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  • Community Calendar

    Clothing drive    Thursday, Feb. 26 and Friday, Feb. 27 — A clothing drive will be held on Thursday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 6 to 7 p.m. and on Friday from 9 a.m. to noon at Holy Assumption School in Roebling. Bag items and drop off behind the school at McGrath Hall. Blood…

  • Third time not a charm

    After beating Old Bridge twice, Vikes fall in GMCT semifinals By: Carolyn M. Hartko    EDISON — It was final four and out the door for the South Brunswick High School girls basketball team in this year’s Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament.    Seventh-seeded Old Bridge (17-8) knocked off the sixth-seeded Vikings, 49-37, in the first of two…

  • PERCEPTIONS: The nation’s view of Lawrence issue

    Story resonates with people barely familiar with Jersey. By: Steve Feitl    I was actually walking out of the office after putting to bed the Feb. 19, 2004, edition of The Lawrence Ledger when my longtime friend Marc Greenstein reached me on my cell.    He is the director of "Countdown With Keith Olbermann" on MSNBC and…

  • Township launches housing program

    Springfield Township has begun implementation of Council On Affordable Housing (COAH) program. By: Scott Morgan    SPRINGFIELD — A little over a month after its affordable housing plan was approved by the New Jersey Council On Affordable Housing (COAH), the township has begun implementing the program.    At a special meeting Feb. 21, the Township Council amended…

  • Parents voice opinions on LMS passes

    Policy and discipline code called into question. By: Lea Kahn    A controversial hall pass system that allowed Lawrence Middle School students 15 chances per month to leave the classroom to use the bathroom has been loosened — but still has drawn mixed reviews from parents.    Some parents are satisfied with the change, which effectively increased…

  • POLICE BLOTTER

       Tubal Eduardo, 26, of Somerville was charged with driving while suspended and possession of drug paraphernalia at Williams Street and South Main at 5:58 p.m., Feb. 16, following a motor vehicle stop.    He was released, pending an appearance in court. ***     A hit and run was reported at 12:06 a.m., Feb. 17, at South…

  • Film debate should focus on Christ, not crowd

    GUEST COLUMN By:    The most controversial "cold case" of all time has regained the media spotlight due to the release of a motion picture.    Mel Gibson’s film, "The Passion of the Christ," has successfully reopened the file on a crime that has not been acceptably solved in over 2,000 years.    It doesn’t take a crime…

  • Feb. 26, 4:50 p.m.: Gay marriage redux

    More on the conservative attack on the constitution. By: Hank Kalet    The Boston Globe reacts to President George W. Bush’s support for a constitutional amendment defining marriage as between a man and woman with the kind of vim and vigor that all editorial writers should use.    Here it is.    And here is an editorial on…

  • DISPATCHES: Nader run threatens to tarnish legacy

    DISPATCHES By Hank Kalet: Nader’s reasons for presidential run seem outdated and unclear. By: Hank Kalet    Ralph Nader used to be one of my heroes.    Now he’s just irrelevant.    His decision on Sunday to toss his hat into the presidential election race smacks of nothing more than ego-driven politics, the urge to keep himself in…