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  • Fine Feathered Friends

    A thriving bird population is an indicator of a healthy habitat. To that end, the D&R Greenway is celebrating open space with a bird house exhibit and fundraiser. By: Anthony Stoeckert    Somewhere flying around out there are the lucky birds who will be living in homes designed by New Jersey’s most well- known architects.    Some…

  • EDITORIAL

    Action now to ensure help in the future.    Listening to the hundred or so Manville residents affected by the April flood leads us to urge residents to take immediate action to help prevent any more occurrences and to make sure that should another such event happen, we have the help we need.    To do this,…

  • Mark the dawning of spring with the ‘gem of the woods’

    SPRINGHOUSE FARM JOURNAL By Heather Lovett    Why is it that some early-blooming plants are blessed with charming names like spring-beauty or glory-of-the-snow, while others, although equally attractive, are stuck with clunkers like liverleaf? It hardly seems fair. Understandably, liverleaf is more often identified by its scientific name, hepatica, which has a nicer ring to it—until…

  • Buzz in the halls

    Seniors gain expeirence in future professional fields By: Pam Koharchik    This year marks the 10th year of the highly successful senior practicum course at Allentown High School. For a decade, students have been able preview their intended majors or career paths. Although each practicum is unique to the individual, some stand out more than others.…

  • Lawrence achieves with depth

    GOLF By: Tim Falls    It’s easy to see why the Lawrence High School varsity golf team has enjoyed so much success this season.    Just add four or five solid scores and there’s bound to be a bunch of wins.    While senior Steve Mann has led Lawrence in many of its matches, like he did at…

  • RHS, AHS softball advances to MCT semi-finals

    By: Sean Moylan Judy Goldstein had very high hopes for her Robbinsville High girls’ varsity softball team entering Saturday’s second round Mercer County Tournament game at Hightstown.    But she didn’t know a win was well in the works until Megan Leach delivered a first-inning RBI single, which fueled a 6-3 Ravens victory over the Rams.…

  • South makes states but falls in counties

    By: Rich Fisher    It was a week of counter-balance for the South Brunswick High girls lacrosse team.    The happiness the Vikes felt over qualifying for the NJSIAA Group IV tournament, was somewhat offset by losing a hard-fought, 11-10 decision at Old Bridge in the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament on Monday.    "It was so upsetting," coach…

  • MEMORIAL DAY UPDATE

    Events set in Hopewell, Pennington    HOPEWELL BOROUGH – Hopewell Valley American Legion Post 339 and the Hopewell Fire Department will hold their annual Memorial Day Parade on May 27. This year’s theme is "open." Lineup will be on East Broad Street at 12:30 p.m. Marchers will step off at 1 p.m., proceeding west on Broad…