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  • Lui finishes in top 10 at MOC

    BOYS SWIMMING: Senior Ed Lui finished 10th in the state in the 100-yard breast stroke. By: Carolyn M. Hartko    South Brunswick High senior Ed Lui capped an outstanding high school swimming career with a top-10 finish in the 100-yard breast stroke at this year’s NJSIAA Swimming Meet of Champions. The state championships were held this…

  • HOPEWELL VALLEY SCHOOL BRIEFS, March 8

    ‘Oliver!’ at Timberlane    Timberlane Middle School will present the musical, "Oliver!" by Lionel Bart on March 8 and 9. The show is based on the Dickens’ "Oliver Twist" and features seventh and eighth grade students who take part in the school’s music and performing arts programs.    The show is under the direction of Connie Condict…

  • Springfield, Chesterfield may face school tax hikes

           School tax rates in Springfield and Chesterfield will increase this year if the proposed school budget introduced by the Northern Burlington Regional Board of Education is approved.    The $21 million proposed budget introduced Feb. 28 by the school board also would stabilize the school tax rate in North Hanover, and decrease taxes in Mansfield.…

  • Florence boys’ basketball repeats as S.J. Group I champs

           As Yogi Berra would say "it was deju vu all over again" as the Florence Township Memorial High School boys’ varsity basketball team defeated Glassboro (48-45) for the second straight season to take another NJSIAA South Jersey Group I title.    Minutes after the Flashes squandered a four-point lead, Florence’s Jeff Dankanich (8 points) came…

  • Culinary Corner

    Great hints and tips for anyone who spends even a little time in the kitchen. Be sure to check out this week’s recipe. Full Stories

  • City proposes tax cut

    The Lambertville City Council hopes to drop the tax rate by 2.1 cents per $100 of assessed property value. By: Cynthia Williamson    LAMBERTVILLE — The average city homeowner would pay less in municipal taxes this year under a proposed 2001 budget unanimously introduced by the City Council on Saturday.    And while the reduction in taxes…

  • Fund-raising fun

    Children of all ages paid a visit to annual nursery school carnival By: Linda J. Field    For grownups, it was a day to prepare for an impending snow storm. For the kids, however, games were to be played and prizes won. Hot dogs were available, with rolls disappearing faster than the dogs. A magician performed…

  • Mixed emotions for Vikings who don’t move on

    WRESTLING: The underclassmen for SBHS can gain a glimpse at the future while the seniors see the end of their high school careers. By: Ken Weingartner    FLEMINGTON — Although the regional tournaments represent the conclusion of the season for those wrestlers who fail to advance, it can produce different feelings for different people.    For underclassmen,…

  • EDITORIAL: Encourage kids to ‘Explore’ all their positives

       Just this week, another school shooting occurred, this time in Santee, California.    A youth who reportedly smiled as he fired a long-barreled handgun took the lives of two students and injured 13 others. By:    It is not so much that negative news about young people is all you ever hear these days. It’s just that…