Category: archives

  • Teaching students a lesson about drinking

    BUZZ IN THE HALLS by Pam Koharchik: News and notes from Allentown High School. By:    He was a handsome child of 19, with thick dark hair and a muscular body that showed he took care of it. His smile radiated from the portrait and caught your eye immediately. He was killed on April 9, 1995,…

  • Letters to the editor

    For the week of December 6. By: Own back yard is best for education To the editor:    In general, time is one of the most valuable resources we have. Spending two to three hours per day on a school bus going to and from school is counter-productive to the development and education of our children.…

  • Wendy’s coming?

    Pennington asked to rezoneRoute 31 site for restaurant, bank By: John Tredrea    Pennington Borough Council has been asked to consider rezoning a 2¾-acre tract, known locally as the Falanga property, on the eastern side of Route 31 to allow construction of a Wendy’s restaurant and bank building.    The land, which has 700 feet of frontage…

  • New coach, high hopes for Viking bowlers

    By: Rich Fisher    There is a new caretaker for the South Brunswick High bowling program this year, as Marisol Ciccone takes over the reigns from Mike Andrusiewicz.    And so far, the new coach likes what she has inherited.    "My goal for both the boys and the girls teams are to finish in the top three…

  • Time to deal with teen pregnancy

    KIDS AND COMMUNITY By: Judy Shepps Battle    The late Andy Warhol once suggested that in the future "everybody will be famous for 15 minutes." In 1997, Melissa Drexler had her 15 minutes of fame, making international headlines after she gave birth and subsequently killed her newborn son during her high-school prom.    Every year, approximately 49…

  • Property rights endat health concerns

    To the editor    In response to the last article regarding the construction and use of an ATV track in a residential zone, I’d like to note the following:    I must agree that there is considerable invasion of privacy occurring. This was especially evident when family members on two occasion’s were unable to recover in peace…

  • Panel at Peddie discusses terrorism

    Assistant professor of Near East Studies at Princeton provides uneasy answer to questions of motivation. By: Scott Morgan    HIGHTSTOWN — Michael Doran assumed the podium and opened with a pointed question: "Why do they hate us?" Taking a breath, he redefined his question to the student body.    "Why do they want to provoke us?"    Dr.…

  • Crowd roars as Vikes open ice hockey season in style

    By: Brian Shappell    A paying hockey crowd generally feels they got their money’s worth during a game after they’ve seen the home team win by five goals, a lightning fast forward score a hat trick, a goaltender stand on his head to hold a shutout and enough hits to make Tony Soprano blush.    Many generally…

  • Sing Along with Bach

    The Princeton Society for Musical Amateurs will sing Bach’s ‘Magnificat’ and Vivaldi’s ‘Gloria.’ By:Susan Van Dongen    This is no ordinary "sing-along with Mitch."    Even if a certain area choral group has the word "amateurs" in its title, when the singers meet regularly to have a casual read-through of Verdi’s Requiem or Haydn’s Paukenmesse, there’s potential…