Category: archives

  • New Egypt golf team shoots down 12-8 mark

    Warriors miss magic number in time for state tournament, but finish season strong. By: Kyle Moylan    In order to qualify for the state golf tournament, a team needed to have won 60 percent of its matches by May 2.    With its tri-match win over McCrorristin and Trenton this past Monday, New Egypt finished the year…

  • Mustangs squeeze out win to stay in Valley race

    Hardgrove, Saladin execute Venuto’s favorite play By: Rudy Brandl    Steve Venuto probably loves the suicide squeeze play more than any high school baseball coach in Central Jersey.    Manville High’s veteran skipper pulled out his favorite little wrinkle in a huge yet unlikely spot in last Friday’s critical Valley Division home game against David Brearley of…

  • Time to recallofficials

    To the editor    Well folks, as most of you are now aware the Township Committee reinstated the school budget on May 14, for all intents and purposes, just as I warned and predicted.    Because of their decision, property taxes for many of you are now going to soar to absolutely unaffordable levels. What’s even worse,…

  • Group denies grant money to Boy Scouts

    The Lawrence Township Community Foundation won’t pay for a $2,100 trailer because the Boy Scouts of America bans gays. By: Lea Kahn    A nonprofit group’s denial of a Boy Scout troop’s request for funding drew fire from several Township Council members Tuesday.    The Lawrence Township Community Foundation this month denied Boy Scout Troop 27’s request…

  • Cops in Shops programaims at teen drinking

    By:Alec Moore    Hillsborough Police are beefing up efforts to curb underage drinking.    Beginning in June, undercover police officers will be posted in retail liquor stores to keep any eye out for underage individuals attempting to purchase beer and other forms of alcohol.    The undercover program, dubbed "Cops in Shops," will be conducted with the full…

  • Hopefuls set for primary in Allentown

    Three Democrats vie for nomination to oppose two incumbent Republicans. By: Mark Moffa    ALLENTOWN — Less than two weeks before a contested primary election, Democratic candidates for Borough Council addressed issues of concern to Allentown residents.    "I think I’m a qualified candidate," said Stephanie Smith, who is running with Bill Soodul in the primary. The…

  • Historic firehouse may be restored

    Plumsted moves to save Evergreen Road property. By: Scott Morgan    PLUMSTED — The historic firehouse property on Evergreen Road lies in disrepair. But probably not for long.    Last week, the Township Committee announced the first step in an effort to save the property and restore it to its former glory.    Mayor Ron Dancer introduced an…

  • Total chaos might breed better order

    EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK By: Steve Bates    You are going to have to get a little dirty if you want to clean something up. This is my theory — actually, more like a hang-up — about cleaning projects.    Cleaning is making order from chaos. I have always pitied those poor souls who tackle a cleaning job as…

  • Timely instruction

    Awareness Week gains added urgency By:Krzysztof Scibiorski    Hillsborough High School’s annual Hate Crime and Bias Awareness Week took on new significance this week, coming little more than three weeks after a bisexual student was attacked during a school lunch period.    This is the second year that students at the high school have organized the awareness…