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  • Candidate forums are must events for voters this year

    EDITORIAL By: Ruth Peterson Luse    In the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and the more recent discoveries of anthrax powders at offices of news agencies, government offices and post offices, interest in the Nov. 6 general election definitely has taken a back seat — at least locally.    Only recently have Hopewell Township residents…

  • Coffee Talk: A tale of two heroines

    Both of these woman have battled cancer. Jean won; Rose and her will to live battled against cancer for four long years of ups and downs before finally losing the battle in August of 1999. By: Stacey Gorski    Jean is a mother of two grown boys, a wife of more than 25 years and a…

  • Joseph Farinella

       Joseph N. "Pal Joey" Farinella, 71, died Sunday, Oct. 21, at home.    Born in Maplewood, he lived in Lawrenceville 40 years.    A Navy veteran of the Korean War, he owned Deli-Delite in Ewing 33 years.    Son of the late Samuel and Christina Casale Farinella, brother of the late Katherine Caprio, Lee Guerino and Nicholas, he…

  • State Sen. Shirley Turner has some unfinished business

       Sen. Turner wants to find alternate funding sources for education and government programs besides property taxes. By: Lea Kahn    Ask Lawrence resident and state Sen. Shirley Turner why she is seeking her second term, and she’ll reel off a list of unfinished business.    Among her chief concerns, Sen. Turner cited the need to ensure all…

  • Board to assist Manville SAT students

    Reduced rate will help students prepare for tests By:Krzysztof Scibiorski    Manville High students seeking higher scores on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) can get a helping hand from the Board of Education.    At its meeting on Oct. 16, the Board of Education unanimously approved spending up to $7,500 to help lower the cost of a…

  • Panel delays presentation of 6-8 plan

    Middle School addition put on hold to gather more information. By: Nick D’Amore    The Middle School Planning Committee told parents Tuesday that the unveiling of a plan for the middle school transition will be delayed to gather more information from elementary school principals and the transportation department.    Parents had expected to hear the three possible…

  • A Stage with Wings

    The Cirque du Soleil show Dralion comes to Philadelphia, with performances at Broad and Washington streets extended through Nov. 4. By: Sally Friedman    Cirque du Soleil, known around the globe for its unique blend of circus arts and street performance, has been busy this year, staging seven different shows on four continents. Cirque, as it…

  • Police Department sees improvements pay off

    Plumsted Township officials happy with retention rate of police officers. By: Scott Morgan    PLUMSTED — Historically speaking, the doors of the Plumsted Township Police Department have been the revolving kind.    At some points, the rate of officer turnover was about two a year. One officer every six months or so would leave for higher pay…

  • Gas station clean up to move ahead

    Representatives to discuss process to remediate 13-year-old problem at Route 537 and Route 526. By: Scott Morgan    MILLSTONE — Representatives from both sides of a 13-year-old environmental problem are expected to meet soon to discuss the next phase in remediation of soil and ground water contamination beneath the Remington Petroleum station at the intersection of…