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  • NBC boys’ bowling advances to state finals

    NBC advances to finals By:Sean Moylan    Billy Ferenc has had some good moments for the Northern Burlington County Regional High School boys’ varsity bowling team this year. But nothing has even come close to approaching what he did in Saturday’s NJSIAA Sectional Tournament held at the Maple Bowl.    Ferenc rolled a career best 696 series,…

  • Mock trial team’s winning streak ends

    By: Lea Kahn    The Lawrence High School Mock Trial Team’s nine-year grip on the Mercer County mock trial championship was broken last week by another team of student attorneys from Steinert High School in Hamilton Township.    The Steinert team was judged to be the best in Mercer County at the annual county finals competition to…

  • ‘Die is cast’ for school plan

    The Redistricting Committee has recommended establishing a grades 5-6 intermediate school at Auten Road, and a K-4 enrollment at the six elementary schools. By: Krzysztof Scibiorski    The intermediate school plan can only be "tweaked," not seriously altered, district Superintendent Robert Gulick told parents at a Board of Education meeting Monday.    "Now the die is cast;…

  • Parks’ plans ignite debate

    Council could vote on Rowland and Friendship Parks within two weeks By: Brian Shappell    Residents have no shortage of ideas on what they want included in two new parks being designed by the township.    Nearly 50 residents attended a meeting Tuesday to discuss what the two parks, Rowland and Friendship, should look like. Residents said…

  • Valley League of Women Votersslates planning session Feb. 20

       What will it be next year: a focus on voter registration in the workplace? Info brunches dedicated to Hopewell Valley issues? Study groups, with action plans that can make a difference in the community?    On Feb. 20, members and friends of the Hopewell Valley League of Women Voters are invited to the League’s Annual Program…

  • Commissioners, budgets on ballot

    By: Brian Shappell    Township residents in three fire districts will have a chance to vote on tax rates and several open Board of Commissioners positions in South Brunswick’s annual fire district elections Saturday.    In District 1 and District 3, representing Kendall Park and Kingston respectively, voters will have a chance to back budgets that include…

  • State may make changes to ESPA

    By: Nick D’Amore    The Elementary School Proficiency Assessments may see some changes this year and could be eliminated in the near future.    The state education commissioner William Librera has told the state Board of Education that the ESPAs might not have a role in New Jersey education, especially since President George Bush’s federal education bill…

  • Police: Boy gave pot to classmate

       A Notre Dame High School student was charged with passing a bag of marijuana to another student in a hallway Feb. 5, police said.    A teacher witnessed the transaction between the 15-year-old Hamilton resident and another male student, police said.    While school officials turned over the 15-year-old to police, they refused to tell officers the…

  • Bus stop bebop

    Five Triangle School band members stop for after-school practice at the corner where their school bus drops them off. By: John Patten    At 2:45 p.m. Feb. 4, the sound of music filled the air around Bennet Road and Perrine Pike. The tune was "Big Band Boogie," and while the band wasn’t very big, the musicians…