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  • Anna Lesneski

       MANVILLE — Anna "Hunkie" Lesneski died Friday, March 19, at home. She was 81.    Born in Hillsborough, she was a lifelong Manville resident.    Mrs. Lesneski was a homemaker.    She was a former member of the Manville Fire Co. No. 2 Ladies Auxiliary and Life member of the Manville VFW Post 2290, Ladies Auxiliary.    She was…

  • Proposed school budget plan includes funding for computer needs

    GUEST OPINION By Douglas W. Brower    Among the many important programs to be funded under the proposed 2004-05 budget is a $600,000 plan to buy new computers for Central High School and Timberlane Middle School. This is a vitally important plan because it addresses a need that has grown increasingly critical over the past few…

  • Florence school tax could rise 25 cents

    Florence Township Board of Education 2004-2005 budget includes an increase of more than $2 million from last year. By: Eve Collins    FLORENCE — Members of the Florence Township Board of Education voted to introduce a spending plan Monday that would mean a $275 increase for the average homeowner if accepted by voters in April.    The…

  • PERCEPTIONS: Jersey pride swells after impromptu trip

    The Garden State has variety in many different ways. By: Steve Feitl    New Jersey has a bad rap nationally.    I’m sure most have met someone from another state who, upon hearing of the New Jersey residency, make some crack about scents, traffic or maybe even a derogatory comparison to the Sopranos. Better yet, there’s the…

  • LHS varsity lax team kicks off inaugural year

    Boys lacrosse By: John E. Powers    Like his team, Lawrence High School boys lacrosse coach Loni Robinson will be experiencing on-the-job training this year.    For Robinson, this will be his first year as a varsity head coach. And for the Cardinals, this will be their first year as a varsity team.    The 25-year old Levittown,…

  • Track team looks solid this spring

    Spring track By: Jim Green    Lawrence High School track coach Dave O’Neal will be in charge of both the Cardinal boys and girls teams this spring, and he feels both squads are capable of achieving lofty goals.    The Cardinal girls went 8-2 and finished tied for sixth at the Mercer County Championships last year, while…

  • Settlement plan tabled by council

    Residents object to proposal to construct 10 townhouses By:Roger Alvarado    Amid public outcry, Borough Council members balked Monday at passing a last-minute resolution that could have led to the construction of 10 townhouses along 13th Avenue and Brooks Boulevard.    The resolution would have entered the borough into a proposed settlement agreement allowing Brooks Townhouses, LLC,…

  • Red Cross program teaches preparedness

    To the editor    March is American Red Cross Month. For 87 years the Greater Somerset County Chapter has been touching the lives of the citizens of Somerset County through our disaster relief efforts, health and safety courses, blood service programs and other initiatives.    This year the mission and message of Red Cross Month is preparedness.…

  • HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP ZONING UPDATE

    Board denies application for use variance to allow a resident professional office on Trenton-Harbourton Road By Marianne Hooker    At its March 3 meeting, the Hopewell Township Zoning Board of Adjustment voted to deny an application for a use variance to allow a resident professional office at 1459 Trenton-Harbourton Road.    The board also approved hardship variances…