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    Classrooms earn recognition for good behavior By: Cara Latham    MANSFIELD — Failing to keep their hands and feet to themselves most likely would get children reprimanded at home.    But students at Mansfield Township Elementary School will be letting their classmates — now teammates — down if they engage in such activity this month during a…

  • Pension fix on agenda

    Locals mixed on changes By: Lacey Korevec    Rising pension, retirement and benefit costs are taking a toll on local budgets and forcing township and school officials to either cut back on funding other programs or increase taxes.    That’s why officials in Cranbury, Jamesburg, Monroe and South Brunswick say they support the state’s goal to reform…

  • 38 wins for BRHS wrestling in one day

    By: Sean Moylan    "We wrestled 42 matches the whole day and we only lost four of them," said Bordentown head varsity wrestling coach Joe Sprague, whose Scotties clobbered Medford Tech, Trenton Catholic Academy and Willingboro on Saturday.    While Steven Pintado (140), Scott Jones (145), Nick Dekovitch (215), Sam Lamothe (103), Derek Chorba (112), Andrew Davis…

  • Locals offer views on war

    Bush plan unpopular, but soldiers’ safety a concern By: Cara Latham    Local residents expressed overwhelming opposition to the Iraq war and many disagreed with President Bush’s new plan to send more troops to the war-torn country, during an informal poll conducted this week.    However, some residents interviewed Tuesday and Wednesday said it is hard for…

  • Big shoes to fill

    Galbraith leaving Peddie School after 20 years of financial leadership By: Dick Brinster    HIGHTSTOWN — It’s no cliché to say the successor to Charles Galbraith will never be able to fill his shoes at the Peddie School.    But Mike McKitish, who takes over July 1 as assistant head of finance and operations, won’t have to…

  • Events mix Paine and pleasure

    Bordentown City marks anniversary of writer’s birth By: Stephanie Prokop    BORDENTOWN CITY — In a letter circa 1789, Thomas Paine wrote: "I’d rather see my horse Button…eating the grass of Bordentown, than to see all the pomp and show of Europe."    Bordentown plans to "go Colonial" again on Jan. 27 and 28 to celebrate the…

  • Florence girls in shape for hoop playoff

    By: Sean Moylan     On January 9, the Bordentown Regional High girls’ varsity basketball squad won a 38-37 overtime thriller over Westampton Tech.     Bordentown was all business in the opening two quarters as it took a 17-12 lead into intermission. Nonetheless, Westampton came back with a huge 15-8 third quarter to take a 2-point…

  • AROUND CRANBURY by Lorraine Sedor: Cranbury offering senior events

    Upcoming events to cater to older residents By: Lorraine Sedor    The Cranbury Golden Age Neighbors will hold its monthly meeting on Saturday at noon in the Cranbury School’s cafeteria.    Members and guests should bring a covered hot or cold dish to share and their own place settings.    The Cranbury Lioness Club will be this month’s…

  • Township eyes TNR program to help control cat population

    By: Stephanie Prokop    SPRINGFIELD — Farmers may love the feral cats that keep rodents at bay, but the incessant meowing chorus of a dozen or so cats beneath one’s window is quite another story.    The Township Council agrees, and on Jan. 10, an ordinance was introduced to permit the managed care of feral cats.    Robert…