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  • Fazle’s win is definitive

    TENNIS By Tim Falls, Sports Editor    A rare win over Hopewell Valley taught the Lawrence High School boys tennis team a little about themselves.    ”That was our first big test,” said Lawrence coach Pat Tarrant, “The Hopewell team has had their way with us the past several years. That win is a good indication of…

  • South Brunswick girls fare well at Colts Neck

    By Guy Kipp, Sports Writer    With second-place finishes in the 4×100, sprint medley, the long jump and the triple jump, the South Brunswick High School girls’ track team came in fourth overall in the Colts Neck Relays Saturday in Monmouth County.    Melissa Dardani, freshman Mariah Browne, Rachel Johnson and Simone Hill turned in a time…

  • Spring cleaning

    Local Jews prepare for Passover By Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    The Binder family of Dayton has a lot of housework to do.    Like other Jewish families throughout the world, they will be preparing their homes for Passover by removing all foods and products with any kind of leavening in them. This removal is done through…

  • The race to be the flavor of the week

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer ALLENTOWN — Look carefully at this page. Does it make you crave something? Ice cream, perhaps? Maybe even a flavor like “Newsprint Mint” or “Messenger Mess”?         That’s certainly my hope. I aim to win, and my eyes are on the prize — having my concoction chosen as the…

  • Garden’s marker damaged

       An obelisk in the Ann Van Middlesworth Park sensory garden maintained by the members of the Neshanic Garden Club was damaged recently.    The obelisk was dragged from the garden area onto the nearby basketball court and ripped apart.    Neshanic Garden Club President Jean Stives said she was aghast at the destruction, but assured those in…

  • Governor’s plan a potential disaster

    By James R. Durr, North Hanover Township Committeeman The proposal by Gov. Jon Corzine to abolish the state Department of Agriculture and eliminate or severely reduce funding for small towns is contemptible.     New Jersey farms and farmers represent the third largest industry in this state, while the Agriculture Department consumes a tiny fraction of…

  • Corn conundrum

    Corn conundrum

    Township Line Road farmer Sam Conard said the costs to operating equipment — like the tractor he’s shown standing on — are increasing more than the prices he can collect for produce. Staff photo by Audrey Levine

  • Clothing drive fundraiser

       Lambertville Public School is having a clothing drive fundraiser.    Items being collected are clean, usable and wearable clothing for adults and children, shoes and accessories, including belts, handbags, scarves, hats and ties.    Also being collected are linens, curtains, tablecloths, towels and stuffed animals.    The items are collected and sorted and sent to various countries in…

  • Typically low turnout passes school budget

    Incumbents, Michaelson elected to BOE By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Township voters re-elected incumbent school board members Ginny Bigley and Deborah Endo to their second terms, and also returned former school board member Bill Michaelson to the board for his second, nonconsecutive term, in a four-way race for three seats.    Voters also approved a $56.2…