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  • Editorial – Readers’ gifts make holiday more bountiful

    Editorial – Readers’ gifts make holiday more bountiful

    Staff photo by Frank Wojciechowski — HomeFront personnel Kevin Boykin (left), Darryl Lewis and Supportive Services Director Laura Schwartz join Lawrence Ledger Managing Editor John Dunphy in The Princeton Packet lobby on Monday afternoon. They are standing with the winning entry in HomeFront and Packet Publications’ “most creative basket” competition, from Kiddie Academy, of West…

  • Board tables ranking change

    By Eileen Oldfield Staff Writer    The Board of Education tabled a vote to end class rank and student grade-point averages, pending further review and rewording at its meeting Tuesday, after protests from students, parents and teachers.    The Board of Education tabled the policy under a unanimous vote, citing the ambiguous wording.    Policy Committee Chairman Ken…

  • Jackson man named schools business secretary

    By Eileen Oldfield Staff Writer    The Board of Education unanimously appointed Aiman Mahmoud, of Jackson, as district business administrator/board secretary, Monday.    ”The position of business administrator and board secretary is pivotal to the success of any school district,” said Mr. Mahmoud at the meeting. “It is truly an honor to have been selected to serve…

  • POLICE BLOTTER

       Matthew Cooper Jr., 56, of Neshanic Station, received summonses for driving while intoxicated, careless driving, leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident and failure to report a motor vehicle accident after a witness reported that his vehicle drifted to the right on Route 206 and scraped along a guard rail before driving away at…

  • MHS boys showed soccer improvement

    Two wins doesn’t tell entire story by John Beisser, Sports Writer    Sometimes seasons are measured by more than wins and losses and for Manville High first-year head boys’ soccer coach Tim Moore, 2007 was one of those seasons.    The Mustangs showed dramatic and tangible improvement on the field this season. As much improvement as Moore…

  • Maureen LoPresti

       HILLSBOROUGH — Maureen (Santone) LoPresti died Nov. 12 at Home. She was 41.    She was born and raised in Marietta, Ohio, and had lived in Winston Salem, N.C., and England before moving to Hillsborough three years ago.    Mrs. LoPresti was a homemaker.    Surviving are her husband, Marc LoPresti; a son Spencer; her parents, John and…

  • Bringing the faiths together

    Annual Thanksgiving service celebrates understanding by Michelle McGuinness, Special Writer    Jews, Christians and Muslims joined hands and formed a circle in the sanctuary of Congregation B’nai Tikvah on Sunday, dancing to music sung in Hebrew to celebrate not only Thanksgiving, but also the intermingling of the three faiths.    The Community Interfaith Thanksgiving service sponsored by…

  • Book Notes: Gift ideas for young readers

    By Joan Ruddiman    Each January, the big news in the book world are the announcements from the American Library Association of the award winning books for children and young adults. At one time, the world of young adult lit was my all-consuming passion and I was on top of the winners as soon as they…

  • Velma Porto

       MANVILLE — Velma M. Porto died Nov. 13 at Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. She was 81.    Born in Clearfield, Pa., she lived in Manville for over 30 years.    Mrs. Porto was employed at Johns-Manville Corp. for 37 years, retiring in 1988. She was a member of their Quarter Century Club.    Surviving are her husband,…