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  • Message of hope in time of terror

    Meaning of Christmas remains the same. By: Brian Shappell    "A lot of things have changed since Sept. 11 — Christmas is not one of them," said the Rev. Francis Hubbard of the St. Barnabas Episcopal Church.    The Rev. Hubbard and the Rev. Kathy Nelson of the First Presbyterian Church at Dayton, the Rev. Joseph Desmond…

  • Council rejects center funding plan

    Resolution would have set aside money to help pay for construction By:Alec Moore    The Borough Council rejected a resolution Monday night that would have set aside money for the development of a community center.    The money in question would have been gained from the sale of land adjacent to the public library, which has long…

  • Letters to the editor

    For the week of December 20. By: School board needs to act with care To the editor:    After squeaking out a 65-vote majority, Washington Township Superintendent Paul Harren, in what may be the biggest overstatement in recent memory, said, "The community has given us the mandate." Quite the contrary, the school board’s narrow victory is…

  • Myrtle Mershon

    Friends remember a Dayton pioneer. By: Melissa Morgan    Myrtle Mershon spent her life serving others. When she wasn’t at her Dayton home cooking renowned dishes or hosting activities for family and friends, she was doing exactly that for several community organizations.    Described by a longtime friend as the perfect lady, Ms. Mershon exemplified hospitality.    After…

  • Township, schools debating shortage of office space

    Township wants school district to pay rent, but school offcials say they can charge, too By:Alec Moore and Krzysztof Scibiorski    With Hillsborough’s population growing rapidly, the space needed for governmental offices — both for the township and the Board of Education — is growing too, and now it looks like somebody’s going to have to…

  • Fast break for Cardinal boys

    Boys Basketball By: Steve Feitl    The Lawrence High School boys basketball team got off to a flying start to the 2001-2002 campaign this past week with two early wins in Colonial Valley Conference play.    First, the Cardinals prevailed in a see-saw battle with Ewing on Friday night at LHS. After one overtime stanza, the Cardinals…

  • Residents offer land-use views

    Upper Freehold looks to move from 2-acre to 4-acre zoning as part of Master Plan revisions. By: Scott Morgan    UPPER FREEHOLD — To rezone or not to rezone? That was the question residents came to ask last week as the Planning Board opened its public hearings regarding proposed Master Plan revisions.    The presentation opened with…

  • Princeton YMCA offers winter fitness programs for all ages

       Princeton Family YMCA winter programs will kick off Monday, Jan. 6.    In YMCA youth sports programs, everyone participates, builds skills and develops an appreciation for the game.    ‡ The YMCA offers Supersports for children ages 3 and 4, Advanced Supersports for children ages 4 and 5 and SportsFUN for children ages 5 to 7.    All…

  • Students behind the A-Town Live openings

    BUZZ IN THE HALLS by Pam Koharchik: A look at happenings and events at Allentown High School. By:    Much mention has been made in this column of A-Town Live, the studio-produced morning news show of AHS. Many in the school would say that the best part of the show happens in the beginning, where a…