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  • For the week of Sept. 5

    By: Nadia S. Zendaki    ALLENTOWN — Nadia S. Zendaki, 16, died Sunday, Sept. 1, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick.    Born in New Brunswick, she was a lifelong Allentown resident.    She was a student at Allentown High School and member of its marching band. She was a manager with the wrestling team and…

  • State study finds special-ed shortfalls

    Township school board adopts plan to remedy shortfalls in special education. By: Lea Kahn    A corrective action plan for the Lawrence Township school district’s special education program was adopted by the school board at its meeting last week.    The plan grew out of a routine review of the district’s special education program by three state…

  • THE STATE WE’RE IN: What’s so special about the New Jersey Highlands?

    THE STATE WE’RE IN by Michele S. Byers: A look at the Highlands    When conservationists talk about preserving New Jersey’s "special places," what do they mean? Over the last few weeks I talked about the Delaware Bayshore, the Western Piedmont Region and the Pine Barrens. This week we explore the Highlands.    You don’t have to…

  • Rae Allyne Schondel

       Rae Allyne Schondel, 76, of Titusville, died Saturday at home.    Born in Warren, Ohio, she lived in Tinton Falls most of her life, where she was a member of the Women’s Garden and Republican clubs.    A professional seamstress, her work for architects and interior designers was featured in several publications, including Architectural Digest.    She is…

  • Officials plan for terrorism possibilities

    If Lawrence Township officials had been asked about a terrorist attack 12 months ago, they likely would have replied that such incidents occur in Israel, Northern Ireland or a small African or South American nation. By: Lea Kahn    But in the days following the Sept. 11 attack on the World Trade Center in New York…

  • BREAKING NEWS:

    SETTLEMENT REACHED Princeton school board, teachers reach tentative agreement, pending ratification; Two-day strike ends By: Jeff Milgram    The Princeton Regional Board of Education and the Princeton Regional Education Association reached a contract agreement Thursday morning after an all-night negotiation session, ending a two-day strike.    Teachers will return to their classrooms Friday.    "I do think this…

  • State study finds special-ed shortfalls

    Township school board adopts plan to remedy the district’s special education. By: Lea Kahn    A corrective action plan for the Lawrence Township school district’s special education program was adopted by the school board at its meeting last week.    The plan grew out of a routine review of the district’s special education program by three state…

  • Valley group readies Sept. 11 commemoration

    Events commencewith moment of silence at 8:46 a.m. By Ruth Luse    The Hands Across Hopewell Valley (HAHV) Committee has slated a series of Valleywide events to be held Wednesday, Sept. 11, in commemoration of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorists attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.…

  • Family, school friends mourn death of 9-year-old ‘idea man’

    Funeral slated for Saturday By:Alec Moore    Nine-year-old Philip Monahan, known to his friends as "the idea man" and "the leader of the pack," died Monday evening, three days after collapsing and slipping into unconsciousness at a Mets baseball game at Shea Stadium in New York.    Although Philip had a history of cardiac problems, doctors treating…