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  • State tests rising for Lawrence High

    80% of juniors pass all three sections Lea Kahn        The initial passing rate of 11th graders at Lawrence High School who took the state-administered High School Proficiency Test (HSPT) has inched up this year.    Of the 283 juniors enrolled at Lawrence High School when the test was administered in October 1999, 80.9 percent of…

  • Township OKs $13.15 million budget

    $60 million in new assessments fuels tax cut John Tredrea        The Hopewell Township Committee voted 5-0 March 16 to adopt a $13.15 million budget for the year 2000.    Municipal property taxes will drop 4 cents, to 21 cents per $100 of assessed property value, according to the proposed budget. The new budget exceeds last…

  • State tests rising for Lawrence High

    80% of juniors pass all three sections Lea Kahn        The initial passing rate of 11th graders at Lawrence High School who took the state-administered High School Proficiency Test (HSPT) has inched up this year.    Of the 283 juniors enrolled at Lawrence High School when the test was administered in October 1999, 80.9 percent of…

  • Hearing March 29 on school budget

    Spending plan totals $40.7 million Ruth Luse        A Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education budget proposal for 2000-2001 is scheduled for a public hearing and final adoption on Wednesday, March 29.    The meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Central High School cafeteria. The high school is located on Pennington-Titusville Road, just…

  • Upgrade sought for school computers

    If budget approved, work could begin over summer John Tredrea        An advisory group of Hopewell Valley Regional School District teachers, media specialists and residents with high-tech expertise has recommended an “infrastructural upgrade” for the district’s computers and other high-tech equipment.    The recommendation was made Monday at the regular meeting of the Hopewell Valley Regional…

  • Hearing March 29 on school budget

    Spending plan totals $40.7 million Ruth Luse        A Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education budget proposal for 2000-2001 is scheduled for a public hearing and final adoption on Wednesday, March 29.    The meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Central High School cafeteria. The high school is located on Pennington-Titusville Road, just…

  • Costa del Sol

    Spanish and Portuguese cuisines are the order of the day at this Bound Brook spot. By: Antoinette Buckley Costa Del Sol 600 W. Union Ave., Bound Brook (732) 560-0620 Food: Good Cuisine: Spanish/Portuguese Service: Good Ambiance: Banquet hall style Prices: Moderate Hours: Lunch: Tues.-Fri. 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; Dinner: Tues.-Sun. 3:30-10 p.m. Essentials: Major credit cards…

  • Costa del Sol

    Spanish and Portuguese cuisines are the order of the day at this Bound Brook spot. By: Antoinette Buckley Costa Del Sol 600 W. Union Ave., Bound Brook (732) 560-0620 Food: Good Cuisine: Spanish/Portuguese Service: Good Ambiance: Banquet hall style Prices: Moderate Hours: Lunch: Tues.-Fri. 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; Dinner: Tues.-Sun. 3:30-10 p.m. Essentials: Major credit cards…

  • Political columnist Paul Gigot to speak at ABC convention

    The Packet Group    Wall Street Journal political columnist Paul Gigot will serve up tender morsels of insider information to those attending the New Jersey Builders Association Board of Directors Award Luncheon during April’s Atlantic Builders Convention.    The 51st annual convention on April 5 — 7 expected to draw 7,500 participants to its 35 educational seminars…