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  • ‘Josie and the Pussycats’

    Promos take center stage in this film adaptation of a 1970s cartoon series. The deliciously over-the-top treatment of the villainous roles almost makes up for all the ads.   [PG-13] By: Kam Williams    Would you think of conquering the world by lacing the music of a giggly, jiggly all-girl rock band with subliminal messages that reduce their…

  • Bridging the generation gap

       A stray comment that a student scribbled onto the margin of a spelling test has led to something quite special at Lawrence Intermediate School. By: Steve Bates    Sixth-grade students in Ellie Driscoll’s class knew when the school year began that their spelling tests would not only be corrected by their teacher, but also double checked…

  • Rookies lead Cards to win over Trenton

    Boys TennisIt wasn’t so much the score of the easy 216-304 win that the Cardinals scored against Trenton on April 12 that impressed Lawrence golf co-coach Mark Rowe. By: Steve Feitl    Instead, it was who was responsible for the victory.    Three of the contributing Cardinals got their first scores of the season in the win…

  • Teachers to decide Friday whether to continue strike

    JUST IN: MEA to distribute judge’s order; ‘ready and willing’ to negotiate By:Eric Schwarz    School strikes are rare in New Jersey, and because they’re illegal, generally do not last long.    Manville’s strike may continue for a third day Friday, even though a judge has ordered the employees back to work or face fines of at…

  • Developer offers open spacefor approval of cluster plan

    By:Laura Toto    Rezoning for Nicholas Bracco’s application will be recommended to the Township Committee by the Planning Board for his application to cluster 105 homes on 100 acres of property on Beekman Lane.    Clustering was once widely thought of as problematic because clustering was done to build to the maximum and leave nothing left, Planning…

  • Hopewell Council adopts 2001 budget; tax rate increases by 4 cents

    By: Catherine P. Moscarello    Unanimously and without much fanfare, Hopewell Borough Council adopted its 2001 municipal budget plan totaling $1,836,975.71 at a special meeting April 16 at Borough Hall.    Two cents of the 3-cent increase in the local tax rate compensates for the borough’s loss of approximately $33,000 in state revenue.    Discussion continues in the…

  • Township bans trucks from five roads

    Residents divided on ordinance, which takes effect May 6. By: Matthew Armstrong    After a barrage of public input both in support and opposition to a proposed truck ban on five township roads, the Township Council made a "tough decision" and passed the ban by a vote of 4-0.    An estimated 250 people showed up at…

  • Anacker to take a shot

    Whether it’s for one free throw or 25, Frank Kuziemski knows who he would like to see on the free throw line. By: Kyle Moylan    Whether it’s for one free throw or 25, Frank Kuziemski knows exactly who he would like to see on the free throw line.    Kuziemski is the coach of The Millstone…

  • Computers and you — perfect together?

    BOOK NOTES by Joan Ruddiman: An award-winning columnist guides his audience through maze of cyberland. By:    A true sign of literacy in our times is that a standing column in "Reading Today," the news publication of the International Reading Association, is headed, "Computers and You." Reid Goldsborough, an award-winning syndicated columnist and author of the…