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  • Eagle Eyes

    David Miller’s images at Gallery 14 capture the hunting rituals of Mongolia. By: Susan Van Dongen    In Kazakhstan, there are much more interesting characters than Borat Sagdiyev. Princeton resident David Miller has traveled, lodged and hunted with them. He’s also photographed their tradition of hunting for small game with golden eagles, a sport that goes…

  • BRHS girls carry unbeaten bowling mark into 2007

    By: Sean Moylan    On most days, the Bordentown Regional High girls’ varsity bowling team is virtually unbeatable. But even the Scotties’ Supergirls do have their own version of Kryptonite that they have to fight.    The weakness is Thunderbird Lanes, a place where both the Scotties’ girls and boys have never bowled well. So going into…

  • LHS is upended

    WRESTLING By: John E. Powers    If tough lessons are going to come, they might as well come early in the season.    That’s how the Lawrence High School wrestling team felt after last Saturday’s very disappointing 37-29 loss at Steinert.    The Cardinals lost two bouts they appeared on their way to winning.    Junior Andrew Goldberg was…

  • Manville High celebrates fall season

    Six teams hand out awards, recognition By: Mary Ellen Zangara    The Manville High fall athletic teams recently held their awards banquet at the VFW hall. The event was sponsored by the Manville Athletic Booster Club.    Manville High athletic director Pat LaMastro began the evening by praising all the fall athletes.    "I would like to congratulate…

  • Group fosters Tamil culture

    South Asian Community Association dedicated only to promotion of culture By: Bill Greenwood    The South Asian Community Association is hoping to foster Tamil culture.    The group held a program at a South Brunswick middle school earlier this month that featured a speaker with alleged ties to a federally designated terrorist group. However, the organization says…

  • Because she has ‘heart,’ Hopewell girl excels as Highland dancer

    "In my very first competition, I won first prize," said Emily By Rosalie Ann LaGrutta    Highland dancing is not for everyone, but for 8-year-old Emily Aline Janoski, a third-grade student in Hopewell Elementary School, it’s sheer joy.    "I started dancing when I was 4," said Emily. "I had seen other forms of dancing — ballet,…

  • Town seeks grant for sidewalk project

    Officials have applied for a $127,200 state grant to build new sidewalks and improve crosswalks in four neighborhoods. By: Lea Kahn    Township officials have applied for a $127,200 state grant to build new sidewalks and improve crosswalks in four neighborhoods in hopes of making it safer for children to walk to school.    The grant application,…

  • Letters to the editor

    In defense of a name change To the editor:     There are six townships in New Jersey with the name Washington. Two of these townships are within seven miles of each other. When something happens in Glouchester or Burlington county or in Warren, Bergen or Morris county, where other Washington Townships are located, newspapers do…

  • Michael Powers reflects on year as mayor

    The thirty-eight-year-old has been on Township Council since 2004. By: Lea Kahn    Ask Michael Powers to sum up his year as mayor of Lawrence Township, and he will respond with one word — community.    Creating a sense of community has been Mayor Powers’ goal from the day he took the position on New Year’s Day,…