Category: archives

  • ‘Come on down…!!’

    Allentown man wins big on ‘The Price is Right’ game show. By: Cynthia Koons    ALLENTOWN — He devoted a lifetime to his 11 a.m. ritual. So much so, he scheduled his college courses around it. Family members, professors, friends and roommates could attest to that.    Allentown native Jay Franken, 22, is the quintessential "The Price…

  • Boys lax seeks .500

    Boys lacrosse By: John E. Powers    Coach Rob Donovan’s goals for the Hopewell Valley Central High School boys lacrosse team aren’t unreasonable. A small step forward would be O.K., but a .500 finish shouldn’t be out of reach either. Two years ago, the team finished 4-12. Last year, it was 5-10.    "We’re hoping to go…

  • Elizabethtown Gas Co. drops its plan for Pennington line

    Chris Reardon, manager of public affairs for Elizabethtown, said the company "has elimimated the Pennington plan and is investigating alternate routes" for the gas line. "Nothing has been determined" at this point, he commented Wednesday. By John Tredrea    Pennington Borough Councilman David Garber said the Elizabethtown Gas Co. has killed a controversial proposal to run…

  • Refresher courses needed for drivers

    To the editor    Driving on the roads can be a dangerous place at any time and any place.    You can always be the safest or the best driver on the roads, but it will always take a careless or reckless driver to make driving more dangerous than it should be. Some of the problems may…

  • Council won’t hire police dispatchers

    Officers promoted; Peltack will serve as new captain By:Alec Moore    Borough Council rejected a motion to hire two full-time police dispatchers Monday.    The motion was made by Councilman Mike Polak and backed by fellow Republican council members Susan Asher and Martin Wierzba. Mayor Angelo Corradino and council Democrats Ted Petrock, Senga Allan and Tom Weiss…

  • Parking fees show misplaced priorities

    To the editor    Several parents and students were outraged and surprised to learn that the parking fee for students at Hillsborough High School has doubled this year, to $70, which is quite a lot of money for many people.    Considering that Jersey teens are the last to be able to obtain full driving privileges, and…

  • Construction manager gives Hopewell Valley school projects report

    Central High School is focus. By: John Tredrea    A major expansion project at Hopewell Valley Central High School, under way for months, is progressing satisfactorily, construction manager David Tillou told the school board March 17.    The $10 million project includes a new auditorium. "The ceiling is up in the auditorium now," Mr. Tillou told the…

  • Cartoon belittles Iraq mission

    To the editor    The illustration on the editorial page of your newspaper showing four U.S. servicemen raising an oil derrick is offensive.    The cartoon belittles the accomplishment of the Marines that fought the Japanese in the Pacific to preserve our freedom in the last century.    It also suggests the current task of removing an evil…

  • LIFESTYLE: In the swing of things

    Community Education students put on their dancing shoes and cut a rug. By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi    Wearing an enormous smile and a white cap angled just so, Karen Dreisbach followed her partner in rocking sideways to the up-tempo music that filled the gym of the Dayton School.    With the suppleness of those who have been…