Category: archives

  • This Week

    Thursday    LWV meeting: The Lawrence chapter of the League of Women Voters will meet at 7 p.m. at the Township Municipal Building. Lawrence Superintendent of Schools Philip Meara will discuss the 2006-07 school budget at 8 p.m.    Credit repair seminar: Wachovia Bank has joined the Greater Trenton Earned Income Tax Credit and Asset Building Coalition…

  • PQM marks 46th birthday on Saturday

    Doors open at 8 a.m.    Pennington Quality Market (PQM) is inviting customers, family and friends to join in the celebration of the market’s 46th anniversary with a big, old-fashioned birthday party.    On April 8, PQM will celebrate 46 years of serving the community with a full day of entertainment and fun. Doors will open at…

  • Teacher Man

    Book Notes By: Joan Ruddiman    In 1995, "Angela’s Ashes" made author Frank McCourt an overnight sensation. He was 67 years old, retired from 30 years as a New York City high school teacher. His first book was a memoir about growing up in abject poverty in Ireland with loving but terribly dysfunctional parents.    Not only…

  • Mascot voting could draw parents to polls

    In order to vote for a mascot, a student must bring a parent to school, where the adult can vote in the school board election. By: Donna Lukiw    Manville adults will not be the only ones voting on April 18.    In an effort to get more parents to vote on the school budget, Roosevelt Elementary…

  • EDITORIAL

    Intolerance no solution to illegal aliens.    One needn’t be a bleeding-heart liberal to be thoroughly disgusted by the wave of anti-immigrant sentiment that seems to be sweeping certain parts of the nation these days.    Many blame immigrants for everything from the sluggish economy to violent crime to lower educational standards to the breakdown of the…

  • Hillsborough softballers begin new era

    McInaw takes over in circle By: Rudy Brandl        A new era of Hillsborough High softball begins this week, but veteran head coach Cheryl Iaione still believes she’ll be fielding a solid unit.    The three-time defending Somerset County champs have lost three key components to graduation. It’s never easy to replace a first-class pitcher like…

  • Tax rate up slightly under proposed budget in Springfield

    Plan calls for 2.7-cent increase. By: Vanessa S. Holt    SPRINGFIELD — School taxes would rise $87 for the owner of a house assessed at the township average under the proposed $4.5 million budget that will go before voters on April 18.    Business manager Barbara Harris said the 2.7-cent tax rate increase per $100 of assessed…

  • Vikes mean business on trip fo fun town

    By: James McKeever    Hey, South Brunswick baseball team: You’ve just started the season with a 2-0 record, winning both games by big scores, so what are you going to do now?    "We’re going to Disney World!"    After opening the season with a 10-3 victory over Edison and a 14-0 rout over Perth Amboy, the Vikings…

  • Vikings’ volleyball team tries proving it’s for rreal

    By: Ken Weingartner    After pushing state power East Brunswick to the limit, the South Brunswick High School boys volleyball team proved it was for real Tuesday by beating J.P. Stevens.    The Vikings (1-1) got their first-ever win over Stevens 25-12, 21-25, 25-21 as Greg Kilbride registered 12 kills and Dan Latinsky had seven kills and…