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New Jersey is barely tolerant of urban bruins
LEDGER EDITORIAL, May 18 We’ve never much cared for the phrase "zero tolerance." Whether it’s used to describe our policy against drugs or weapons or sex offenses or anything else we find particularly egregious or repulsive, it seems to us the whole notion of "zero tolerance" or, to put it more succinctly, intolerance …
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Driven for a cleaner environment
Local man helms winning team effort at Tour de Sol, a competition for vehicles running on alternative forms of energy. By: Audrey Levine Staff Writer Those who do not have an abundant supply of gasoline may be green with envy over those who do; but they can turn to "green" education to understand that they…
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South Brunswick scuffling as post-season arrives
By: Lance Manion Some coaches buy into the philosophy that it isn’t necessarily a bad thing when your team loses a game right before the postseason. The theory is players get humbled by defeat and motivated to not do so again. Mark Ziminski doesn’t buy into that belief. "I’m definitely not one of them," South…
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Raiders lose baseball thriller in SCT semis
Tough breaks, calls, missed chances doom team By: Rudy Brandl BRIDGEWATER Losing to Immaculata is never much fun for the Hillsborough High baseball team, but last Friday night’s Somerset County Tournament semifinal heart-breaker was even harder to take than usual. The Raiders (13-5) squandered numerous opportunities, couldn’t catch a break and didn’t receive any…
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Town objects to hospital
Township claims residents well served by existing hospitals and objects to CHS failure to address questions about proposed Princess Road hospital. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer Lawrence Township officials have said, "Thanks, but no thanks" to Capital Health System’s proposal to relocate its Mercer campus hospital from Trenton to a 32-acre site on Princess Road, off…
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Hopewell Borough budget, facilities sessions set
Budget meeting tonight; facilities meeting May 23 By Aleen Crispino Hopewell Borough Council has scheduled two special meetings this month, one to vote on the municipal budget, and the other to discuss plans for municipal facilities. The first meeting at 7:30 p.m. tonight (Thursday) in Borough Hall will include discussion and a vote by council…
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Borsuk wins sectional golf title
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK By: John Beisser In one year, Andrew Borsuk has progressed from a very good varsity golfer into one of the state’s preeminent talents. The easy-going Borsuk goes about his business in workmanlike fashion. Like every top golfer, it’s mostly fairways and greens, with an occasional birdie putt mixed in. At the…
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Fighting a growing drug problem
Schools, police challenged by student addicts By:Charlie Olsen Jane doesn’t look like a heroin addict. She isn’t emaciated. Her eyes and cheeks aren’t sunken. Her skin doesn’t look sallow and gaunt. This 17-year-old Hillsborough High School student, who is planning on completing her senior year next year, looks exactly like any other high school student…
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Coach Fifthin sees improvement as season wraps up
SOFTBALL By: John E. Powers Better times are ahead for the Lawrence High School softball program. Head coach Keith Fithen is sure of it, and the Cardinals are giving their coach indications of it as the 2006 season winds down. Lawrence started the week with a 3-18 record, the same as it finished with last…
