Category: archives

  • Village School

       These report card files are from the New Jersey state Department of Education Web site. In order to view these files, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader. Download a free copy here. Introduction • Letter from the governor and the commissioner of education • School narrative • District narrative Report card • Page 1 •…

  • There are limits to what testing can teach

    EDITORIAL: With last week’s release of statewide standardized testing results, it’s a good time to remind ourselves that tests are not the only measure of a school or a student.    For years, educators have debated the merits of using standardized tests to assess not only individual aptitude and ability but the performance of an entire…

  • Victor Norman

    Founded the Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra    Victor Norman, 95, who founded the Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra and conducted the group for three decades, died Friday at home.    Born in Oslo, Norway, Mr. Norman lived in New London, Conn., for 55 years before moving to Lawrence in 1995.    He founded the Victor Norman School of Music,…

  • Award-winning titles for teens

    By:    Last year, the American Library Association established an award to honor excellence in literature for young adults. The Michael L. Printz Award is named for a YA librarian from Kansas City who worked tirelessly in his job and with his associations with the ALA to promote reading among young adults.    The winner this year…

  • Veterinarian bids Lawrence farewell

       I would like to express my deepest thanks to the pet owning community of Lawrenceville for being able to serve them at Lawrence Animal Hospital for the past 13 years.    Although I have move on professionally, and now own the Nassau Animal Hospital in Princeton, I will continue to live in Lawrence in the home…

  • Parents heart of crusade against drugs

    EDITORIAL: A reliance on education alone to stop kids from using drugs is not enough. Parents need to know and teach their children.    Are your kids drug-free? That’s a question we suspect a lot of parents are asking themselves after recent events in Manville. Related stories: • Manville High School student charged in ‘club drug’…

  • Hopewell considers library’s future

    Expansion or relocation? By:John Tredrea    The trustees and director of the Hopewell Borough Public Library are expected to recommend hiring a consultant to study what the library’s future should be.    Options could be improving the current library, on East Broad Street, without expanding its square footage; expanding it; building a new library; or moving the…

  • EDITION OF FEB. 1, 2001

    Phyllis Ann Forrester    Phyllis Ann Mostrangeli Forrester, 74, died Monday at home in Washington Township.    She was born in Trenton.    Mrs. Forrester owned and operated LaPetite Beauty Salon in Chambersburg for 35 years when she retired in 1992. She was a member of Mercer County Chamber of Commerce, Hamilton-Chambers Merchants Association, St. Gregory the Great…

  • Around Allentown

    AROUND ALLENTOWN by Julie Gartland: Events and happenings from around the area. By:    Here’s a great writing opportunity for all youth in the local area. If you are interested in having your writing and poetry published in the Messenger-Press, please contact Julie Gartland at 259-0158. Whether it’s school work, creative free time writing and poetry,…