Category: archives

  • Writer should check war information

    To the editor    In response to Alec Moore’s comments on April 10 about the war on Iraq (Reporter’s Notebook, p. 8A), we’d like to point out that at least the last time we checked, dictatorships require unquestioning support of leaders, not democracies.    While we are no fans of Saddam Hussein, all reasonable evidence points to…

  • Pilot walks away from plane crash

    Second crash at Miry Run Country Club in three years. By: Rob Heyman    WASHINGTON — A Pennsylvania man escaped serious injury after a small, experimental plane he was piloting crashed at the Miry Run Country Club on April 14 during takeoff maneuvers at the nearby Trenton-Robbinsville Airport on Sharon Road.    Detective Ian Hatch of the…

  • Weather creates scheduling chaos

    MHS teams spent most of week indoors By: Rudy Brandl    Manville High’s athletic teams took an unexpected week off from competition after a snowstorm and a few subsequent days of rain left fields unplayable. The Apr. 7 snowfall halted all activities until later in the week, when heavy rain further saturated the baseball and softball…

  • HOPEWELL PLANNING BOARD UPDATE

    North Greenwood Avenue Bridge Rehabilitation Project discussed at April meeting. By Sandra Phelps:    Hopewell Borough Engineer Dennis O’Neal reported on his meeting with New Jersey Department of Transportation (DOT) representatives concerning the North Greenwood Avenue Bridge Rehabilitation Project at the April 2 meeting of the Hopewell Planning Board.    Mr. O’Neal said the DOT accepted maintenance…

  • Andreyko season delayed by weather

    Long jump star can’t compete until May 6 By: Rudy Brandl        Franklin Andreyko knew he’d be sitting out the first 30 days of the spring track and field season. That’s the rule applying to all varsity letter winning athletes who transfer from one school to another while maintaining the same residence.    Andreyko, who still…

  • Residents interested in garden expenses

    Letter to the editor To the editor:    I was just out at the Lawrenceville Community Gardens. I guess I needed to visit the muse before writing what I’ve been thinking about for several weeks now. I still remember how I felt when I learned that nonresidents were to be excluded from gardening with us this…

  • GOP opposes small ‘d’ democracy

    To the editor    It seems that here in Hillsborough, Republicans oppose not only Democrats but democracy as well.    The Internet has become as much a part of the media as radio, television and print, and giving one political party the power to censor the taxpayer-supported township Web site is a violation of the First Amendment’s…

  • Klueber ready for West Point

    HHS distance star has discipline, work ethic By: Rudy Brandl        Mike Klueber is confident he can thrive in the discipline and precision of a military academy. While most teenagers might be nervous about the prospect of entering a structured military environment, Klueber believes he’s well-prepared to make the most of the rare opportunity to…