Category: archives

  • On watching God’s creatures at play in the Valley’s fields

    REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK By John Tredrea    A week ago in Hopewell Township near Pennington, I saw a young athlete perform a standing vertical leap, and a dangerous leap at that, of at least 65 inches. In other words, this athlete could jump that high — 5½ feet or more — with no running start at all.…

  • LETTERS (12/21/06)

    Resident: did you vote in Dec. 12 referendum? To the editor:     It didn’t come as a shock to me that the Dec. 12 school referendum passed in Lawrence Township. However, what came as a major shock to me was the 2-to-1 margin it passed by.    The final results spoke for themselves. It was 1,071…

  • Farmers, bugs and chemical warfare

    Part One: EPA phases out insecticide Part Two: Local farmers adapt (as usual) to change By: Cara Latham EPA phases out insecticide AZM,br> Use of pesticides has long been in practice as a tool to battle insects that may invade and destroy crops. But as in any industry, tools change.    For myriad reasons — because…

  • First Rider student joins presidential study program

    Andrew Buher was named to the Fellows Program at the Center for the Study of the Presidency. By: Lea Kahn    Andrew Buher has been interested in government and politics since he spent the day at the Statehouse as a junior and then as a senior at Lawrence High School.    It is no surprise then that…

  • HHS indoor track teams expecting big season

    O’Connor, boys should be among state elite By: Rudy Brandl        Some things will be different but one key element remains the same for this year’s Hillsborough High indoor track and field teams – the goal to win championships.    The Raiders opened the 2006-07 campaign at the Liberty Relays in Jersey City last Friday, one…

  • District fires grid coach

    New direction sought for team By: Bill Greenwood    Mark Prelewicz, head coach of the South Brunswick High School football team, will not be returning to the sidelines next year.    Athletic Director Elaine McGrath said Wednesday the school decided to "go in a new direction" and seek a new head coach for the 2007 season. Mr.…

  • EDITOR’S JOURNAL

    Zen and the art of Patrick Stewart By: John Dunphy    Patrick Stewart is a genius.    Call me a fanboy, but since "Star Trek: The Next Generation," the former Shakespearean wunderkind has impressed me with his acting chops and his ability to take a role and make it identifiably his. Capt. Jean Luc Picard? That’s Patrick…

  • My Turn

    The Christmas spirit means more than a spending contest By: Hank Reeves    How did all this get started — the malls’ parking lots jammed to their outer limits, the dodging of shoppers coming out loaded down with shopping bags as you’re trying to enter the store, the madness starting in September, with the biggest days…

  • Powerful Voices

    Patriots’ Week offers a rich look at the role women took in shaping America. By: Susan Van Dongen    George Washington may be the father of our country, but perhaps he wouldn’t have won so many hearts and minds if it hadn’t been for "the little woman."    Before she was officially the first First Lady, Martha…