Category: archives

  • Time to standardize election process

    GUEST OPINION by Rush Holt: One need not look further than the confusion surrounding the 2000 presidential election to see the disparities of our electoral process.    There are many states and localities that conduct their elections in ways that are outdated, slow, confusing and potentially inaccurate. I have proposed a way to standardize this process.…

  • Council to introduce budget on Tuesday

    The proposed tax rate for 2001 is expected to be 50 cents per $100 of assessed value.    The introduction of the proposed $29.5 million municipal budget for 2001 and the annual celebration of the township’s birthday top the agenda for Township Council’s regular meeting next week. By: Lea Kahn    Township Council will meet Tuesday at…

  • Lawrence swimmers break records at county meet

    SwimmingThe Lawrence High School swim teams broke records, set personal marks and crowned several county champions at the Mercer County Championships last week. By: Steve Feitl    Perhaps, most importantly though, the Cardinals finished third in both the boys and girls competitions and will continue on to the state dual meet tournament.    The boys swam Wednesday…

  • Week of Feb. 15, 2001

    From Hamilton, Hillsborough, Pennington, Princeton, Princeton Junction and South Brunswick HAMILTON    Cindy Lombardo, a sales associate at the Prudential Fox and Roach sales office in Hamilton was recently nominated by her fellow sales associates with the Associate Appreciation Award for the month of December, announced manager Mike Elliott. "Cindy is a team player who always…

  • World travelers

    Sharon School fourth-graders get to visit exotic locales with ‘Flat Stanley’ By: Erin Murphy Sanders    In just three weeks, Sharon School teacher Dale Brunner and her fourth-grade class visited 13 states and Italy.    It cost them only $4.95.    How did they do it? By sending Stanley Lambchop through the mail.    Don’t worry. Stanley Lambchop is…

  • Council miffed about Davids Court

    The Township Council will take no action on deciding who is responsible for maintenance on the court until homeowners there take more initiative in the matter. By: Matthew Armstrong    The Township Council said Tuesday nothing will be done to determine who is responsible for maintaining Davids Court until the homeowners association involved takes more initiative…

  • Warnings about the dangers of mercury listed

    Letter to the editor To the editor:    Mercury contamination in the U.S. Depot Somerville/Hillsborough location exposes Central Jersey to a muscular and neurological disaster.    One car accident on Route 206, one jack-knifed truck, one student pilot in a poorly maintained plane (check the recent history of plane crashes in this area) or even a sloppy…

  • Rival Raiders end Vikes’ season

    GIRLS BASKETBALL: North Brunswick stopped South Brunswick’s season Monday night with a 49-36 first-round win in the GMC Tournament. By: Carolyn M. Hartko    NORTH BRUNSWICK — Anyone who thought that the North Brunswick/South Brunswick high school sports rivalries might cool off now that the two schools are no longer in the same division of the…

  • The doctor is in

    Anthony Hopkins has reprised the role of Dr. Hannibal Lecter, which won him an Academy Award in 1992, in the new movie Hannibal. He sat down with Time Off recently for an interview. By: Kam Williams Anthony Hopkins reprises his Academy Award-winning role of Dr. Hannibal Lecter in Hannibal.    Anthony Hopkins won an Academy Award…