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  • Outfitting ‘Brigadoon’

    Merrilee Scilla, Nancy Slovik and Jane Van Doren formed the Someday Costume Company to provide the wardrobe for area theaters. They provided the costumes for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and City of Angels at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank. By: Jillian Kalonick Jane Van Doren, of the Someday Costume Company, models…

  • Lawrence bounced by Bulldogs

    Boys SoccerCards eliminated in second round of state tourney By: Steve Feitl    This time around there was no upset.    Despite handing Hopewell Valley its only loss of 2001, the Lawrence Cardinal boys soccer team could not duplicate the feat on Friday.    And unfortunately for the Cardinals (13-8-1), this time the game was played in the…

  • Voters follow state’s lead

    Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jim McGreevey beat Repulican Bret Schundler 5,150 to 2,926. By: Lea Kahn    Lawrence voters, echoing voters across Mercer County and New Jersey, overwhelmingly backed Democratic candidates for the governorship, the state Senate, the General Assembly, Mercer County surrogate and the Mercer County Board of Freeholders.    Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jim McGreevey swamped Republican…

  • Letters to the editor

    For the week of November 8. By: Cost of education, not school, is key To the editor:    I am increasingly concerned that some members of our community are being led to believe that the cost of building a high school is the driver behind the projected school tax increase. This is simply not true.    The…

  • New Egypt sees season end 13-4-2

    First varsity campaign comes to conclusion in the state playoffs. By: Kyle Moylan    After three months of practices and games, the New Egypt High School field hockey team finally found an advantage to not having any seniors.    Following this past Tuesday’s 4-2 loss to St. Rose in the semifinals of the Central Jersey Group I…

  • Students protest school policies

    School officials say rules aren’t new, they just haven’t been enforced before By:Krzysztof Scibiorski    The bulk of the Manville High School seniors, joined by numerous underclassmen, walked out of the school Friday to protest policies regarding student movement within and outside the school.    The students said their protest followed the enforcement of stricter rules at…

  • Take your pick tonight between two important meetings

    EDITORIAL By: Ruth Luse    For those who enjoy being on the scene when important news is made public and/or key decisions are made, tonight promises a true feast.    And residents who want to be involved will have to make a hard choice.    At 6:30 p.m., the Mercer County freeholders promise a public hearing that should…

  • Mustangs hoping to continue consolation magic

    Travel to rival Middlesex Friday night By: John E. Powers    It is no secret Manville High School’s football program has struggled in recent years, going 7-31 since 1998. But since the state "consolation” game was instituted that year, the Mustangs have won two of three games, beating Cardinal McCarrick, formerly St. Mary’s of South Amboy,…

  • High-tech learning at AHS

    BUZZ IN THE HALLS by Pam Koharchik: A look at life and events at Allentown High School. By:    One of the more frustrating aspects of teaching is coming up with a great lesson plan, only to not be able to execute it because the facilities or materials aren’t available. I know, the easiest solution is…