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  • School districts receive annual report cards

           Area superintendents expressed satisfaction with the school report card evaluations recently released by the state Department of Education. The reports reflected growing student populations in many area schools and consistent achievement on standardized tests. By:Vanessa S. Holt and David Koch School report cards: • Bordentown Regional • Chesterfield Township • Florence Township • Mansfield…

  • School budget could raise tax rate 1.9 percent

    The Board of Education is scheduled to hear public input on the budget Feb. 26 before adopting a final version March 26. Voters go to the polls in April. By: Laura Toto NOTE: This is a corrected version of a story which appeared in the Feb. 15, 2001 edition of the Hillsborough Beacon. The tax-rate…

  • Washington breakfast set Feb. 17

       Washington Crossing Historic Park will present its annual birthday breakfast for Gen. George Washington at 10 a.m. on Feb. 17 at the Visitors Center, routes 532 and 32, Washington Crossing, Pa.    The cost of the breakfast is $16 for adults and $7 for children, 6-12. Reservations are required. Call (215) 493-4076.    The menu for the…

  • Officials displeased with standardized test scores

    Lawrence elementary students are lagging behind in state tests when the results are compared to the districts peer groups.    How are Lawrence Township fourth-graders and eighth-graders doing on state-administered standardized tests? Not as well as they should, according to figures released by the state Department of Education last week. And the assistant superintendent for curriculum…

  • EDITORIAL: As spring nears, grab that mop, then enjoy result

           Many people think the idea of "spring cleaning" is a relatively new phenomenon, concocted by advertisers in order to sell more miracle sprays and polishing goo. By:    However, spring cleaning goes back to ancient times. It was originally a ritual during the Pagan holiday of Imbolc (IM-bulk), usually celebrated Feb. 1.    Traditionally during Imbolc,…

  • Cards lose edge in delayed game

    Ice HockeyAs much as a team is prepared for a game, there are some factors that players can’t possibly take into consideration. By: Nick Schaefer    The Lawrence High School ice hockey team (7-13-1) was primed to take on Nottingham Friday night at Mercer County Park, but did not foresee the game would be delayed over…

  • Living Voices: Not your everyday English class

    VOICES FROM CHS By:Matthew Burd    The students left the stage in dark silence as a single saxophone player, outlined in a cold blue spotlight, played a somber melody. Seconds later, the mood was broken by a burst of applause from the audience.    The Living Voices class finally had reached the peak they had been working…

  • Depot a disaster waiting to happen

    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…

  • POLICE BEAT 02/15

    From the Feb. 15 edition of the Register-News By: FLORENCE    Police arrested Jack Stevenson, 42, of Hainesport on Feb. 7 and charged him with a theft that occurred at two houses under construction on Creekwood Drive on Nov. 30, announced Detective Lonney Brown this week.    According to police, items valued at more than $1,300, including…