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  • NJ school districts get annual ‘report card’

    TRENTON — The New Jersey Department of Education today released the 2007 School Report Card, which contain detailed statistical profiles of all public schools in the state in the areas of school environment, student information, student performance indicators, staff information, and district/charter financial information. The annual reports enable members of the public to measure the…

  • 29 Days: Richard Allen

    29 Days: Richard Allen

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  • Manville boys drop three close games

    Team falls to 2-19 by Shawn Tyrrell, Sports Writer    The second to last week of the 2007-08 season had the Manville High boys’ basketball team matched up against three very beatable squads in Roselle Park, North Warren and South Hunterdon.    The Mustangs were hoping to end a five-game losing streak and try to steal victories…

  • South Lady Eagles win two

    By John E. Powers, Sports Writer    The South Hunterdon high School girls basketball team experienced something of a mixed bag last week.    The Eagles earned home games in two tournaments — the Hunterdon-Warren and the Central Jersey Group I tournaments. They also won two games, rallying from a 13-point deficit to beat Bound Brook, then…

  • Assault victim fundraiser

       Friday, Feb. 22 — There will be a fundraiser for Justin Lewandowski from 5 to 8 p.m. at The Record Collector, 538 Farnsworth Ave., Bordentown.    Mr. Lewandowski, a Bordentown resident, was seriously injured as the result of an assault. Local DJ Randy Now (Randy Ellis) will be spinning records. Admission is free. Donations for Justin…

  • Taxpayers are pawns in governor’s plan

       Gov. Jon Corzine last month warned nearly 150 mayors assembled at the state house that unless his 800 percent toll increase plan is approved, there will not be enough money to fund property tax relief in this year’s budget.    The governor’s threat, which is tantamount to political extortion, is confirmation of the Corzine Administration’s failure…

  • LHS swats Hornets

    ICE HOCKEY By Tim Falls, Sports Editor    The Lawrence High School Ice Hockey coach Andy Borowsky couldn’t have asked for a better first period against Hamilton on Monday night.    ”The first period was amazing,” said Borowsky. We came out and did everything we wanted to do. We played how we wanted to play every period…

  • Forrestal finds developer for proposed research center

    by Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    Plans for a new science research complex along Route 1 in South Brunswick are moving forward as Princeton Forrestal says it has agreed to a contract for the development of the center with a private firm.    The 156-acre site is part of a 488-acre parcel purchased in 1986 by Princeton…

  • Corzine pitches toll plan at meeting

    by Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    Gov. Jon Corzine says alternatives to raising tolls on the state’s toll roads are more extreme than New Jersey residents will be willing to bear.    The governor, who was greeted by a mix of boos and cheers, told a town hall meeting in East Brunswick on Sunday that the only…