Month: July 2011
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FLORENCE: Girl’s death ruled suicide
By Mae Rhine, The Packet Group The body of an 18-year-old Florence girl found in Sherman’s Pond in May contained “significant levels of cocaine” at the time of her death, which the Burlington County medical examiner has ruled was a suicide. According to county spokesman Ralph Schrom, Dr. Ian Hood, the medical examiner, released the…
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Princeton Seminary Alumnus Seeks to Close Minority Teen Achievement Gap with Leadership Academy at Princeton University
By Linda Peavy For Immediate Release Princeton Seminary Alumnus Seeks to Close Minority Teen Achievement Gap with Leadership Academy at Princeton University July 28, 2011(New York, New York) – The academic achievement gap between minority teen students and their white counterparts continue to suggest an immediate need to sound the alarm bell. Jacqueline B.…
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HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: SB-MWA Reserve gets 70 new acres
This map depicts the Hopewell Borough to Pennington Conservation Corridor completed with the acquisition of the Thompson property.
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WEST AMWELL: Gartenberg: State aid will go to tax relief
By John Tredrea, Special Writer WEST AMWELL — Nearly $384,000 in additional state aid the South Hunterdon Regional High School District will receive will be used for tax relief next year, Superintendent Nancy Gartenberg said. The additional state aid includes $67,754 in additional transportation aid and $315,084 in School Choice Aid, which South Hunterdon will…
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WEST WINDSOR-PLAINSBORO: Board president’s state aid decision questioned
By Stephanie Vaccaro, Staff Writer Several West Windsor-Plainsboro Board of Education members took issue at its meeting on Tuesday night that a decision to defer $1.5 million in tax relief offered by Gov. Chris Christie’s administration for the 2011-2012 year was made seemingly unilaterally by the president of the board of education for West Windsor-Plainsboro.…
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South Hunterdon Regional High School honor roll
South Hunterdon Regional High School has issued its fourth marking period honor roll: On the roll are: Grade 12 — Joseph Britton, Shannon Brush, Daniel Carpenter, Zachary Errickson *, Cayla Esposito, Matthew Evans, Samuel Franzini, Lila Hertz, Stefanie Hutchinson, Olivia Immordino, Laura Kropp, Katya Kurtbek, Emily Marley *, Zachary Moses, Sarah Mundhenk, Emily Murphy,…
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Journey the World During 2011-12 Season at MCCC’s Kelsey Theatre; Subscription Series Now on Sale
Kelsey staff from left, Kate Pinner, Marc Flicker, Tracy Antozzeski, Amy Bessellieu, Dan Spalluto, Marge Maurer, Kelsey Artistic Director M. Kitty Getlik, and Lott Pittman.
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Attention: Teen Leaders
Tina Morak Hopewell Valley YMCA The Hopewell Valley YMCA is forming the Teen Leaders program for next year. This club is for teens (grades seven-12) who wish to make a difference in their community. Club activities will be centered around four goals: Leadership Training, Personal Growth, Service to Others and Social Development. Club participants…