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  • Letters for the week of Dec. 29

    U.S. judge’s ruling on intelligent design was the right decision To the editor:     I want to applaud U.S. District Judge John E. Jones III of Harrisburg, Pa. for his decision in the Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District case regarding intelligent design, a supposedly scientific theory that was proposed to be taught as an…

  • ‘For every acre we had preserved, we lost 100 to sprawl’

    THE STATE WE’RE IN By Michele S. Byers    As a rule, Americans are mostly suspicious of government, and value local decision-making, an institution fondly referred to in New Jersey as "home rule." Maybe it goes back to our Revolutionary roots. But where land-use policy and decision-making is concerned, New Jersey’s reliance on local governance has…

  • EDITORIAL: A 2006 agenda for the council

    The Township Council needs to pass the rental inspection ordinance, fund the Human Intervention Trust Fund, make a decision on the Van Dyke Farm, decide what to do about the community center, and get serious about the Grange Building.    Here are five items we believe the Township Council needs to address in 2006:    1. Pass…

  • Cardinal girls team still finding its way

    Lawrence girls basketball By: Jim Green    The Lawrence High School girls basketball team clearly is ahead of where it was at this point last year. It’s just that the Cardinals haven’t progressed quite as much as coach Gregg Zenerovitz might have hoped.    Lawrence dropped to 1-3 Friday with its second straight loss, a 48-34 defeat…

  • Nancy Seney

       Nancy Seney, 44, of Dayton, died Monday, Dec. 26, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick.    Born in Trenton, she was the daughter of the late Richard and Joyce Ciffranic Rosetty. She is survived by her husband of 21 years, Joseph John Seney; two sons, Joseph John Seney Jr. and Nicholas Ryan Seney;…

  • Out of Character

    Nim Ben-Reuven displays his ‘cultish’ illustrations at Small World Coffee in Princeton. By: Hilary Parker    Nim Ben-Reuven is a regular at Small World Coffee. His duct tape wallets are popular gift items for sale at the Princeton coffee shop where he once worked, and it’s a place where everybody really knows his name. Whether sitting…

  • Allan and Weiss bid Borough Council adieu

    Long-time council members wrap up terms By:Melissa Edmond    When Tuesday’s special Borough Council meeting adjourned at 7:07 p.m., it meant the end of the terms for longtime council members Tom Weiss and Senga Allan.    Ms. Allan, 59, said she has been known for voicing her opinion the last nine years she has served on the…

  • RoboRaiders ready for next competition

    After claiming top honors at pre-season competitions, team set to launch into next round of challenges By:Donna Lukiw    The official Robotics competition season has not yet started, but the 55 members of the Hillsborough High School Robotics team have already claimed two first-place honors in off-season competitions.    With the robot they named Raider of the…

  • Young LHS squad rules Nottingham Tournament

    Lawrence ice hockey By: John E. Powers    Youth is proving to be very big for the Lawrence High School ice hockey team.    The Cardinals cruised through the first two games of the Nottingham Invitational Tournament, opening with a 10-4 win over Hamilton, followed by a 7-1 thumping of Ewing at Lawrenceville. The Cardinals, who opened…