches Scouts an important lesson

    Scouts’ derby raises money for tsunami victims. By: Joseph Harvie    Gravity is defined as the natural force of attraction exerted by a celestial body, such as the earth, upon objects at or near its surface, tending to draw them toward the center of the body.    On Saturday, about 38 Cub Scouts from Pack 108 learned…

  • New referendum possible in 2006

    LIS expansion, roofs would be included. By: Lea Kahn    Faced with overcrowding at the Lawrence Intermediate School and the need to replace the roofs on three buildings, school district officials are considering a referendum to pay for the projects — but not for at least two years from now.    The Lawrence Township Board of Education…

  • Council balks at reassessment for Claremont, valley

    But mayor says plan will be reconsidered By:Roger Alvarado    The Borough Council put off hiring an assessor to determine whether properties damaged by Hurricane Floyd have been sufficiently repaired so that they can now be properly assessed.    In the aftermath of the destruction caused by Hurricane Floyd in 1999, approximately 611 properties in the Claremont…

  • Board eyes referendum plan

    $6 million needed for maintenance projects By:Emily Craighead    Come September, Hillsborough residents will be asked to vote on a $6 million referendum to fund maintenance projects at eight of the school district’s nine school buildings. HHS parking under review    One big-ticket project — expanding the Hillsborough High School parking lot — is not included in…

  • With likelihood of more storms comes need to know snow laws

    EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK By Ruth Luse    This time the area forecast in the Old Farmer’s Almanac was dead wrong. For the period of Jan. 21-25, the well-regarded booklet said: "rain, mild."    For Region 2, the Atlantic Corridor, the period beginning Wednesday (yesterday) and running through Monday, the book says: "sunny, then rain." Let’s hope so, because…

  • Former board member dies at 59

    Former Florence Township Board of Education member Robert J. Honey Jr. died on Jan. 23. By: William Wichert    ROEBLING — News of the death of former Florence Township Board of Education member Robert J. Honey Jr., 59, Sunday, brought shock and grief this week to school officials, who said they remembered Mr. Honey as a…