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  • Most would cut someone else’s sacred cows

       Of all the cuts Gov. Jon Corzine has proposed in his budget for the fiscal year that will begin less than two months from now, none has drawn more attention — or opposition — than the potential closing of numerous parks and recreational facilities across the state.    Environmental groups have criticized the governor’s plan as…

  • Resident calls to task board member letter

    Marianina Salvetta, Barclay Court It may be of interest to your readers that I spoke with John Gregg, school board member, on the evening of (the recent) School Board election. I saw him campaigning outside the polls for his friend Len Smith, and I approached him to discuss the misinformation in a letter he sent…

  • Tax revaluation to hit the streets

    State gives its approval after tax map problems By Anthony V. Coppola, Staff Writer     EAST WINDSOR — Work on a townshipwide tax revaluation is set to begin.     Tax Assessor Rich Kline said this week that employees from West New York-based Realty Appraisal will start photographing the township’s 8,500 properties “fairly immediately” and send…

  • Board committee to review district’s math curriculum

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    ROBBINSVILLE — The district’s Math Review Committee has officially been formed.    The Board of Education unanimously voted to approve the creation of the 10-member committee at its April 29 meeting. The committee will review the math curriculum for kindergarten through eighth grade. It was formed in response to parental concerns,…

  • School, educator get ‘Friendly’ environmental honors

    Princeton Junior School is on Fackler Road By John Dunphy, Managing Editor    Connecting gardening with curriculum — it’s at the forefront of what educator Christine Zeppenfeld has done for six years as director of the Learning Through Landscapes program at the Princeton Junior School, on Fackler Road.    And now, Ms. Zeppenfeld — and the school…

  • Boutote posts par twice

    GOLF By Tim Falls, Sports Editor    Chris Boutote and his teammates on the Lawrence High School golf team seem to be in the swing of things at just the right time.    Boutote posted par scores in back-to-back matches right before the Mercer County High School Golf Tournament at Mercer Oaks yesterday.    ”Chris, in the last…

  • Momentum goes against Cards

    BASEBALL By John E. Powers, Sports Writer    Lawrence High School’s baseball team had an ideal chance over the weekend to really turn their season around and put themselves in position to qualify for the sectional playoffs.    Friday night, the Cardinals knocked off Ewing 7-6 at Moody Park as Anthony Russ slammed a three-run homer and…

  • Lyman B. Kay

    COLUMBUS — Lyman B. (Bud) Kay, 76 died Sunday at the Samaritan Hospice at Virtua Memorial Hospital in Mount Holly.     Born in Philadelphia, he grew up in the Hamilton Township area of Trenton and graduated from West Nottingham Academy in Colora, Md., attended Franklin and Marshall and Clemson Universities. He served in the U.S.…

  • Residents challenge Royce Brook senior facility plans

    By Audrey Levine Staff Writer    With emotions volleying between surprise and anger, about 80 residents from the Claremont neighborhood gathered at the Days Inn, on Route 206, Wednesday, to listen to — and challenge — a proposal from Erickson Retirement Communities to build a senior health care development on the east course of the Royce…