Category: archives

  • Young scientists to try pasta experiement

    Lawrence Middle School’s Science2Go Society plans a fundraising dinner for Florida trip By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer    While the Lawrence Middle School’s Science2Go Society may ponder the chemical composition of pasta, its members also hope the public takes a liking to the taste, because the club is hosting a pasta dinner March 31 to raise money…

  • Assisted-living plan prompts questions

    Residents express concern about the size and required parking for a proposed 150-bed assited-living facility at the Gulick house site. By:Cara Latham Special Writer    The township Zoning Board of Adjustment and residents raised questions about the parking and circulation needs for a 150-bed assisted-living facility proposed for the Gulick house site at a meeting March…

  • School budget bottom line goes up after county review

    To see if figure can be reduced, school board will meet tonight (March 23) to prioritize capital projects and consider eliminating some of them from this year’s spending plan By John Tredrea    A review of the proposed school district budget by the county superintendent of schools has resulted in the bottom line of the total…

  • Augusto’s

    The European-inspired cuisine at this romantic spot in Warminster, Pa., exceeds expectations, so plan to make reservations well in advance. By: Amy Brummer Augusto’s 530 Madison Ave. Warminster, Pa. (215) 328-0556 Food: Excellent Service: Polished and sincere Prices: Expensive Cuisine: Global, with a European slant Vegetarian and Vegan Options: Few, but arrangements can be made…

  • Book Notes for the week of March 23

    Collecting from the heart By: Dr. Joan Ruddiman    Book Notes readers were as taken with Dr. Susannah Richards as I was. The column last fall on "Reaching Talented Readers," a presentation Dr. Richards did for New Jersey’s Gifted Child Society, was re-printed and shared beyond the usual venues.    Dr. Richards, an assistant professor at Eastern…

  • Board hopefuls point to Manville roots

    This is the second of three stories introducing the eight candidates for the Board of Education. Next week, we will interview incumbent board members Ken Lessing and Ned Panfile. By: Donna Lukiw     This year’s slate of candidates running for the school board includes longtime Manville residents who share the same goal: to serve, better…

  • EDITORIAL

    America needs credible talk from its leaders.    They gathered in Princeton, rallied in Trenton and marched across the Delaware River to Pennsylvania.    They demonstrated in Times Square. They marched along the Gulf Coast in Mississippi. They took to the streets in Chicago, Boston and San Francisco. They protested in London, Tokyo, Seoul and Kuala Lumpur.…

  • Committee uses surplus to lower tax rate

    Committee votes to use more than half of fire company’s surplus By: Marisa Maldonado    MILLSTONE — The Board of Fire Commissioners’ 2006 budget remains at $1.3 million — but residents now are footing $100,000 less of the bill after the Township Committee voted to use more than half of the fire company’s surplus to lower…

  • Leaving a cloistered life

    A former Poor Clare’s nun describes her life journey in "The Scent of God: A Memoir" By: Vanessa S. Holt    The world inside the Monastery of St. Clare was as remote and inaccessible to most of Bordentown City as the outside world was to its cloistered nuns.    For Beryl Singleton Bissell, the streets of Bordentown…