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  • TOWNSHIP HEALTH NOTES

    Osteoporosis screening set    The Hopewell Township Health Department is providing an opportunity for osteoporosis screening before symptoms appear. This free screening will be held on Jan. 23 from 9 a.m. to noon and is by appointment only.    The snow date is Jan. 31. To be scheduled, Hopewell Valley residents over age 35 should call the…

  • Gulick disputes claims that school air is behind illness

       Superintendent Robert Gulick is claiming there are no immediate health risks from the air at the middle school. By:Laura Toto    About 50 teachers joined and sat in Jan. 8 Board of Education meeting for about 45 minutes to show they are frustrated because the board has not been acting quicker to the health concerns of…

  • Two wins and a one-point loss fill up NBC’s active wrestling week

           The Northern Burlington County Regional High School boys’ varsity wrestling team had its most one-sided win ever last Wednesday when it crushed Palmyra by an unbelievable 8l-0 score at Northern Burlington. By:Sean Moylan        The Northern Burlington County Regional High School boys’ varsity wrestling team had its most one-sided win ever last Wednesday when…

  • For Jan. 18

    By: John H. Updike    WASHINGTON — John H. Updike, 81, of Windsor died Sunday, Jan. 7, at home.    Born in Windsor, he was a Washington Township resident all his life.    He was a retired self-employed farmer and was a member of the Allentown First Baptist Church and the Allentown High School Plus 50 Club.    Brother…

  • Student offers advice on bridging differences

    Crossroads seventh-grader wins Princeton University contest, telling George W. Bush how race relations can be improved By: Matthew Armstrong    Crossroads seventh-grader Christian Ginez has some advice for President-elect George W. Bush on how to promote racial harmony and tackle institutional racism.    To highlight Martin Luther King Day on Monday, Princeton University sponsored an essay contest…

  • Unfair to stereotype remarks as a man’s

    LETTER TO THE EDITOR To the editor: I read Ms. Valerie Chaucer-Levine’s letter about inappropriate comments in the Hot Topics ("Remark inappropriate for respectable forum," Jan. 11).    She comments about printing ethnic, racial or offensive materials.    By her standards, "Sam" stepped over her line of decent material.    She writes that "Sam" made comments smacking of…

  • Student, mother decry bullying at his school

       Freshman Jason Zangara has has been physically injured six times at Manville High School, including suffering a split lip, sprained wrist and bruised shoulder, his mother told the school board Tuesday night. By:Eric Schwarz    Administrators said they are aware that the 14-year-old has been the target of bullies, although they did not specifically confirm the…

  • Township tax rate will remain flat for 2001

    Under the proposed budget, the owner of a house assessed at the township average of $155,000 will pay $775 in municipal taxes.    Despite a proposed 1.3 percent increase in municipal spending for 2001, township property owners will not see an increase in their municipal property taxes — for the third year in a row. By:…

  • Transportation job stirs controversy

    Luciano: New position for Van Hessen may cause conflicts of interest with South Brunswick By: Matthew Armstrong    Councilman Ted Van Hessen has a new job with the state Department of Transportation. And though he will not be working on projects in the township or county, Councilman Edmund Luciano is concerned that this may present a…