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  • Florence seniors receive diplomas

    Class of 2003 graduates 101 students By: Scott Morgan    FLORENCE — Yesterday — at least that’s how it seemed — Matt Rein was a nervous freshman. On June 19, he was the nervous salutatorian with the fortune to say goodbye to "the finest group of peers anyone can ask for." That night he was given…

  • Teen to be prosecuted as juvenile in Cowell death

    Boy charged with dropping basketball-sized block of ice that killed former Hopewell Township resident Elaine Cowell Jan. 3. By John Tredrea    Dennis Gumbs, the 16-year-old Allentown, Pa., boy charged with dropping the basketball-sized block of ice that killed former Hopewell Township resident Elaine Cowell Jan. 3, will be prosecuted as a juvenile, not an adult.…

  • Home care in jeopardy

    Letter to the editor To the editor:    The McGreevey Administration is currently attempting to push through legislation that would severely damage New Jersey’s home care system. Hiding behind the guise of promoting "quality home care," the proposed bill (A-3778) would create a state-sponsored, state-controlled home care monopoly consisting of four regional "Quality Home Care Councils."…

  • Mozloom announces intention to resign

    Committeeman plans to move to Hamilton; points to rising taxes in Washington as reason. By: Cynthia Koons    WASHINGTON — Republican Township Committeeman Jack Mozloom said Monday he expected to resign from the committee on Wednesday (yesterday). He said he and his wife are planning to move to Hamilton because they can no longer afford to…

  • Letter: Speak out on use of police cars

    To the editor:     The issue facing South Brunswick taxpayers is a simple one: do we want to pay for four of our South Brunswick police officials to use their official cars for personal business and pleasure as well as official business or do we want to limit the use of these cars to official…

  • Letter: Abshutz remarks were insulting

    To the editor:     What further point is Mr. Abschutz trying to make with last week’s follow-up to his previous remarks? Does he mean to say that it’s his "public mission" to openly disrespect our school employees? Or is he implying that it is to our children’s benefit that he made his inflammatory comments? Does…

  • County grant may open doors to saving Van Derveer house

    By:Alec Moore    Recent comments made by the Township Committee regarding the Van Derveer house, a historic 250-year-old house situated on Route 206 just north of Andria Avenue, were not well received by members of the Historical Commission.    Commission members Arnold Radi and Suzanne Ochse appealed to the committee not to dismiss the historic home as…

  • SBAA Black 11’s win East Coast Classic

    By:    The South Brunswick Athletic Association’s 11-year-old Black All-Star team traveled to Reading on Father’s Day weekend and emerged with the East Coast Tournament Baseball Summer Classic championship. SBAA won two games on Saturday to secure a playoff berth and earned the No. 1 seed with a win on Sunday. The Vikes took it from…

  • Post 414 picks up first two wins

    Baseball By: Jim Green    The Lawrence American Legion Post 414 baseball team registered its first win Monday, but suffered a substantial loss in the process.    Post 414 came through with a dramatic performance to top Trenton Post 93 3-2 at Eggerts Crossing Fields. However, Lawrence lost starting shortstop Mike Graziano and starting center fielder Tim…