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  • Township considers Tree City designation

    Upper Freehold Township Committee considers signing the town up for the Tree City USA program sponsored by the National Arbor Day Foundation. By: Lauren Burgoon    UPPER FREEHOLD — Is Upper Freehold ready to be a Tree City?    That is the question before the Township Committee as it considers whether to join the Tree City USA…

  • Hopewell Valley school spending plan gets board’s OK

    According to Business Administrator John Nemeth, school tax rates will go up in Hopewell Township and Hopewell Borough and down in Pennington Borough. By John Tredrea    The Hopewell Valley Regional School Board voted unanimously Tuesday night to adopt the proposed $58,318,507 budget for 2004-2005, which calls for teacher layoffs and tax rate hikes in two…

  • EDITORIAL: Schools chief must get off to a fast start

    EDITORIAL: New superintendent gets a warm welcome with a principal leaving the district and a school election coming later this month.    New schools Superintendent Gary P. McCartney had better roll up his sleeves. He’s got a lot of hard work ahead of him.    The district’s new schools chief, who officially got started March 23, comes…

  • Depth a strong point for strong SBHS boys lacrosse team

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    It’s always a luxury for a coach to have confidence in his bench, so South Brunswick boys’ lacrosse head coach Mark Ziminski counts himself a rich man going into the 2004 season.    "I have much more depth than we’ve ever had, so we can legitimately play more players per game and…

  • Principal takes job at NBHS

    Principal leaves South Brunswick after three years. By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi    South Brunswick High School Principal Frank Ingargiola is on his way to North Brunswick.    Mr. Ingargiola, who has been principal of the high school for three years, has accepted an offer to become principal of North Brunswick Township High School and is expected to…

  • Kenneth R. Matthews

       Kenneth R. Matthews, 57, died Sunday at his sister’s home in Westfield.    Born in Somerville, Mr. Matthews had been a resident of Hopewell most of his life.    He was a truck driver for Hopewell Township.    Preceded in death by his parents, Lester and Alice Matthews, he is survived by his sister, Mickey Asakawa; brothers, Lester,…

  • McDonald likes Vikes’ potential

    By: Joseph Harvie    With five starters returning and strong leadership on their side the South Brunswick Boys Tennis Team is looking to overcome their three major obstacles from last year: East Brunswick, Old Bridge and J.P. Stevens.    "I definitely think we have the potential to be in the top three in the conference," coach Nancy…

  • THE STATE WE’RE IN: Clean energy helps cut energy costs

    THE STATE WE’RE IN By Michele S. Byers: Clean energy helps the environment and your wallet. By: Michele S. Byers    In high school physics we learn that "energy" is the capacity of a body or a system to do work. For most of us, that definition quickly becomes irrelevant as soon as we have to…

  • Local trio takes their last high school shots

    By: Sean Moylan    As local high school squads gear up for their spring seasons, three of the best players ever to play for Northern Burlington and the Bordentown Regional High School varsity basketball teams put the finishing touches on their great careers by playing in multiple all-star games this past week.    This past Saturday the…