Category: archives

  • Letter: Fire change is bad policy

    To the editor:     As the fire marshal for a neighboring jurisdiction, I have been following the events taking place in South Brunswick regarding the transfer of the fire marshal’s office from the Police Department to the Building Department. Sadly, it appears that politics, not reality, wins again.    Fire Marshal Robert Davidson is both a…

  • Hopewell Council not happy with proposed police pact

    Hopewell Township is asking for a 2.53 percent increase over the 2002 amount ($267,954), said township Administrator Christine Smeltzer Tuesday, By Sandra Phelps    The imminent need to approve the proposed interlocal service agreement for police services met with some resistance Monday as Hopewell Borough Council members sought to find a reason for the increased cost…

  • Family, friends recall a pioneer

    Ed Kahler opened Cambridge School. By: Melissa Morgan    Ed Kahler was employed by the South Brunswick Board of Education for 38 years, but his friends and colleagues insist he was never afraid of change.    "His being there a long time didn’t mean he was stale," said Fred Nadler, who taught at Cambridge School and later…

  • Cardinals eliminated with tight CJ III match

    Boys tennis By: Jim Green    A high school boys tennis team losing its state tournament first-round match 3-2 on the road hardly can be called a disappointment.    That was the case for 10th-seeded Lawrence, which fell to seventh-seeded Ridge on Friday in the first round of the Central Jersey Group III section at Copper Springs…

  • Letter: Save the trees in Kendall Park

    To the editor:     One of the many reasons we purchased a home in the Kendall Park section of South Brunswick was for the properties that contain mature trees, lush vegetation and various wildlife that make up this quaint community.    It would be a great loss if the township is unable to purchase the very…

  • Municipal investigation quickly closed

    By:Alec Moore    County Prosecutor Wayne Forrest notified Hillsborough officials that an investigation at the municipal building last week found "no evidence of wrong doing."    "We completed an investigation based on an inquiry, but we did not find sufficient evidence to warrant charges being filed," Prosecutor Forrest said this week.    Mr. Forrest declined further comment as…

  • Khorosho!

    Students tops in state Russian language contest By:Sally Goldenberg    Manville High School sophomore Nelly Levitsky will take a three-week trip to Russia this summer as a reward for winning a statewide contest in spoken Russian.    The Ukrainian native had among the highest scores of those competing in the Olympiada of Spoken Russian, held in Drew…

  • Internet service switch more problematic

    To the editor    I am responding to your story on the switch to Patriot Media.    Unlike what you reported in your story, my problems with the transition were more complex and service completely inadequate.    May 1 I could log on to e-mail, but not to the Internet. The next day, I had Internet access, but…

  • Class impresses future high-schooler

    To the editor    I would like to address the article titled "Painful reminder," in the May 8th issue. As the article stated, Toby Kansagor has created a course in the high school identified as "Holocaust and Genocide."    I was very impressed by this class being offered at the high school. This seems to be a…