Category: archives

  • Oh, woe is the weather!

    BOOK NOTES by Joan Ruddiman    A major hurricane was swirling across the Atlantic. There was no escaping it — the constant drumbeat of media working to capture every angle of the big weather story. Even though we realized days in advance that the category was decreased from a Level 4/5 to a Level 2 hurricane,…

  • EDITORIAL: Lawrence passes test by tornado

    Emergency preparedness was top notch for storm relief.    We reminded Lawrence residents last week of the supplies they should have on hand in case of emergencies. The reason for the warning was the possible threat of Hurricane Isabel. We never foresaw just how useful some of those supplies might become less than a week later.…

  • Colts roll again

    MYAL FOOTBALL By: John E. Powers        The Manville Pop Warner Colts football team has simply overpowered teams on their way to a 4-0 start. But the Colts are also now beginning to out depth them.    Sunday afternoon, the Colts routed one-time Raritan Valley Conference powerhouse St. Cecelia’s 36-0 with contributions from just about everybody…

  • Friedman propels gymnastics team

    RAIDER ROUNDUP By: Rudy Brandl        Robin Friedman led the Hillsborough High gymnastics team to a pair of victories last week, achieving personal-bests in both meets.    First, the HHS sophomore established new personal standards on the uneven bars (8.75), floor exercise (9.1), balance beam (8.825) and all-around (35.175) in her team’s 104.175-97.9 win over North…

  • LETTER: Parent pleased with LHS leadership

    Christian father happy to have daughter attend school. To the editor:    Dan and Beth O’Brien certainly may voice their own personal Christian views and perspectives, but I do not believe that they speak for all Christian parents whose sons and daughters attend Lawrence High School.    In my professional career in theological education, I have worked…

  • Plane makes emergency landing in soybean field in Hopewell Township

    No charges have been filed in the incident, which is under investigation by the township police and Federal Aviation Administration. By John Tredrea    A single-engine plane carrying an unidentified father and two sons — 7 and 11 years old — of Lawrence Township, made an emergency landing in a nearby soybean field after an aborted…

  • William Liddle

       William G. Liddle, 67, formally of Dayton, died on Monday, Sept. 1 in Hudson, Fla.    His passion was music, and he enjoyed playing the piano and organ. He was a Scout leader, taught Sunday school, sang in his church choir and was a school bus driver.    He leaves behind one sister, Virginia L. Heffner of…

  • Water meter installation has begun

    FROM ROOSEVELT by Linda Schuster    I don’t like complaining. You could say it’s a pet peeve of mine. Either find a way to be part of the solution or forget it. No one wants to hear endless grumbling.    So to bellyache about our water, yet again, is unproductive. It leaves a bad taste in the…

  • LETTER:Golf Scramble deemed a success

    Chairperson thanks volunteers and sponsors. To the editor:    Although it was a bit windy, it couldn’t blow away the good time had by all at the 7th annual Main Street Scramble, which was sponsored by Sun National Bank, Educational Testing Service, Pepper Hamilton, and Electronic Payment Network held on Sept. 12.    I would like to…