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  • OBITUARIES, Dec. 20, 2002

    Saul Amarel, John P. Doran, Mary E. Graham, Mary Matello, Show-Mei Tu, Florence G. Dittmar Saul Amarel Pioneer in artificial intelligence     Saul Amarel of Princeton Township, a pioneer in artificial intelligence and founder of the computer science department at Rutgers University, died of cancer Wednesday. He was 74.    With a 33-year career at Rutgers,…

  • Survey says residents happy with school district

    Majority sees need for athletic fields By John Tredrea    Survey results made public during Monday night’s school board meeting indicate that a majority of the school district’s residents are satisfied with the district’s academic, athletic and extra-curricular programs.    Sixty-three percent of the respondents said they believed the district needs additional athletic facilities.    School officials commissioned…

  • Anthony Amato

       MANVILLE — Anthony J. Amato died Saturday, Dec. 14, in Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. He was 78.    Born in Manville, he was a lifelong resident of the borough.    Mr. Amato was employed with Anderson Wire Works in Hillsborough.    His wife, Vincenza (Flocca) Amato, died in 1993.    Surviving are two sons Phillip and Victor G.;…

  • Christmas hug

    A little extra love for Santa Kathleen Crowley, 6, of Hopewell gives a holiday hug to Santa Claus during the special festivities (music and goodies, too) at the Hopewell Railroad Station Saturday afternoon.

  • Local students earn spots in county spelling bee

       Four local students captured top honors in a spelling bee sponsored by the Manville Area Knights of Columbus, St. Jude Council 6573.    announce the winners of their local spelling bee contest, competed.    Christopher Stutz and Ashley Daset, eighth-grade students from Christ the King School, placed first and second, respectively, in the Christ the King School…

  • POCKETS OF NEED: Businesses chip in to aid local families

    Part of an occasional series focusing on issues of hunger and financial need in South Brunswick. By: Rebecca Tokarz    Imagine waking up, sending your children off to school with lunches in hand and then heading to work at a business you own and operate.    At home, the evenings are filled with laughter and plenty of…

  • Officials happy with 17 percent

    Referendum turnout less than state average By: Lea Kahn    The fate of last week’s $37.2 million school bond referendum was decided by 17 percent of the 16,551 registered voters in Lawrence Township.    Those 2,758 voters effectively decided that the 10,755 property owners in the township would pay 7 cents per $100 of assessed value to…

  • Red Raiders snap three-game skid

    Boys basketball By: Mike Molaro    For a while, it seemed like The Pennington School’s boys basketball coach Bernie Gurick was having a bad case of deja vu.    Two years ago, his Red Raiders opened the season at 1-8 before turning things around. This season, Pennington dropped five of its first six games before ending a…

  • Lawrence swim teams cruise in CVC opener

    Swimming By: Jim Green    The Lawrence High School girls swimming team had no idea what to expect from Steinert when the two squads squared off Tuesday afternoon. The Cardinals did, however, expect a bounce-back performance from themselves after losing their opening duel meet of the year to Hunterdon Central.    "We went into the meet really…