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  • Letters for the week of April 6

    Customized education is more cost effective To the editor:     Deep in your reporting on state aid for Lawrence public schools ("Lawrence state aid holds steady for 2006," March 30) is the principle reason for an educational system that is expensive and ineffective. The problem is framed by the unsupported statement from a fresh-faced superintendent…

  • Cards off to sloppy start

    SOFTBALL By: Mike Molaro    It definitely wasn’t the way Keith Fithen and the Lawrence High School softball squad wanted to start their 2006 season.    Despite allowing just seven hits Monday in the wind and rain, the Cardinals were sloppy in the field and surrendered numerous walks as Notre Dame took a 31-1 victory in the…

  • Red Raiders split pair of drama-filled games

    PENNINGTON BASEBALL By: Tim Falls    The Pennington School baseball team seemed to be in control when it started the season gaining a five-run lead over Lawrence by the top of third inning Saturday.    The Cardinals came back and nearly tied the score in the bottom of the sixth inning, making the Red Raiders work for…

  • Dog days

    On Point By: Linda McCarthy    I wish I could say I’m a dog lover. I have a boxer named Jersey and a bloodhound named Buford. It would definitely make my life easier if I could dismiss their destruction of my house as cute or, better yet, playful and mischievous.    But let’s call it what it…

  • Planning Board approves Master Plan update, addresses QBM expansion plan

    Since the last re-examination report in 1998, several new issues have cropped up in Lawrence including development along at Route 1 and the Brunswick Circle. By:Jennifer Potash Managing Editor    The Planning Board adopted its latest re-examination of the Master Plan Monday night, taking steps to address looming expansion proposals such as the Quaker Bridge Mall…

  • SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATES

    Editor’s note: To help voters get to know the candidates for the school board, the Hillsborough Beacon has asked each to submit answers to three questions. This week, we asked what candidates would seek to try and do if elected and what their best idea for helping the schools is. The election for three, three-year…

  • Event committee seeks to bring community together through culture

    Community and Culture Day – set for noon to 3:45 p.m. at Rider University’s Bart Luedeke Student Center – aims to encourage people from different countries and cultures to make new friends, said Rich McLaughlin, chairman of the Human Relations Committee. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer    Hosting a community day is a de rigeur occasion for…

  • Veronica Kwiatek

       HILLSBOROUGH — Veronica G. Kwiatek died March 28 at Franklin Care Center in Franklin Park.    Born in Elizabeth, she was a resident of Hillsborough.    Mrs. Kwiatek was a homemaker.    A former volunteer at Somerset Medical Center in Somerville, she was also a former member of the Finderne Rescue Squad Ladies Auxiliary and past president of…

  • Mayor: railroad track removal is key to Rt. 130 expansion

    Fried addresses Mercer County Chamber of Commerce breakfast (April 6) By: Purvi Desai    WASHINGTON — Mayor Dave Fried said Monday he is working hard to make Route 130’s expansion into a reality so Washington Township can reap its potential business rewards.    At a "breakfast with the mayor" meeting Monday morning by the Mercer County Chamber…