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  • Schools falling short on subs

    Competition from other districts, good economy drains pool By: Lea Kahn    Wanted: A few good substitute teachers.    That’s what the Lawrence Township Board of Education is seeking, according to Gale Tapper, the school district’s director of personnel.    Finding substitute teachers is a problem because all of the school districts in Mercer County are drawing from…

  • Driven out by the flood, put on hold by paperwork

    HURRICANE FLOYD RETROSPECTIVE By:Minx McCloud    After the flood hit Manville in September 1999, Shirley Williams, a 35-year Huff Avenue resident, wasn’t sure where she and her family would go.    She was sad and angry. Her Lost Valley home was all but destroyed, and she was desperate for a buyout. She filled out the papers and…

  • HOT TOPICS

    How do you respect religious holidays?    Community Day has been scheduled this year for the second day of the Jewish holiday Rosh Hashanah. This week’s Hot Topics question is: How far should the government go to respect religious holidays?    Answer by clicking on the "voice your opinion on this story" icon below.    If you wish…

  • Hart breakfast set

    Event at H.I. Rib Sept. 30    Hopewell Valley residents are invited to a breakfast for John Hart (pictured above with his horses), who is running for re-election this November to the Hopewell Township Committee. He is the only Republican on the five-member governing body. A former mayor who has been a committee mem­ber for six…

  • Raiders miss chance to slay football giant

    Bergen Catholic rallies in final quarter By: John E. Powers        In the grand scheme, Hillsborough’s 17-7 loss to Bergen Catholic last Saturday night doesn’t mean a whole lot to the Raiders. It probably won’t stop them from qualifying for the Central Jersey Group 4 playoffs or making a run for a Skyland Conference Delaware…

  • Businesses battle back, but watch the sky

    HURRICANE FLOYD RETROSPECTIVE By:Minx McCloud    While many Manville businesses survived last year’s flood, the "for sale" sign in the front door of Steve’s Tire & Muffler Service on South Main Street attests to the fact that some did not.    Last year, Joyce Keimig, whose father Steve Perun started the business 47 years ago, said that…

  • Merrill L. Mellott

       Merrill Larue Mellott, 89, died Sept. 12 at Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township.    Born in Sipes Mills, Pa., he lived in Hopewell 65 years.    Mr. Mellott retired as a quality control inspector with Delaval Corp., Trenton.    He was a member of Hopewell Presbyterian Church and enjoyed gardening, carpentry and upholstery work, playing chess, and making…

  • Jennie Buonaventura

       Jennie Buonaventura, 76, of Franklin Park, died Sunday at the Medical Center in Princeton. Born in Newark, she lived in Queens, N.Y., before moving to Franklin Park five years ago.    Surviving are her husband, Joseph E. Buonaventura; a son, Anthony J. Buonaventura of Kendall Park; a daughter, Lucy Poorvin of Kendall Park and one granddaughter.…

  • Lawrence teams start on right foot

    Boys and girls cross country By: Mike Molaro    One of the priorities of Lawrence High School boys cross country head coach Bob Chandler this season is to instill a "pack mentality" in his squad.    The Cardinals must be listening closely because they followed instructions perfectly in their season opener on Sept. 8 by defeating Allentown,…