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  • Lawrence school board OKs Proffit role

    LHS principal to serve as assistant schools chief. By: Lea Kahn    No school board member questioned whether Donald Proffit was the right person for the position of Lawrence High School principal. No board member questioned whether he was the right person for the position of interim assistant superintendent.    The only concern at the Dec. 8…

  • Pagano ready for bounce-back year

    Senior leads HoVal wrestling team By: Jim Green    If the Hopewell Valley Central High School wrestling team struggles again this season, it will not be for a lack of veteran leadership.    Senior 171-pounder Angelo Pagano, who finished third in his weight class last season at the Mercer County Tournament, is back and ready to make…

  • Students link up to fight drunk driving

    Students get creative and unite to save lives. By: Melissa Hayes    Students gathered around tables in a high school art classroom, stapling strips of paper together to create a chain. Although the link will hang in the cafeteria annex for the next week, it’s not your average holiday decoration.    The links are part of The…

  • Burkhardt rails against budget law

    Says impact of cap law will be "staggering" By:John Patten    Monday’s Board of Education meeting presented Superintendent of Schools Donald Burkhardt with an opportunity to address once again his "favorite topic": the school budget cap measure known as "S1701."    The law, signed by former Gov. James E. McGreevey on July 1, reduces the amount of…

  • Even without ‘The Entertainer,’ Greyhounds’ show will open Friday

    By: Sean Moylan    Cedric "The Entertainer" Jackson took the Northern Burlington County Regional High School boys’ varsity basketball team out of the abyss and turned it into the most watchful winner in the Liberty Division.    With his high-flying acrobatic dunks and dazzling 3-point shooting, Jackson shattered NBC’s all-time scoring record, filled the gymnasium every night…

  • Manville boys still young, inexperienced

    BOYS’ BAKSETBALL PREVIEW By: Shawn Tyrrell        There were a lot of contributing factors that caused the 2003-04 Manville High School boys’ basketball team to suffer through a 5-15 season. Injuries, illness and academic shortcomings all played a part during the course of the previous campaign.    Manville head coach Larry Blasi, who embarks on his…

  • Lawrence girls set for life after Gregory

    Lawrence girls basketball By: Jim Green    Many observers will be quick to draw the conclusion that the Lawrence High School girls basketball team — coming off a 6-18 campaign and losing leading-scorer Theresa Gregory to graduation — is going to face a tough road in 2004-05.    Not so fast.    While Lawrence certainly will miss Gregory,…

  • South Brunswick gets to see where it stacks up with the big boys

    By: James McKeever    The past week gave the South Brunswick High School bowling teams an early-season gauge to find out how they stacked up against the better teams in the GMC.    Last Thursday the Vikings took on Edison, then Woodbridge on Monday, and East Brunswick on Tuesday. For an idea of how daunting a task…

  • Passing along prom fashions

    Hillsborough student’s project helps others enjoy dresses. By: Emily Craighead    Billed as the most memorable night in a young girl’s life, prom also comes with a memorable price tag.    Add up the price of tickets, limousine, pictures, dress, shoes, hair, nails and accessories, and the evening could cost between $500 and $800. Many girls spend…