Category: archives
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New left-turn bans should help make Route 31 safer
EDITORIAL By Ruth Luse Hopewell Township and state Department of Transportation (DOT) officials delivered a New Year’s gift to drivers using Route 31 between I-95 and the Pennington Circle when they announced last week that left turns onto Route 31 from Diverty Road, Orchard Avenue and Crest Avenue would be prohibited once the necessary signs…
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Letters to the editor
In further defense of a name change To the editor: In reference to the letter, "In defense of a name change" (written by Lewis Koushel and printed Dec. 28): I could not agree more. I have been trying to get our local government to do something about the exit sign on I-195 since 1998.…
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Bulldogs get third-period surge
ICE HOCKEY By: Tim Falls By the third period against Notre Dame, the Hopewell Valley Central High School varsity ice hockey team could have been playing to just to keep the score respectable. Instead, in the final minutes the Bulldogs were playing to win. That’s thanks to two third-period goals by senior Brian DeAngelis. Hopewell…
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School officials need to look back and look ahead
GUEST COLUMN By Judith A. Ferguson Janus is the Roman god of gates and doors, beginnings and endings, and hence represented with a double-faced head, each looking in opposite directions. Janus also represents the transition between primitive life and civilization, between the countryside and the city, peace and war, and the growing-up of young people…
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EDITORIAL: State headed to property-tax convention
Tax reform topic has seen all-talk, no-action so far Let’s just say that we’ve heard this all before. "The time to act on property-tax relief and reform is now," Gov. Jon Corzine said Tuesday during his State of the State address. "Property taxes are the cork in the bottle that constrains New Jersey’s resources and…
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Cardinals are favorites
WRESTLING By: John E. Powers They were the favorites in the three matches they had during the week, and the Lawrence High wrestling team played the role exceptionally well even having to topple a bit of drama on the way. The Cardinals knocked off vastly improved Hopewell Valley, 32-30, last Wednesday in a road…
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On the (sweaty) march
Revolutionary War re-enactors brave warm weather in winter wares. By: Rosalie Ann LaGrutta The troops marched through Lawrence into Trenton carrying heavy weapons, and wearing heavy winter uniforms despite the balmy weather. But it was not Jan. 2, 1777. It was last Saturday and the troops marching behind Col. Edward Hand were hot, thirsty and…
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Jenkins helps tame Panthers
By: Sean Moylan Palmyra can give opposing varsity basketball teams headaches because of its athleticism. But the Florence Township Memorial High boys’ varsity basketball team used tenacious defense to turn the Panthers into pussycats in a 61-47 win at Florence on Tuesday evening. "We led the whole game," said Florence head coach Cesar Perada, whose…
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New math lessons in works for schools
District wants to see better scores on state tests. By: Donna Lukiw The Manville School District is planning on improving its math curriculum this year to better students’ scores on the mandatory state tests given each year. The new math curriculum follows other curriculum upgrades including literacy and language arts that were completed in the…
