Category: archives

  • World of books the legacy of Mrs. McQueen

    EDITORIAL: Proposal to rename Millstone Elementary School library an appropriate tribute. By:    Victoria McQueen served on the Millstone Board of Education for only five years, but her impact on the school district goes beyond her role as an official.    Mrs. McQueen, who died Dec. 30 at the age of 71, worked to improve the educational…

  • A fitting reward

    A local gym teacher was named teacher of the year    The license plate on Jo Ann Groeger’s car — "Fit4Lif" — says it all.    Physical fitness is Mrs. Groeger’s goal for herself and for the children she teaches as a physical education teacher at the Lawrenceville Elementary School on Craven Lane. By: Lea Kahn    It…

  • Thomas King

       Thomas King, 83, died Saturday, Feb. 3, at home.    Born in Trenton, he was a longtime resident before moving to Whiting 27 years ago.    He retired after 45 years with DeLaval, Trenton.    He was a professional soccer player with the Kearney Irish American Soccer Club and was inducted into the Mercer County Soccer Hall of…

  • Administrator to remain for year

    Dick Van Noy, who has served in an interim role, agrees to work with Washington Township. By: Mark Moffa    WASHINGTON — Dick Van Noy, who has served as the township’s interim administrator since August, has agreed to remain in the position through 2001.    "I’m going to put another day in," Mr. Van Noy said Tuesday…

  • Zangara set to quit school board seat

    Andrew Zangara has submitted a letter of resignation to the Board of Education that is effective at the end of next month. Mr. Zangara gave no reason for the decision. By: Eric Schwarz    Andrew Zangara is resigning from the Board of Education more than a year before his three-year term is set to expire.    Mr.…

  • Federal cash for religious charitieselicits mixed response from clergy

    MATTERS OF FAITH By: Matthew Armstrong    The faith-based initiative proposed by President George W. Bush that would allow religious groups to compete with secular organizations for billions of dollars in federal social service aid has drawn mixed reactions across the country and even from clergy members within the township.    For years, federal funding has gone…

  • Johnson Park 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 •…

  • Tu B’Shvat — New Year for trees

    By:Barbara Lerman-Golomb    "Do not spoil the world. For if you do, there will be no one after you to repair it." — Midrash Ecclesiastes Rabbah 1 on Ecclesiastes 7:13    Tu B’Shvat is the Jewish Earth Day — a time for ethical healing of the world, a time to renew the connection to nature.    Tu B’Shvat,…

  • HART-BARTLETT CAMPAIGN CORNER

    Edition of Feb. 8, 2001 Trenton sewer debt To the editor:        The Township Committee’s decision to make the $2.1M Trenton sewer debt a general obligation of the township is the only rationale course of action. In many ways, we all benefit from the death of this project, which would have rapidly developed the southern…