Category: archives

  • 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…

  • Everyone a winner in youth wrestling tourney

    By: Cynthia Williamson    Everybody was a winner when the South Youth Wrestling Association competed Sunday in a tournament at Delaware Valley Regional High School in Milford, N.J.    South Coaches Glenn Case and John DiBartelomeo said they were proud of their team, which has a half dozen new wrestlers in the program this year.    "With only…

  • LBA HIGHLIGHTS

    By: Karen Scheetz    With the Lambertville Basketball League nearing the middle of its season, the games in the league are starting to heat up.    Here is a look at the games played through Saturday, Feb. 3. Third- and fourth-grade girls R&R Painting 10 Sneakers Plus 5    R&R Painting pulled off its second win of the…

  • Senior Menus

       All meals are served at noon at Hibernia Apartments in Lambertville.    The value of each meal is $3.13. Any amount donated over this is a tax-deductible contribution. All menus are subject to change and include milk and margarine. The sodium-controlled menu is the same unless otherwise noted.    Thursday, Feb. 8 — Apple juice, meatballs in…

  • Sign up for the Newspapers in Education program online.

    Teachers take this opportunity to sign up for the paper! Print out the application from the Internet and send it or fax it to our offices. Make sure you fill out the form completely! Newspapers in Education sign-up sheets Teachers now you can have a NiE form right at your finger tips. Just push print!…

  • It takes a village to educate a child.

    Become a NiE Sponsor Packet Publications publishes a number of weekly newspapers in Central New Jersey. In the last year we have adopted the Newspapers in Education program (NiE). Join the Newspapers in Education Sponsorship Family It takes a village to educate a child. Dear potential sponsor; Packet Publications publishes a number of weekly newspapers…