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  • HHS ice hockey team eliminated from state playoffs

    Early fluke goal dooms Raiders in second round By: Rudy Brandl    The Hillsborough High ice hockey team never recovered from an unfortunate bounce in the opening minute of play in last week’s second round NJSIAA playoff game. The Raiders spent the rest of the afternoon playing catch-up but fell short in their quest to reach…

  • SBHS boys obtained goals

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    Although this winter has been one of the mildest in recent memories, the South Brunswick High School boys’ winter track team is still grateful that the Greater Middlesex Conference abolished outdoor dual meets last year. With all competition taking place at top notch indoor facilities, the Vikings got some valuable experience…

  • School Board OKs class day for LHS

    The school day at LHS will revert to nine periods from eight periods in September. The school board created a new committee to study the issue for subsequent years. By:Cara Latham Special Writer    Over the objections of teachers and students, the Lawrence Township Board of Education changed the daily class day from eight periods to…

  • Letters to the Editor for the week of March 16

    Stream testing program off to a good start To the editor:    Last Saturday the Bordentown City Environmental Commission partnered with Bordentown Boy Scout Troop 13 and the NJ Watershed Ambassador program to initiate a stream monitoring program in Bordentown City.    Thorntown Creek, Blacks Creek and Love Bridge Run were sampled for indicators that help to…

  • Obituaries for the week of March 16

    Flora B McCampbell, Joseph LeRoy, Anna Marcinkus, Alphonse R. Milo, Almerinda Salzano Mancuso, Marsha E. Paulin, John Charles Butch, William E. Kratz, Margaret J. Spair, Michael Samu III Flora B McCampbell    SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Flora B. McCampbell, 92, died March 7.    Born in New Sharon, Ms. McCampbell graduated from Allentown High School and went on…

  • E-mail addresses, news submission deadlines

    Things you need to know about sending us things    The deadline for submission of news copy is Mondays at 3 p.m. Those who have items ready before that should submit them early. Those who fax items to us at 609-466-2123 also should adhere to the Monday deadline. News releases also can be e-mailed to us…

  • BRHS bowlers roll out another great year

    By: Sean Moylan    Maybe it’s because of the charm and magic of Papp’s Lanes, the Scotties’ home bowling alley. Maybe it’s because Bordentown bowlers work at and take their games more seriously than nearly any bowling program in Burlington County. Whatever the reason, year in and year out, you can put the Scotties’ varsity bowling…

  • Johnson bucks party, runs for mayor

    Former mayor to run as Independent Democrat while incumbent receives the local party’s backing. By: joseph Harvie    Former Mayor Debra Johnson, the first and only candidate so far to submit a petition to run on the Democratic ticket for mayor in the June 6 primary, says she knows it will be a "challenge" to run…

  • Living Vessels

    Madhvi Subrahmanian’s ceramic seeds and pods are part of Montgomery Center for the Arts’ Indo-Pakistani exhibit. By:Ilene Dube    In the same week that President Bush visited India and Pakistan and Newsweek featured "The New India" on its cover, Montgomery Center for the Arts was preparing its exhibit, In Diaspora: New Jersey Artists of Indo-Pakistani Heritage.…