Category: archives

  • Kingston just one of Jersey’s many ‘vanishing villages’

    Preservation group lists Kingston among the "10 most endangered historical sites" in the state. By: Casha Caponegro and Nick D’Amore    Kingston and villages like it across the state are under siege and could vanish, according to a preservation group.    Preservation of New Jersey, Inc., a nonprofit historical preservation group, has listed small villages, including Kingston…

  • Panel unveils school redistricting maps

    New sending districts will be put into effect in fall 2002. By: Amanda Bok    Several options that could be used to determine which students will attend which schools beginning in the fall were unveiled Tuesday at a public meeting.    A district Redistricting Committee has been working on ways to redraw the township’s school sending districts…

  • Edward Purzycki

    Active Manville citizen    MANVILLE — Edward J. Purzycki died Saturday, May 21, at Somerset Medical Center, Somerville. He was 85.    Born in Newark, he had lived in Manville since 1945.    Mr. Purzycki was appointed superintendent of the Manville Water Department in 1950 and as sanitary inspector for the Manville Board of Health, where he served…

  • Why do kids kill?

    The questions disturb us. The answers elude us. What causes violent behavior in children as young as 12, 13 and 14? A provocative play examines teen violence. By: Julie Gartland    The questions disturb us. The answers elude us.    What causes violent behavior in children as young as 12, 13 and 14?    Childhood can be a…

  • From Bulgaria to America

    Exchange student spent the year in South Brunswick, learning about American culture and making new friends. By: Amanda Bok    Ina Yanakieva is from Plovdiv, Bulgaria.    A cheerful 18-year-old, she came to South Brunswick as an exchange student in September. She said she had always wanted to travel.    "I want to see the whole world, that’s…

  • Canal panel delays verdict on PU apartment complex

    Princeton University’s proposal calls for 220 units and the realignment of Mapleton Road and Seminary Drive. By: Nick D’Amore    The Delaware and Raritan Canal Commission held off voting on an application from Princeton University to build an apartment complex near the D&R Canal after several hours of testimony Wednesday.    The commission was reviewing an application…

  • Movie review archive

    Check out our alphabetical listing of movie reviews from the past six months. Along Came a Spider  [R]  (April 5, 2001) Angel Eyes  [R]  (May 24, 2001) Blow  [R]  (April 5, 2001) Bounce  [PG-13]  (Dec. 1, 2000) Bridget Jones’s Diary  [R]  (April 12, 2001) Cast Away  [PG]  (Dec. 21, 2000) The Caveman’s Valentine  [R]  (March…

  • Cardinals eliminated by top-seeded Princeton

    Boys TennisThere was very little shame in losing to the No. 1-ranked Princeton High School tennis team for the Lawrence Cardinals on Tuesday. By: Steve Feitl    Lawrence, the No. 7 seed, had advanced to the second round of the Central Jersey Group III state tournament, but drawn the unlucky task of having to face the…

  • Gas still cheap, but no bargain for our society

       Folks who remember the very first Arab oil embargo — the one back in 1973 that forced motorists to wait in line for hours to get a few precious gallons of gasoline until New Jersey and other hard-hit states imposed rationing based on license plate numbers — aren’t especially exercised about the price of gasoline…