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  • Pacifico’s perfect game opens Final Six play

    By: Kyle Moylan    With a 3-1 record in pool play, Washington advanced to the Final Six portion of the District 12 Baseball Tournament for 11-year-olds.    Thanks to the arm of Josh Pacifico, Washington guaranteed itself an even better finish.    Pacifico threw a perfect game against West Windsor in Washington’s 10-0 win on Monday night. This…

  • Midway returning to South Brunswick

    YMCA carnival opens Tuesday. By:Matthew Kirdahy    Pick a skunk, any skunk.    Watch it scamper to the finish line. Smell victory.    This year at the South Brunswick Family YMCA Carnival, residents are going to get to choose their favorite skunk in a drag race. As strange as it sounds, the YMCA carnival has featured pig races…

  • School officials begin search for replacement

    Bruce McGraw will leave Lawrence district Jan. 1, 2005. By: Lea Kahn    School district officials plan to launch a nationwide search to find a replacement for Bruce McGraw, the assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction, who announced his plans to retire effective Jan. 1, 2005.    Dr. McGraw has worked for the school district for 25…

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR

    Free concerts    Monday, July 26 — Holy Hands Team of Plymouth, Mich., will present a Broadway-style "Stomp and Blast" at Northern Park, Groveville Road, Bordentown Township, at 1 p.m.    Wednesday, July 28 — "Stomp and Blast" will be held at Lawrence Park, Ward Avenue, Bordentown, at 1 p.m.    Concerts will feature puppet shows, balloon animals,…

  • Letters to the Editor, July 22, 2004

    Report suspicious behavior To the editor:     As co-president of the Hopewell Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization, one aspect of my "job" is to foster a feeling of community around the school. This idea of community is very important to the development of our children. It gives the children a sense of belonging and therefore…

  • Gold 11’s claim Ripken district title

    13’s win EB, fare well in Cooperstown By:    Cal about those 11-year-olds!    Last Saturday, the South Brunswick Athletic Association’s 11-year-old Gold team beat Monroe, 3-1, in seven innings to clinch the District 13 Cal Ripken title.    Jeff Dunleavy got the win, allowing three hits and one run in six innings. Zach Gildenberg pitched a scoreless…

  • Business park plan gets final approval

    Bordentown Township Committee gives final approval for construction of the Central Crossings Business Park. By: William Wichert    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — The Township Committee gave its final approval on Monday for the long-awaited plan to build the Central Crossings Business Park project along Bordentown-Hedding Road near Route 295, officials said.    The application made by KOR Companies…

  • Letters to the Editor

    For the July 22 issue. Township needs strong leadership skills To the editor:    Leaders are those who know how to lead. Leaders, under difficult times, will find ways to make negative situations into positive ones. The committee members are leaders chosen by the people to give direction to the policies of the town or to…

  • Cambridge School gets accreditation

    Accreditation signifies that Cambridge School has met the MSCES standards for a quality school.    The Middle States Commission on Elementary Schools has announced that Cambridge School of Pennington has been awarded accreditation by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.    The award was announced by Dr. Patricia Kelly-Stiles, chairwoman of the commission, following the…