Category: archives
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Strong support is shown for Lawrence Hopewell Trail
About 65 people were on hand for March 29 hearing By John Tredrea Strong support for the partially complete Lawrence Hopewell Trail (LHT) was voiced by most of the residents and officials who spoke during a well-attended public meeting on the trail at the Hopewell Township municipal building March 29. About 65 people were on…
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Web only: Party guest revived at restaurant
Police used a defibrillator to save a woman after she was in cardiac arrest. By: Joseph Harvie South Brunswick police officers revived a 49-year-old South Plainfield woman with a defibrillator after she went into cardiac arrest during a U.S. Postal Service retirement party at Pierre’s of South Brunswick on Georges Road on Saturday night. Police…
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Pennington council introduces $3M budget
Tax rate extimated at 34.6 cents per $100 of assessed valuation By John Tredrea A proposed 2006 Pennington Borough budget that would increase the municipal property tax rate an estimated 3.03 cents as a result of new property valuations was introduced by a 5-0 Borough Council vote Monday night. Voting in favor were Eileen Heinzel,…
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BOE candidates disagree with suggestion to merge school districts
Candidates want more rigorous academic standards but are not supportive of Gov. Jon Corzine’s suggestion for the merging of school districts. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer Increasing the number of Advanced Placement courses offered at Lawrence High School and maintaining rigorous academic standards in the schools are among the priorities of the three candidates for three…
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‘Ice Age: The Meltdown’
Computer-generated animation doesn’t kill old-fashioned fun in this sequel about a band of mismatched but inseparable ice age survivors. By: Bob Brown The handwriting was finally on (or should we say off) the wall when Disney Studios announced recently that they would phase out drawn animation. That’s like saying Hershey would no longer make Kisses.…
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County money will pay for work on soccer fields
A $500,000 grant from Middlesex County will help the township complete Harvest Woods Park on Culver Road. By: Joseph Harvie The township will receive a $500,000 grant from Middlesex County to help with the completion of Harvest Woods Park on Culver Road. The township received a similar grant in August for $500,000 to help with…
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Students’ march draws attention to genocide
Five Hillsborough High School students walked 18 miles from New Brunswick to Princeton as part of the 300-mile Sudan Freedom Walk. By: Donna Lukiw Hoping to draw attention to the genocide occurring in Sudan, five Hillsborough High School students walked 18 miles from New Brunswick to Princeton on March 19. Students Andy Glaser, Amanda Smith,…
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LHS students bring smiles to children worldwide
LHS juniors Anne Hoover and Stephanie Pappas spent a week last year on a mission for Operation Smile, and now will run an auction fundraiser to benefit the nonprofit organization that provides free surgeries to children with facial deformities in underdeveloped countries. By:Cara Latham Special Writer Lawrence High School juniors Stephanie Pappas and Anne Hoover…
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Café’s menu offers pollo instead of pierogies
Taking the place of Pyka’s Polish restaurant, it serves a variety of traditional Costa Rican and American foods. By: Donna Lukiw As Rich Praster dined at Café Main Street, the new Costa-Rican/American restaurant, recently opened on South Main Street, across from the Rustic Mall, he said it’s like being at home. "You can go out…
