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  • EDITORIAL: School time and living gets easier

    Parents benefit from kids’ return to class.    It’s time to put away the swimsuits, head to the nearest store for school supplies and try to remember how to set the alarm clock.    Sorry kids, summer vacation is over. But, it may just be starting for your parents.    For students, heading back to school can be…

  • Keynote speaker urges Hopewell Valley educators to ‘shift thinking’

    James Vollbracht is a trainer with the Search Institute and the author of "Stopping at Every Lemonade Stand: How to Create a Culture." By John Tredrea    With classes for the 2003-2004 academic year less than 48 hours away, faculty and administrators of the Hopewell Valley Regional School District packed the Central High School auditorium Tuesday…

  • Church group makes third trek to help poor families

    Neshanic Reformed Church’s mission project works with families in Fayetteville, W. Va. By:Dana Flatekval    One of the most touching memories Tracy Senkewicz has of her time in Fayetteville, W.Va., during Neshanic Reformed Church’s third annual mission project is of one particular woman, who opened her door and her heart.    "On the first day she wouldn’t…

  • Most area towns see drop in crime

    New Jersey’s Uniform Crime report shows overall decrease in area crime in the past year. By: Cynthia Koons and Sarah Winkelman    Most of the municipalities in The Messenger-Press’ coverage area saw a decrease in overall crime last year, based on the latest figures in the New Jersey’s 2002 Uniform Crime Report (UCR), released last week.…

  • Post Forum: Campaign funding

    Should the township enact campaign contribution limits? Should the township enact campaign contribution limits?

  • Reading Aloud

    Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Nilo Cruz romanticizes Cuban literary tradition in ‘Anna in the Tropics,’ opening McCarter’s new Berlind Theatre. By: Ilene Dube TIME OFF PHOTO: FRANK WOJCIECHOWSKI Jimmy Smits and Nilo Cruz bring the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Anna in the Tropics" to McCarter.    Playwright Nilo Cruz was taking the train from New Haven, Conn., to New…

  • Frenzied Footwork

    Now in its sixth incarnation, Spirit of the Dance brings the pulsating rhythms of Irish and Latin music and dance to the stage of the Sovereign Bank Arena Sept. 6. By: Susan Van Dongen Spirit of the Dance, an offshoot of the spectacular Riverdance, makes a stop at the Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton Sept.…

  • SoHo on George

    Artfully prepared food supplemented by complimentary treats in an elegant décor make this a place to feel special. By: Faith Bahadurian SoHo on George 335 George St. New Brunswick (732) 296-0533 www.sohoongeorge.com Food: Excellent Service: Excellent Prices: Moderate to expensive Cuisine: American Ambiance: Sophisticated and comfortable Hours: Lunch: Mon.-Fri. 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Sat. Noon-4 p.m.…

  • Sept. 3, 6:55 p.m.: ‘Lester Bangs, birthday party…."

    Lester Bangs helped define rock criticism. By: Hank Kalet    I love to read music criticism. I like Greil Marcus and often like — but don’t always agree with — Robert Christgau. They are intelligent and come to the music with more than the "thumbs-up/thumbs-down" approach used by too many music writers. (I try to dabble…