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  • See you at the movies

    Thirteenth-century poet’s life explored March 27 through Lawrence performance company film. By: John Dunphy    Jalal ud-Din Muhammad Rumi, known by westerners simply as Rumi, was a 13th century Persian poet and theologian, whose words and works spoke of universal love, regardless of race, sex, creed or other affiliation.    The "whirling dervish," a form of worship…

  • School board candidates meet the public on March 29

    Session will be on TV    The Hopewell Valley League of Women Voters will hold its annual School Board Candidates’ Forum on March 29.    The 90-minute debate will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the TV studio at Hopewell Valley Central High School, Pennington-Titusville Road, Pennington.    The debate will be broadcast live on Comcast Channel 19 in…

  • Groups organizing events for Eduardos

    Community organizations are collecting money to help the surviving family of a mother and two children killed in a house fire last week. By: Donna Lukiw    A Manville church, a local pub and the Weston PTA are among the community organizations collecting money to help the surviving family of a mother and two young children…

  • Cap plan affecting budget

    State tax levy limit may lead to school cuts. By: Joseph Harvie    A proposed 4 percent state cap on tax levies could force the school district to include cuts in noninstructional programs in its $131.5 million school budget, district officials said.    The cuts would include some nonteaching positions and reductions in several enrichment programs. Every…

  • Between preservation and growth

    Upper Freehold Planning Board weighs town’s development alternatives By: Cara Latham    UPPER FREEHOLD — The Planning Board on March 13 discussed options for a density transfer technique that would allow increased flexibility to balance preservation and growth.    The township Economic Development Committee also approached the board to offer advise about how the Master Plan may…

  • Hillsborough High Winter Sports Awards

    One final salute to season’s best By: Rudy Brandl    Hillsborough High’s athletes produced another memorable season this past winter. While a few varsity squads didn’t post a winning record, every program created excitement in some form.    Many individual athletes stepped into the state spotlight at HHS. There weren’t many teams flirting with state championships, but…

  • A teacher and scientist, who loved forests, birds and fruits . . .

    GUEST COLUMN By Michele Byers Stiles    Edmund (Ted) Warner Stiles, Dec. 21, 1945-March 7, 2007    Black-capped chickadee, Carolina wren, chipping sparrow, flying squirrel, dusky salamander, lilac breasted roller — the list goes on. It’s this natural world that was so well known and loved by Ted Stiles. Ted knew the songs and flight patterns of…

  • Angelina Eduardo

       MANVILLE — Angelina Eduardo died tragically March 13 in a house fire in Manville along with her mother, Heather Marchie and her brother, Tubal Eduardo Jr. She was four-years old.    She was born in New Brunswick and had lived in Manville.    Surviving are her father, Tubal Eduardo Sr.; two brothers, Trevor and Noah; her maternal…

  • HHS wrestling program looks to future

    Molinaro excited about working with youth By: Rudy Brandl    While Hillsborough High wrestling coach Steve Molinaro certainly will miss the thrill of the big state matches provided by graduating senior stars Frankie McLaughlin and John Mangini, he’s looking forward to working with the younger athletes who will shape the future of his program.    Most fans…