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  • Princeton Show Jumping 2012
  • LAWRENCE: 2 incumbents lose in school board vote

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Two of the five incumbent school board members lost their bids for new terms at the annual Lawrence Township Board of Education election Tuesday, in an unusually complicated election.    Voters were asked to choose three candidates for full, three-year terms and one candidate each for a two-year term and a…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Budget with average $58 tax hike introduced

    By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor    ROBBINSVILLE — The Township Council last week introduced the mayor’s $20.6 million budget for 2012, which includes a $58 tax increase for the average assessed home and a restructuring of some township jobs and salaries.    The budget has a $13.4 million tax levy, which is the amount of taxes needed…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Township’s budget up for comment, vote

    By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor    Public comment is invited Tuesday night before the Township Committee votes on adoption of the year’s local government budget. The meeting begins at 7:30 p.m.    The Township Committee has introduced a $26.5 million budget that would spend 5.76 percent less — or more than $1.6 million — than 2011.    The…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Election over, drama now turns to leadership vote

    Centofanti, Soisson, Boguszewski win three seats in election; budget passes easily By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor    As one drama ended, another began.    Soon after the results had become clear and the congratulations offered Tuesday night in the Board of Education election, thoughts and conversations turned to who will be elected board president and vice president…

  • LAWRENCE: Students describe six-day aid trip to Haiti

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Colette King knew that traveling to Haiti with nine classmates and several adults from The Pennington School and the Presbyterian Church of Lawrenceville would likely be a life-changing event.    But just how much it would change her life — and the lives of her friends — Colette had no way…

  • MANVILLE: ‘Li’l Abner’ comes to Christ the King School stage

    MANVILLE: ‘Li’l Abner’ comes to Christ the King School stage

       The Christ the King School Players Drama Club is presenting “Li’l Abner” tonight (Thursday) and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in the gym. Students from all grades pre K-8 are represented in the performance. The performance is free but donations will be accepted.    ”Li’l” Abner is a musical based on the comic strip by Al Capp.…

  • UPPER FREEHOLD: Wins just keep coming for Gingras, Foiled Again

    UPPER FREEHOLD: Wins just keep coming for Gingras, Foiled Again

       When it comes to winning, Yannick Gingras and Foiled Again keep rolling along.    The 32-year-old Gingras, who lives in Upper Freehold, near Allentown, entered Monday needing eight wins to reach 4,000 victories in his harness racing driving career. The 8-year-old Foiled Again entered the week with 61 lifetime triumphs and his next win will break…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: School district earns energy award

    ROBBINSVILLE: School district earns energy award

       ROBBINSILLE — For saving enough energy in 12 months to effectively plant more than 25,879 trees, the Robbinsville School District was recently given an Environmental Stewardship Award from a national energy education company.    The award, which was presented at the Board of Education’s March 27 meeting, recognizes the district’s ongoing efforts to train teachers and…