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  • The State We’re In

       Exciting news for New Jersey came in the form of a report titled "Voters Invest in Open Space." Produced by the Land Trust Alliance (LTA), this short work summarizes the results of all of the open space referendums around the country. The results of the year 2000 referendums were just released. By:Michele S. Byers    The…

  • Schoolhouse to be more accessible

    BORDENTOWN CITY — When Patti DeSantis looks across the street at the historic Clara Barton Schoolhouse on Crosswicks and east Burlington streets, she saysshe wishes it was possible for the building to be open year-round. People passing by the building stop and look in, try the door and walk away with disappointment because the building…

  • School board OKs secretary’sfiring after long debate

    A secretary in the Board of Education office was fired Tuesday, dismissed at the door before she walked in. By:Eric Schwarz    Karen Sanford of Piscataway, who made about $28,000 a year as secretary to the board secretary and business administrator, talked with the board in closed session that night for about a half-hour, but to…

  • Girls track team hopes to close gap on CVC

    Switch to Colonial Valley Conference puts Allentown at disadvantage. By: Kyle Moylan    As the scheduled start of the season, yesterday (April 4) was a big day for the Allentown High School girls’ track team. The way Jacqueline Mulryne sees it, however, it was not much more important than any of the 100 or so days…

  • Many share credit for big rigs victories in war not yet won

    EDITORIAL By:Ruth Luse    A fatal one-car accident early Sunday morning on a wet Route 29 near Valley Road serves as a reminder to us all that no matter how many regulations we put in place, tragedies inevitably will happen. But, that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t continue to work to avoid them.    It’s ironic that Sunday’s…

  • Planners tell auto dealer to rethink original plan

       RJM Brunswick Pike LLC may have thought it was making a few changes to an approved plan for a car dealership Monday, but Planning Board members didn’t see it that way. By: Lea Kahn    Car dealers Bob and Marcie Maguire, principal partners in RJM Brunswick Pike LLC, received Planning Board approval in 1999 for a…

  • Board weighs sale decision on easement

    Plans for Promenade center include widening Rt. 206 at Amwell Road By:Laura Toto    The Board of Education faces a decision this month on whether to allow a 10-foot right of way on Hillsborough Elementary School’s property to be used to widen Route 206 at the Amwell Road intersection.    Critics, however, contend the school board may…

  • Quick start to 2001 campaign for HoVal tennis squad

    Hopewell Valley Boys TennisWith so much talk about replacing a departed superstar in Mike Simmons, the Hopewell Valley Central High School boys tennis team stayed focused on the most important issue at hand Monday — an opening win. By: Steve Feitl    And the Bulldogs responded well, dominating the Rams in Hightstown, 5-0.    Hopewell (1-0) accomplished…

  • Performers share historythrough songs of Civil War

    Brother went to war against brother during one of the nation’s darkest periods, its Civil War. By:Eric Schwarz    It was a war that brought forth many songs in memory of those who died, the patriotism of the North and the South, and other tunes of lamentation and joy.    Manville High School students heard 11 of…