• MOVIE REVIEW: ‘The Iron Lady’

    MOVIE REVIEW: ‘The Iron Lady’

    This is a hollow film with a great performance trapped inside it, ricocheting off the walls, with no place to go By Elise Nakhnikian    It used to be about trying to DO something. Now it’s about trying to BE someone,” sneers The Iron Lady’s Margaret Thatcher (Meryl Streep) of our changing social values. She’s…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Precision spin team debuts 2012 show

    HILLSBOROUGH: Precision spin team debuts 2012 show

       In a burst of red and yellow hues, Hillsborough High School’s Winterguard precision marching group evoked the breaking of dawn with flags and subtle wardrobe changes in the debut performance of its 2012 routine Friday night at the high school.    Afterwards, guests young and old joined guard members to try their hand at spinning flags.…

  • LAWRENCE: Police blotter

       Chayanne K. Tweh, 21, of Ewing Township and Danielle S. White, 22 of Plainsboro Township, were charged with possession of marijuana (less than 50 grams) and use of Lawrence Township parks after hours at 12:10 a.m. on Jan. 6 when police were called to investigate a suspicious car in Veterans Park.    Mr. Tweh also was…

  • LAWRENCE: Child care center before zoning board

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    The Lawrence Township Zoning Board of Adjustment will swear in four newly appointed members and continue a public hearing on an application for a proposed child care center on Brunswick Pike when it meets Wednesday.    The zoning board will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the lower level conference room at…

  • SAUMITRA SAHI OF PRINCETON ON TOUR WITH PRINCETON’S FAMOUS ‘TRIANGLE SHOW’ n PLAYS BROADWAY, FEBRUARY 3

    SAUMITRA SAHI OF PRINCETON ON TOUR WITH PRINCETON’S FAMOUS ‘TRIANGLE SHOW’ n PLAYS BROADWAY, FEBRUARY 3

    By Henry Chai Saumitra Sahi, a Princeton University junior and the son of Siddhartha and Madhavi Sahi, has been selected as a Cast Member for the 2012 national tour of Princeton’s famed ‘Triangle Show’ musical-comedy troupe. The company will be bringing its’s newest original musical, “Doomsdays of Our Lives” to the Equitable Auditorium in New…

  • SPRINGFIELD: Regional school board president on background ‘wanted’ list

    By Birgitta Wolfe, Managing Editor    SPRINGFIELD — Paul Tootell, president of the Northern Burlington Regional Board of Education, plans to attend and preside over Monday’s board meeting.    Ordinarily that would be unremarkable. But Mr. Tootell’s name was one of 186 people on a state Department of Education list of school board members who had not…

  • “Camp Rock” Features Talented Teens at MCCC’s Kelsey Theatre Feb. 10-12

    “Camp Rock” Features Talented Teens at MCCC’s Kelsey Theatre Feb. 10-12

    By Wendy Humphrey Forget winter! It’s time for a charming summer musical when an ensemble group from MCCC’s Tomato Patch and Kelsey Players presents "Disney’s Camp Rock." This feel-good musical is based on Disney’s hit TV movie and features more than a dozen songs. Dates and show times are: Friday, Feb. 10 at 7:30 p.m.,…

  • MANVILLE: Even substitute teachers are trained to stop bullying

    By Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer    Manville School District is taking another step to help stop bullying by training all the substitute teachers who work in the schools. Substitutes are now required to have the training to be employed in the district.    High School Principal James Brunn is in charge of interviewing all those interested…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Campus Corner news of college students

        Two Hillsborough students have been named to fall semester Dean’s List at York College of Pennsylvania.     They are seniors Kathryn Leyendecker, a professional writing major, and Anna Spaniol, a nursing major.     A student must be registered for at least 12 academic credit hours and earn a semester GPA of 3.50 or higher.…

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