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  • Lawrence Middle School revisits discipline plan

    Officials plan to present policy to PTO Tuesday. By: Lea Kahn    Aiming to firm up the details of its discipline policy, or student management plan, Lawrence Middle School administrators planned to meet with faculty members and a focus group of parents this week.    The discipline policy has come under fire from some parents recently, who…

  • Manville jayvee girls learned, matured

    Delaney enjoyed watching progress By: John E. Powers        The ambition of the Manville High School girls’ junior varsity basketball team wasn’t wins and losses or individual statistics. What head coach Erin Delaney emphasized was learning fundamentals, the rules and the terminology of the game and the importance of maintaining and raising solid grades.    Delaney,…

  • Trenton ousts South Brunswick girls from CJ IV basketball tournament

    Poor shooting ends otherwise strong season for Vikes By: Carolyn M. Hartko    Low shooting percentages both on the floor and at the foul line, coupled with the collapse of their outside game, tripped up the fourth-seeded South Brunswick High girls’ basketball team in Wednesday’s NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV quarter-final.    Fifth-seeded Trenton High pulled away…

  • Letters to the Editor

    For the March 4 issue. Soil ordinance should not be repealed    This letter is in reference to North Hanover Township’s monthly meeting of Feb. 26, in particular to address the action on ordinance 2004-02 to repeal a soil testing ordinance 2003-04.    If this action to repeal was approved by the majority of the township committee,…

  • Police Beat

    BORDENTOWN CITY    Police charged 38-year-old city resident Kenneth Boone with aggravated assault at 9:30 p.m. Feb 23.    Police said Mr. Boone "came at the victim with a knife" on Borden Street. The victim, an acquaintance, ran away unhurt, police said, but reported the incident at the police station later.    Mr. Boone was taken to the…

  • Township Democrats seek candidates

    Deadlne March 24.    The Hopewell Township Democratic Committee is looking for registered Hopewell Township Democrats who might consider becoming candidates for Hopewell Township Committee.    Two seats are open in this fall’s general election. "If you are not a registered Democrat now but would be willing to become one, you also can be considered," said a…

  • New face for closed Kingston eatery

    Princeton restaurateurs to unveil new plans for the old Winepress restaurant. By: Melinda Sherwood    Princeton restaurateurs Carlo and Raoul Momo will unveil new plans for the old Winepress restaurant next week.    The Momos bought the Winepress in July 2000 when then-owner George Guadagno retired to Florida, and they closed the doors in June 2002 to…

  • Hopewell Township couple charged with supplying booze for teen party

    Chief Michael Chipowsky said he will recommend to the county prosecutor’s office that the Diverty Road residents be given jail time if they are convicted of supplying alcohol to minors. By John Tredrea    Gregory Apai, 45, and his wife, Nancy Apai, 47, have been charged with supplying the beer and vodka for a teenage drinking…

  • Hopewell chooses to forfeit game

    Lawrence to play in sectional quarterfinals By: Jim Green    Hopewell Valley Central High School decided to forfeit its boys basketball state tournament first-round game against Lawrence after a player’s father suffered a fatal heart attack during the fourth quarter of the game Tuesday night.    John Molinelli, the father of Hopewell guard Jeff Molinelli, suffered the…