Category: archives

  • 2007 Saturn Aura XR: a star in General Motors universe

    Saturn has used lots of plastic in the past, but this body is all steel By: Mike Blake    In the middle of the 20th century, the Pontiac Division of General Motors was often thought of as the GM group with the most avant-garde thinking. Innovation, experimentation, sportiness and style came out of Pontiac, and it…

  • And his bands play on…

    Longtime music teacher honored for work By: Stephanie Prokop    MANSFIELD — A trumpet player and musician, John Linder, 54, has been teaching harmoniously in the area for 33 years, and doesn’t intend to slow his pace anytime soon.    "I teach several bands, including symphonic band, band and wind ensemble, a beginning band class, and an…

  • NEHS boys’ track excels at relays

    By: Kyle Moylan    With this past Tuesday’s meet against Florence called off, the New Egypt High School boys’ track team has only made one appearance thus far this season.    It was a good one.    New Egypt brought a small but very capable group to the Moorestown Relays this past Saturday and placed in numerous events.…

  • Amended budget lowers expected tax rate

    By: Stephanie Prokop    CHESTERFIELD — The Township Committee reported on April 12 that an additional $14,478 in state aid will be applied to this year’s budget, lowering the municipal tax rate from 4.6 cents to 4.1 cents per every $100 of assessed property value.    The Township Committee unanimously passed the budget on April 12.    When…

  • GUEST COLUMN

    Women’s basketball team at Rutgers deserved better. By: Kyle Pucciarello    Racist. Shocking. Despicable. Sexist. Offensive.    These are just some of the words that have been used to describe the comments made on Don Imus’ "Imus in the Morning" program on April 4.    During his broadcast that morning Mr. Imus mentioned that he watched the women’s…

  • Short-handed softballers look to regroup

    MHS drops to 1-5 with two losses By: John E. Powers        Manville High School head softball coach Ed Knapp knew his team would be playing shorthanded last week. Without senior captain and shortstop Michelina Aichele and sophomore left fielder Amanda Furka, who were away on a trip to France, the Lady Mustangs were missing…

  • Hopewell Valley Veterans Park effort is $8,500 richer

    Weather permitting, a groundbreaking ceremony will be held in late April at the site By: John Tredrea    Two corporations with well-established presences in Hopewell Valley have been joined by a third that hopes to be here soon in contributing a total of $8,500 toward the construction of a Hopewell Valley Veterans Park.    The park is…

  • Harvest Fair won’t happen without leader

    EDITORIAL By Ruth Luse    "No chair, no fair." This rallying cry should be familiar. It was first used in spring 1999 when Hopewell Harvest Fair planners were getting desperate. They had been, up to that point, unable to find someone to lead the volunteers who would bring Hopewell it annual Harvest Fair that September.    That…

  • Obituaries

    Week of April 19 John C. Phillips    COLUMBUS — John C. Phillips, 80, of Homestead at Mansfield died April 13.    Son of the late William and Susie Phillips, he was born in Nanticoke, Pa., and resided in Columbus for 16 years after living in Wayne and Jersey City.    He was a retired meat manager, employed…