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  • Franc records final finish for Lawrence

    GIRLS SWIMMING By: Tim Falls    Jillian Franc could accept the loss to West Windsor-Plainsboro South.    A loss to Rancocas Valley would have been more disappointing.    The Lawrence High School girls swim team edged Rancocas Valley on power points (2721-2687) after an swimming to an 85-85 tie last Tuesday in the opening round of the NJSIAA…

  • Department grant to outfit firefighters

    By: Cara Latham    FLORENCE — The township’s Fire Department is charged with protecting residents, and now, with the help of a $38,000 federal grant, it will be able to better protect its firefighters when duty calls.    The Fire Department was one of almost 5,000 around the nation to receive one of the U.S. Department of…

  • Valley parents should hear and heed message about bullying

    EDITORIAL By Ruth Luse    "Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls" — a book by Rachel Simmons — informs the reader of the "surprisingly large scope and sophistication of aggression among adolescent girls" … and that "unlike boys, who are known for being physical in their bullying, girls are often much more…

  • DISPATCHES: Waiting for the budget rules to change

    DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet: Municipal and school officials are waiting to know what rules they’ll have to follow before crafting their budgets. The rest of us are waiting for tax reform. By: Hank Kalet    School officials are feeling a bit pessimistic.    With a state budget still in the red thanks to years of questionable policies…

  • Mediterra

    For more than 10 years, the Momos have been serving fine cuisine, with a nod to local ingredients, in the heart of Princeton. By: Faith Bahadurian    Carl and Raoul Momo have built up a nice collection of restaurants in central New Jersey. A few years ago they renamed their mini-empire Terra Momo, and it seems…

  • Gearing up

    Manville High School’s Robotics Team prepares for March 2 event in Trenton. By: Donna Lukiw    The Manville High School Robotics Team is connecting wires, screwing in nuts and bolts and testing the circuits as students prepare for the season’s first competition on March 2 at the Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton.    Although the team struggled…

  • The ‘Highlights’ of her life

    By: Rebecca Weltmann    ALLENTOWN—We’re thinking of two words. The first is a five-letter word that is something you see in the sky. If you drop the first letter, it becomes something that describes a noise an airplane makes.    If you guessed "cloud" and "loud," then you successfully played the "Drop-a-Letter" game that High Street resident…

  • Capital Health unveils hospital proposal tonight

    With needed approvals, CHS might build hospital and office buildings on eastern side of Scotch Road in Hopewell Township By John Tredrea    The Capital Health System wants to build a 237-bed hospital plus three companion office buildings in Hopewell Township and its representatives plan to attend a 6 p.m. public meeting today (Thursday) in the…

  • Some students ahead, others behind at LHS

    By: Lea Kahn    Lawrence high school students’ scores on all three sections of the SAT exceeded the statewide average last year, but standardized tests taken by township children in grades 4-6 show they’re lagging behind in math skills.    The results were contained in the cornucopia of details released by the State Department of Education last…