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  • West Amwell police negotiator returns to duty

    Township officers are continuing to work under the previous contract that expired Dec. 31. By: Concetta Benuzzi Volpe    WEST AMWELL — Contract negotiations between the township and its Police Department are under way after one month of operating without the traditional three-year agreement.    The department continues to function under its previous contract, which expired Dec.…

  • Lawrence council opts for 1-cent tax rate jump

    Members deem 3-cent hike too much. By: Lea Kahn    A proposed 3-cent increase in the municipal property tax rate to support the proposed $31.4 million municipal budget for 2003 should be reduced to a 1-cent increase, Township Council decided Tuesday night at its budget workshop session.    Aiming to minimize the municipal property tax bite, Township…

  • Bowser maintains family tradtion of hockey excellence

    By: Brian Shappell    Mike Bowser has visions in his head of playing South Brunswick High School’s first home game in the 2003-2004 season with a White Division Champions banner hanging on the wall at ProSkate.    And as the Vikings’ pursue their goal of capturing their first-ever division title, Bowser has turned up his game. The…

  • ‘Antwone Fisher’

    Derek Luke and Denzel Washington deliver outstanding performances in a film that tugs hard on the heartstrings.   [PG-13] By: Bob Brown    For such a quiet, self-assured movie, Antwone Fisher sure packs an emotional punch. It proves, once again, that very satisfying films can be made from simple stories told in a straightforward manner. And that, thanks…

  • LNSC thankful for holiday support

    Letter to the editor To the editor:    As we begin the new year at the Lawrence Neighborhood Service Center, we are grateful for the tremendous amount of support that we received over the recent holiday season. We would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a healthy, peaceful and prosperous new year. There are…

  • Gumbs pleads not guilty in killing of former Hopewell Valley resident

    If tried as an adult and convicted, the 15-year-old could be sentenced to 20-40 years imprisonment. By John Tredrea    Dennis Gumbs, the 15-year-old Allentown, Pa., boy charged with killing former Hopewell Township resident Elaine Cowell on Jan. 3, pleaded not guilty in Lehigh County court Tuesday, said First Assistant District Attorney Maria Dantos, who is…

  • FBLA students show business acumen

    Collect awards at regional competition    Rob Snyder’s first place award in the Accounting ll category set the pace for Manville’s Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) students competing at a regional competition held Jan. 8.    In addition to the individual achievements of the students, the Manville Chapter was a warded a special certificate of recognition…

  • SCHOOLS: Monmouth Junction

    Teachers find new ways to keep love of literacy alive By: Melissa Morgan    Students in Kerin McKee’s second-grade class have a way with words.    On Monday morning, after receiving a new weekly vocabulary list, students began cutting out their words and sorting them based on long and short vowel sounds, syllables and structures.    Throughout the…

  • Fit for a King

    St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minn., is nationally and internationally known for the excellence of its musical groups, including the the St. Olaf Band, which performs at the Princeton University Chapel Feb. 4. By: Susan Van Dongen The St. Olaf Band will bring a taste of Minnesota to Princeton University Chapel.    When Garrison Keillor —…