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  • Lawrence planners approve Rider expansion

    Work is expected to begin this summer, complete in 2005. By: Lea Kahn    Rider University received a green light from township planners Monday to go ahead with a proposal to renovate two dormitories and to construct a new student recreation center.    The Planning Board voted unanimously to grant preliminary and final site plan approval for…

  • Dougherty urges Vikings to put in the time

    Coach laments direction in which wrestling program is going By: Ken Weingartner    According to song composer George Gershwin, in summertime the living is easy.    Gershwin never wrestled.    No time can be more vital in the development of a wrestler than the summertime. The rise and fall of the South Brunswick High mat program underscores that…

  • Public hearing March 30 for Hopewell Valley school spending plan

    The 7:30 p.m. session at CHS will provide residents with the chance to ask questions and make comments on the proposed budget. By John Tredrea    The new auditorium at Hopewell Valley Central High School will be the site March 30 of the regional school board’s public hearing and final adoption vote on a proposed $58.3…

  • Officials approve fire tax increase

    Washington Township Committee throws its support to the fire tax increase that was voted down by residents last month. By: Sarah Winkelman    WASHINGTON — In a 4-1 decision last week, the Township Committee decided to support the 1-cent increase in the fire tax rate that was voted down by township residents last month.    While the…

  • Walter Vannatta

       Walter E. Vannatta, 83, of Cranbury, died Friday, March 12, in The Elms of Cranbury.    Born in Belvidere, he lived in the South Brunswick area before retiring to Bonita Springs, Fla. Mr. Vannatta was a World War II veteran, serving in the Marines. He was a member of Operating Engineers Local 825 for his entire…

  • High school vice-principal honored by county

    Mary McLoughlin receives one of 21 Outstanding Women awards By:Paul Szaniawski    Mary McLoughlin was the third oldest of nine children of parents who "always stressed the importance of education," an ideal that helped drive the current Manville High School vice principal to make a difference.    Her efforts in education earned her an Outstanding Women award,…

  • Seniors get specialized ‘Community Day’

    Lawrence hosts health, safety fair March 30. By: Lea Kahn    Lawrence Township’s senior citizens may not know all the resources available to them. But if they visit the Lawrence Senior Center on Darrah Lane on March 30, those options may just become a little clearer.    The township will offer a health and safety fair, sponsored…

  • Savino is state champion

    Wrestling By: John E. Powers    It was the kind of moment father’s dream for their children.    With tears in his eyes, Joe Savino took a big, happy sigh, then looked with immense pride at his son Mark, who sat waiting to have his picture taken Sunday afternoon at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.    Mark…

  • POCKETS OF NEED: Filling the lunch boxes of those in need

    MOMS club food drive slated for March 28, at the North Brunswick Shoprite on Route 130. By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi Editor’s note: Part of an occasional series focusing on issues of hunger and financial need in South Brunswick.    Packing lunches for children to take to school can be a struggle for parents of limited means.…