Category: archives
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Residents should be proud of schools
Letter to the editor To the editor: I take exception to Terry Wintroub’s letter of April 24. It seems that, to him, a perfect world is one is which all citizens are mediocre. As a sophomore at Lawrence High School, I am proud to say I go to a school that produces exceptional students who…
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Locals come together to assist fire victims
Township offers help to Monmouth Junction family. By: Rebecca Tokarz The school district and township are doing what they can to help a local family of four burned out of their home last month. A fire ripped through the Shafer’s New York Avenue, Monmouth Mobile Home Park home April 17. The blaze injured Monmouth Junction…
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Letter: Too much show, but no substance
To the editor: I think it’s great that Assemblywoman Greenstein and Assemblyman Guear found funds for a television set for the Senior Center. Obviously they do, too, or there wouldn’t be a plaque on the television saying so. But how did former Assemblyman Cimino get in on the act? Did he donate to the…
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EDITORIAL: American life finally getting back to normal
Editorial: As the war drama winds down, taxes and Laci Peterson become center stage in the eyes of American interest. Now that the war in Iraq is winding down (we hope), the weather has turned (we hope), the potholes are getting fixed (we hope), the school board election has passed and President Bush is pressing…
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Farm issues explored during Hopewell Township forum
Starting a farm, running a farm and selling a farm’s development rights were among issues addressed at spring Farm Forum, sponsored by the Hopewell Township Agricultural Advisory Committee. By John Tredrea Starting a farm, running a farm and selling a farm’s development rights were among the many issues that formed a lively, many-faceted discussion at…
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POLICE BLOTTER
A 26-inch Univega Rover Sport gray mountain bicycle was found in the Royce Brook Creek at 5:21 p.m. April 27. It has not been claimed from police headquarters on North Main Street. *** A change container outside Drug Fair in the Rustic Mall was broken into and an unknown amount of money was stolen.…
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War not just despite victory
To the editor A smashing military victory does not a just war make. A just war required that we waited for the final report of the United Nations arms inspectors and a vote, up or down, by the Security Council. President George W. Bush had the opportunity to go down in history as one of…
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Washington seeks help with road projects
Former New Jersey legislator will help town ‘cut through the red tape,’ officials say. By: Cynthia Koons WASHINGTON In order to expedite state approval of six township road projects, the Washington Township Committee hopes to hire a former New Jersey legislator to cut through the red tape. The committee approved the hiring of Robert…
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Art comes to Lawrenceville this summer
New studio set to open in village in July. By: Lea Kahn Ruthann Perry has gone from building theater props to building an art studio the soon-to-be-opened Maidenhead Studio, that is. Ms. Perry plans to open the art studio, located down a flight of steps in the basement of 11 Gordon Ave. in the…
