Category: archives

  • Area officials press to restore truck ban

    Arlene Kemp, a Hopewell Township Committee member, said she appreciated the governor’s leadership on the issue. By Jennifer Potash    Local officials disappointed over a federal court judge’s decision to overturn the state’s truck ban found comfort April 1 in the governor’s commitment to fight to restore the ban.    Arlene Kemp, a Hopewell Township Committee member,…

  • Forum panelists pan campaign finance law

    Ordinance does not go far enough, some residents say. By: Lea Kahn    Township Council has taken steps toward campaign finance reform through its recently adopted pay-to-play ordinance, but that law — which limits campaign contributions at the municipal level — does not go far enough according to many residents that attended a forum on the…

  • Stepping up for ‘Great Strides’

    Post office launches efforts highlighting cystic fibrosis and the Great Strides Walk By:John Patten    The U.S. Postal Service is helping the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s Great Strides Walk with a special stamp cancellation offered at selected post offices — including Hillsborough.    In unusually chilly April weather, the cancellation was unveiled last week, with the Hillsborough High…

  • The magical land of Lahaway, Part 10

    HISTORICALLY SPEAKING    Subtitled "The Law of the Jungle" by R.P. Dow, secretary of the Brooklyn Entomological Society, this final installment was written for the Dec. 21, 1916, Allentown Messenger.     The law of the Jungle has become a familiar term largely through the popularity of Kipling’s Jungle Books. It is the Law of Life, of…

  • Traditions and Innovations

    Artists from CanalWorks studio in Bristol exhibit paintings, glass and fiber art in styles that run the gamut By: Amy Brummer TimeOFF photos by Amy Brummer "Equus Antiquus" by Joe Porcelli. The artists who rent studio space at CanalWorks in Bristol are a diverse lot. From representational watercolors to handcrafted fibers, even abstract stained glass,…

  • Students sang their parts in San Francisco

    Selected to join special honors chorus at educators convention By:Marnie Kunz    Hillsborough Elementary teacher Nina Sutcliffe always knew her choir students had amazing talent. Last year, two voices especially struck her—those of Daniela Traina and Sybelle Van Twerp.    In January, Ms. Sutcliffe urged the two stellar third-grade singers to send in audition tapes to a…

  • Manville ESL students perform wellon annual state report card test

    By:Marnie Kunz    Students in the Manville School District demonstrate excellent English skills, statistics show, even with a large number who don’t speak English as a first language.    In the New Jersey Department of Education’s annual schools report card, Manville schools include many Spanish and Polish-speaking students, most of whom scored well on the English proficiency…

  • LETTER: Prodromo for the future

    To the editor:     At a time when our school system boasts the highest SAT scores in many years as well as two years of budget increases under 5 percent, I feel that we should not only be celebrating our successes but also making sure that we keep moving in a positive direction. We should…

  • Spring has sprung and tidy is the name of the game

    MY TAKE by Rose McGlew    Spring cleaning is starting at the McGlew house. Outgrown turtlenecks start collecting in the bottom of the giveaway bag. Slowly, the bag begins to fill up with jeans that are suddenly too short and sweats that are suddenly too tight. Faded sweaters follow and suit jackets with three-quarter length sleeves…