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  • Area school business officials to meet in Valley Jan. 14

    Business administrators will share ideas on how to deal with budget changes created by a new law, which takes effect in the next school year.    Hopewell Valley will host the region’s school business administrators next month for a special meeting to discuss ramifications of new state law governing school finance.    Superintendent Nick Lorenzetti said the…

  • Read a book, take a test, eat a doughnut

    LIS program rewards accelerated reading. By: Lea Kahn    Carley Pasquito likes to read sometimes and mysteries are her favorite. The 10-year-old Lawrence Intermediate School student recently completed "The Mystery of the Paw Print."    "It’s about a club called the Cootie Club," said Carley, who is in the fourth grade. "A big animal went through the…

  • Man charged in credit fraud

    Stolen credit card used to purchase alcohol. By: Joseph Harvie    Police charged a 29-year-old citizen of India Tuesday with using a Forrestal Road resident’s stolen credit card.    Police said Bhupinder Singh Sandhu used the card to purchase $282.90 of alcohol from Viking Liquors at 4095 Route 1 in South Brunswick at 7:15 p.m. Nov. 9.…

  • Lawrence Library addresses little-known problem

    Branch devotes shelf to books on co-occurring disorders. By: Lea Kahn    Teenagers troubled by depression often turn to illegal drugs to blunt the pain and feelings of helplessness. The frequent solution is enrollment in a detoxification program.    But while the drug addiction can be alleviated, it still leaves the original problem of the depression. Lost…

  • District appeals state DOE fine

    Northern Burlington officials said they are appealing the state’s decision that the school board violated the Public School Contracts Law. By: William Wichert    The Northern Burlington County Regional School District is battling a $73,354 fine levied by the state Department of Education in regard to the district’s contract for the security system at the new…

  • District appeals state DOE fine

    Northern Burlingotn officials said they are appealing the state’s Nov. 1 decision that the school board violated the Public School Contracts Law. By: William Wichert    The Northern Burlington County Regional School District is battling a $73,354 fine levied by the state Department of Education in regard to the district’s contract for the security system at…

  • Homeless for the holidays

    Even in wealthy areas, some get left out in the cold By:Emily Craighead    Lori Martine slept in a shed in Manville the night before she came to St. John’s Episcopal Church in Somerville for a hot lunch Friday.    "You can probably smell the alcohol on my breath," she said, not apologizing, but stating a fact.…

  • HHS track and field athletes set for indoor season

    Another big turnout for Raiders By: Nick Vaccaro        The Hillsborough High boys’ and girls’ indoor track and field teams are gearing up for another exciting season. The combined teams consist of some 150 athletes, a number that includes mainly underclassmen. Although just 21 of the 150 are seniors, both HHS teams will be difficult…

  • TANGENTS: Christmas question causes brain freeze

    TANGENTS By John Saccenti The struggles of writing a Christmas list.    There are few things that would make me happier this Christmas season than world peace. Yes, that’s what I would like to find under the tree Saturday, world peace. It doesn’t have to be in a big box, or wrapped in the shiniest of…