Category: archives

  • HART-BARTLETT CAMPAIGN CORNER, March 15, 2001

    Bartlett seeks support To the editor:     When I decided to run for Township Committee, I had no idea what a marathon the election would become. The events of the past few months have tested the patience of our community, and frustrated all of us who have been involved in the process.    That said, the…

  • Planners to ponder open space

    The Planning Board will meet at 8 p.m. Moinday in the Lower Level Conference Room at the municipal building.    Township planners expect to review and discuss the Lawrence Township Open Space and Recreation Plan when the Planning Board meets next week. By: Lea Kahn    The Planning Board will meet at 8 p.m. Monday in the…

  • Springfield council postpones vote

           SPRINGFIELD —The Township Council has decided to wait until April to vote on the 2001 budget — which includes a 3.37-cent tax increase — after learning state aid may be available for unexpected snow removal costs. By:Vanessa S. Holt    Township auditor Kevin Frenia this week advised postponing action on the budget until the township…

  • Students acquire technical smarts by building computer

           SPRINGFIELD — Students use computers in school and at home for everything from homework and research to games and long-distance chat. By:Vanessa S. Holt    Springfield and New Hanover elementary school students are taking it a step further, learning not only what makes a computer "tick," but how to put one together, in a series…

  • Trustees disband plans to create DELTA school

           The DELTA (Developmentally Based Educational Learning Theories in Action) Community Charter School will not open this fall, said school trustees this week, announcing that they have disbanded their efforts to create a public school alternative in northern Burlington County. By:Vanessa S. Holt    School founders released a statement explaining that the school’s problems with securing…

  • Jobstown’s postmaster hangs up his mail bag after four decades

           SPRINGFIELD — Postmaster Charles Rue has moved the mail through the small Jobstown Post Office through rain, sleet and snow for nearly four decades. By:Vanessa S. Holt    Now that the post office is established in the new building it moved into in 1998, Mr. Rue is ready to begin a well-deserved retirement and reflect…

  • MHS happy to learn some lessons

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    With an overall record of 5-17, it wouldn’t seem like there would be much for a sports team to be happy about. But the Monroe Township High School girls’ varsity basketball team would disagree with that statement.    The Lady Falcons started the season with essentially a brand new team, and a…

  • Pilot joins ‘Great Race’ from London to Sydney

    Richard Smith of Neshanic and four colleagues are flying a single-engine airplane from London to Sydney, Australia, in the fourth "Great Race" over the 12,500-mile route. By:Eric Schwarz    Mr. Smith will co-pilot a Cessna 182S with his friend Michael Ashall of Oxford, England, for part of the race course. The plane is actually a four-seater,…

  • ‘Get Over It’

    A music video tacked on at the end during the credits creates a false euphoria that may almost make you forget the preceding 90 minutes of meaningless nonsense.   [PG-13] By: Kam Williams Kirsten Dunst stars in Get Over It.    Get Over It is not just another tacky teen comedy. It’s another tacky teen comedy with a…