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  • Steiner rewrote the record books at LHS

    Female athlete of the season By: Jim Green    Lawrence High School swimmer Jenny Steiner is a rarity. In a sport riddled with club swimmers that slip in and out of programs like thieves in the night, Steiner, a senior, committed her outstanding ability to the Cardinal girls team for four years.    And Lawrence was the…

  • HOPEWELL BOROUGH PLANNING UPDATE

    Volvo property, development fees schedule among topics discussed by the board. By Sandra Phelps    Laura Butrico, daughter of Skip Rawson, addressed the Hopewell Planning Board March 5, on behalf of her father, who is making improvements at the Volvo property at 49-51 E. Broad St.    At February’s Planning Board meeting, the board had asked Mr.…

  • Allentown road reopens after sinkhole crisis

    Mill Pond bridge closed for 6 days. By: Rob Heyman    ALLENTOWN — The full stretch of Main Street was finally reopened to traffic Tuesday after a large sinkhole suddenly formed on the road near the Mill Pond bridge last week, triggering a crisis-level response from local and county officials.    A sinkhole 4 feet in diameter…

  • Bigger not better when health at stake

    To the editor    The phrase "bigger is better" seems to encompass American society. The biggest houses, cars or bank accounts are extravagances that many Americans strive to attain.    However, when it comes to waist size, bigger is not necessarily better. The new ideal body image has been adjusted to that of an unhealthy proportion. There…

  • Making a St. Patrick’s Day masterpiece

    Pennington Market holds a Kid’s Club event. Lianna O’Connell, 3, of Pennington picks out another shamrock to add to the wreath she is making. She and other area children took part in the Pennington Quality Market’s Kid’s Club celebration of St. Patrick’s Day on Saturday.

  • Time to reform Security Council

    To the editor    America’s policy of maintaining veto power in the U.N. along with China, Russia, France, and the United Kingdom has backfired on the U.S. this time.    The current structure of the Security Council is completely outdated, and the fact that even a majority of the votes in favor of a war on Iraq…

  • Girls defeated swim rivals twice

    Trabilsy, Mendez fueled 12-2 campaign By: John E. Powers        Graduation looms in June for Hillsborough High School swimmer Devon Trabilsy, but it’s going to be hard leaving behind a program she believes is on the brink of greatness.    The Raider girls recently completed an outstanding 12-2 season, which was highlighted by two dual meet…

  • Cardinal swim teams were string throughout year

    Winter season wrap-up By: Jim Green    The Lawrence High School swimming team was the school’s premier winter sports squad this season from the first major event through the state tournament.    The Cardinals dominated the Knight Invitational relay meet at West Windsor-Plainsboro North on Dec. 7, taking first in seven of nine girls events and four…

  • Dispatches: There’s nothing just about this war

    DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet The beginning of the war raises doubts and questions By: Hank Kalet    Barry McGuire’s antiwar song, "Eve of Destruction," has been rolling around in my head these days.    "Eve of Destruction" is not a particularly good song — "my blood’s so mad feels like coagulatin’" maybe one of the goofiest lines…