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  • Advanced computerclass may be cut

    Time may keep board from creating software certification class By:Krzysztof Scibiorski    Budget considerations might delay the launch of the much-anticipated Microsoft Office User Specialist class at Manville High School.    At the school board’s Feb. 11 work meeting, Curriculum Committee Chairwoman MaryLou Cebula said the proposed class might not be feasible for the coming year.    Board…

  • Point article was superficial

    LEDGER FORUM    As president of the Lawrenceville Point Homeowners Association, I was disappointed in the article published in your newspaper Jan. 31, "Developer Set to Make Repairs at the Point." My disappointment is that the reporter did not take the time to interview residents, or visit our community to find out the facts of our…

  • Robert A. Wagner

    Robert A. Wagner, 81, died Tuesday at Capital Health System at Mercer hospital, Trenton. Born in Springfield, Pa., he was a longtime Pennington resident. He retired after many years with General Motors Corp., Ewing. Mr. Wagner was an Army veteran of World War II and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Pennington…

  • Cuts mean reduction in patrols

    Chief says layoffs won’t leave enough officers to fill needed patrols By:Alec Moore    Manville Police Chief John Petrovic says the loss of five police officers to budget cuts will have an extremely detrimental impact on the borough.    "I understand where the mayor and the governing body are coming from, but I don’t agree with the…

  • Viking wrestlers are dying to get started in districts

    By: Ken Weingartner    Motivational speaker Zig Ziglar has said that "positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will."    It sounds simple enough, but it’s not always easy to carry out. It will be the key to success, though, for South Brunswick High wrestlers as they begin working toward the state tournament.…

  • MHS business students placeat FBLA events

       The Manville High School Chapter 3985 took part in an FBLA-PBL regional competition last month, competing against Central Region Schools in many different business subjects.    Eight students from Manville High placed in this competition: Christina Conti, eighth in Accounting II; Dave Winkler, eighth in Business Law; Chris Basista, second in Computer Applications; Alison Smith, second…

  • Just days left for thosewho plan to seek school board seats

    EDITORIAL By: Ruth Luse    The current community focus on the Back Timberlane fields project, which will be the topic of a March 12 Valleywide referendum, may have lulled many Hopewell Township citizens into forgetting about the importance of Feb. 25 — next Monday.    That is the date — just four days off — by which…

  • FEITL FACTS

    Laying the smack down on skating By: Steve Feitl    The debacle that was "Skate Gate" at the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City over the past two weeks outraged many.    After all, the sanctity of the figure skating world was compromised by the actions of a judging board that had ulterior motives.    My outrage over…

  • ‘Bearly’ able to wait for spring: new rec program planned

    FROM ROOSEVELT by Linda Schuster: Eric Schubiger is new rec director in borough. By:    Bears are lucky. They get to hibernate in the winter. Sleeping through February sounds like a pretty great idea. Number one, it’s a vacation-of-sorts. You know, a break in the routine, a real escape from the doldrums.    And number two, you…