Category: archives

  • This Week

    Thursday    Immigration film and talk: The Lawrence League of Women Voters invites the public to view and discuss the 2005 documentary film "Wetback," by Arturo Perez Torres, from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Community Meeting room a the Lawrence Township Police and Court Complex off Route 206.    The event is free and open to…

  • Eleanor Hornor

       Eleanor Smolinski Hornor, 73, of Kendall Park, died Thursday, Feb. 2, at Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick.    She was born in Perth Amboy and resided her whole life in New Jersey. She was a parishioner of St. Augustine of Canterbury R.C. Church in Kendall Park. She graduated from Woodbridge High School and Berkeley Secretarial…

  • LETTERS

    Anti-smoking law good for businesses To the editor:     I’m writing this in support of the N.J. indoor clean-air act. I was so happy when it passed and thank our legislators for making this a law at all indoor places.    I’m a sixth-grader at Crossroads North Middle School in Monmouth Junction and am a member…

  • Viking girls Central Jersey champs

    By: James McKeever    The South Brunswick High girls bowling team was put to the test four times in a six-day span. The Vikings responded to the challenge each time.    The net results: South Brunswick captured the first NJSIAA Central Jersey Sectional girls team bowling title in school history, and made a strong run in the…

  • Girls love DeNunzio Pool

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    PRINCETON – From top to bottom, the fast water at DeNunzio Pool on the Princeton University Campus had an effect on performances at this year’s Greater Middlesex Conference Swimming Championships, which had the competitors smiling.    "We love this facility," South Brunswick High senior co-captain Stefanie Cheuk said of the 8-lane, Olympic-sized…

  • EDITORIAL

    Budget process to benefit from bipartisan effort.    It’s a good thing neither the Giants nor the Jets played in the Super Bowl this past Sunday. If they had, Gov. Jon Corzine would have been obliged to place a bet with the governor of the state in which the opposing team plays. And if our governor…

  • Turnpike opens new Exit 8A

    After three years of construction, new N.J. Turnpike exit leads to Route 535 instead of Route 32. By: Joseph Harvie    A newly aligned N.J. Turnpike Exit 8A opened Saturday after nearly three years of construction.    The exit now brings traffic to Route 535. Previously, it brought traffic to Route 32.    The $5.8 million project included…

  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

    From the issue of Feb. 9, 2006. ‘No name calling’ advice for founder To the editor:    I have to give Shelby Sakelakos a lot of credit for writing the letter "HMS group seeks to battle bullying" and taking a stand against bullying in HMS.    It takes character to stand-up for what is right. It’s unfortunate…

  • Neighbors pan warehouses

    Residents representing the Eastern Villages Association said Trammell Crow South Brunswick’s proposal to build three warehouses will create environmental and traffic problems. By: Joseph Harvie    Residents from of the eastern section of town say a proposed 1.8 million-square- foot warehouse will cause both environmental and traffic problems in the area of Route 535 and Davidsons…