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  • WEEKEND PICKS

    Free concert, fireworks Friday Millennium celebration Saturday Free concert fireworks planned    Summerfest, an outdoor performance series, will feature four free concerts this year, the first of which is scheduled for Friday, July 7, 7:30 p.m., at South Brunswick High School.    First Class Act will provide a nostalgic return to the 1950s-1970s in a rock n’…

  • Living in Manville

    What to do when summer vacation gets boring By:Mary Ellen Zangara     It’s the second week of summer vacation and now it is time to find things to do that will keep the kids occupied for the summer. It’s not like school where you get up and send them off for six hours. You have…

  • Scary Movie

    The Wayans brothers parody the teen scream genre in this comedy.   [R] By: Kam Williams    I never had much of a stomach for the slew of slasher movies ushered in a generation ago by the Halloween, Friday the 13th and A Nightmare on Elm Street franchises. Gratuitously gory and formulaic, most of these horror flicks followed…

  • Where do you draw the line?

    Staff editorial    There’s an old Bugs Bunny cartoon where he and Yosemite Sam are arguing. Sam comes after Bugs with both guns pulled (probably yelling something like "you varmint!"). Bugs drags one of his paws across the sand and says "I dare you to step across this line."    "OK," declares Sam and he boldly steps…

  • John W. Gliem Sr.

       John. W. "Jack" Gliem Sr., 74, died Tuesday at Select Specialty Hospital, Philadelphia.    Born in Jeddo, Pa., he was a longtime Hamilton resident before moving to Lawrenceville seven years ago.    He retired as a driver with Roadway Express of Trenton.    He was a Navy veteran of World War II and received the Pacific Theater Ribbon…

  • Watershed planning key to smart growth

    GUEST OPINION by Bob Shinn    Earlier this month, Gov. Christie Whitman and I introduced a landmark water quality protection rule that will guide development in appropriate areas and discourage sprawl that can degrade the state’s open space, surface and ground water resources.    While there are some people who would like to stop all building in…

  • String group gathers at Hopewell station

    Sessions held Tuesdays By:Nicole Taylor    Whether it’s Handel or Mozart, contemporary Gershwin or old-fashioned fiddle tunes, the focus is always on "fun" with the Hopewell Community String Orchestra.    The versatile group is made up of parents and children who play string instruments at all different levels of experience.    Bobbie Fishman, a member of the group,…

  • Scouts benefit from double standard

    Scouts are discriminatory but still have favored status By:J. Frederick Fischer    On July 4, we celebrated the birth of our nation with these words: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal…." Six days earlier, the Boy Scouts of America won a case before the Supreme Court of the United…

  • Woman overcomes abuse to aid others

    Works as counselor for Resource Center for Women and their Families By:Nicole Taylor    Fear. Isolation. Physical and emotional abuse.    These are just a few of the obstacles that Kathy (not her real name), an area resident, had to conquer before she could help other victims of domestic violence at the Resource Center for Women and…