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  • Kids and Community

    Talk to kids about unprotected sex. By: Judy Shepps Battle    It’s no secret: Many teens are sexually active. Adolescence has always been a time of emerging sexuality.    Sex education classes are a standard part of most schools’ health curriculum, often in upper-elementary or middle school. Such programs generally promote abstinence as a value, but teach…

  • Thief steals cigarettes

    By:Sally Goldenberg    A thief, carrying a knife, stole 144 cartons of cigarettes from a delivery truck parked in a lot on Kennedy Boulevard at 9:28 a.m. May 16, according to a police report.    The thief did not use the knife and no one was injured in the incident, Detective First Class Mike Guilbert said Wednesday.…

  • Viking girls say nighty-Knights

    SBHS breaks Old Bridge’s four-year hold on GMC track & field crown By: Carolyn M. Hartko    SOUTH PLAINFIELD – The South Brunswick High School girls team was the surprise winner of this year’s team title at the Greater Middlesex Conference Track and Field Championships, held last Saturday at Frank Jost Field. The victory broke a…

  • Vikings learn some things after first trip to girls lacrosse states

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    The first trip to a state tournament for the South Brunswick High School girls’ lacrosse team will have to be viewed as a learning experience. West Morris/Mendham, a school that has sponsored this sport for many years, rolled over the Lady Vikings 17-3 in Tuesday’s game.    "(Their coach) was the same…

  • BOE to determine Lawrence school start times

    Special meeting planned for this Wednesday. By: Lea Kahn    The Lawrence Township Board of Education plans to meet Wednesday, May 28, at 7:30 p.m. to decide whether to change the starting time for the schools. The meeting will be held at the Lawrence High School Library.    Seeking more information on the impact of a change…

  • Residents get license to build fences

    Residents in Mansfield Township’s Mapleton Development will now be able to build fences in drainage easements. By: Eve Collins    MANSFIELD — The Township Committee voted last week to allow residents in the Mapleton development to put fences in easements located on their property.    The vote was 3-2 at the May 14 meeting in favor of…

  • Hopewell Valley resident studies medicine in Holland

    Because of his love of biology, Emmerik Leijten decided to study medicine and become a medical doctor. He chose to attend a six-year medical college in Holland. By Rosalie LaGrutta    Emmerik Leijten, the son of Paul and Candace Leijten of Pennington, graduated from Hopewell Valley Central High School in 2000 and decided to study abroad.…

  • Letters to the Editor, May 22, 2003

    Timberlane trees    The following letter was written to Robert Sopko, superintendent of schools, and submitted to the HVN for publication:     I read in the Hopewell Valley News that our regional school district has arranged for the harvest of 200 to 300 cedar trees from the Timberlane Middle School property in anticipation of developing athletic…

  • Traffic light approved for Province Line Road

    County to place signal at Rosedale Road intersection. By: Lea Kahn    With some reluctance, Township Council endorsed the installation of a proposed traffic light at the intersection of Rosedale Road and Province Line Road last week.    The traffic light would be installed by Mercer County sometime next year, said Mercer County Assistant Engineer Greg Sandusky.…