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  • LHS swimming team laps Hopewell

    Swimming By: Jim Green    The Lawrence High School girls swimming team passed its first test of the season with flying colors.    The Cardinal girls overcame a sluggish start to defeat Hopewell Valley 110-70 Saturday at The Pennington School. The Cardinals, who won the meet despite placing first in only four events, used their depth to…

  • Church youth groups offer direction

    To the editor By:    Once every week, some students participate in an extra-curricular activity known as a youth group. The purpose of youth group is to develop strong relationships between the members.    People may not have heard of this youth group because people oppose anything involving the word God or Christianity. Once people make decisions…

  • School budget intro slated for Monday

    Board to hear superintendent’s recommendation By:John Patten    It’s cold this week, but it will surely heat up next week in Hillsborough — at least in the high school auditorium — when Superintendent of Schools Robert Gulick introduces his budget proposals for the next school year.    The budget will be presented at a special Board of…

  • District official explains ‘No Child Left Behind’

    McGraw tells ASK meeting Lawrence takes it seriously. By: Lea Kahn    To say that the new federal law informally known as "No Child Left Behind" is geared toward student accountability is not true. The new law is really about adult accountability.    So said Bruce McGraw, the Lawrence Township School District’s assistant superintendent for curriculum. He…

  • Severance pay ‘irresponsible’ or in town’s ‘best interests’?

    Former committeeman Bill Gold questions severance deal for former administrator By:Roger Alvarado    A township resident says the Township Committee sent the wrong message when it opted to keep paying a prominent ex-official through July as part of a separation agreement.    Atkinson Circle resident Bill Gold, municipal chairman of the Democratic Party, is calling the decision…

  • School chief search under way at South

    The high school is looking to replace Dr. Cheryl Simone, who resigned last year because of a change in "board philosophy." By: Linda Seida    WEST AMWELL — The search for a new superintendent for South Hunterdon Regional High School began last week when the Board of Education authorized the New Jersey School Boards Association to…

  • Ice blamed in crash

    Icy road conditions blamed for death and injury on the New Jersey Turnpike in Springfield Township. By: Eve Collins    SPRINGFIELD — One woman was killed and another was injured in a collision caused by icy conditions on the New Jersey Turnpike Tuesday morning.    The accident happened at 8:48 a.m. at milepost 45.9 in Springfield Township,…

  • UF mayor pressed on bypass stance

    Residents of Upper Freehold Township seek united front from township committee on the proposed Westerly Bypass. By: Lauren Burgoon    UPPER FREEHOLD — Talk of the proposed Westerly Bypass drew the ire of several residents at last week’s Township Committee meeting, as members of the public asked the committee to present a united front on the…

  • Raider wrestlers continue dominance

    Lavoie, Amerman come up with big bonus points By: Rudy Brandl    Hillsborough High wrestlers Phil Lavoie and Mark Amerman have done their best to make sure the team’s upper weights produce points.    The Raider seniors realize that the absence of a true heavyweight puts extra pressure on them to work for falls, especially in a…