Author: Central Jersey
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HILLSBOROUGH: Parents will get their kids’ results of PARCC tests
By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor Parents should get letters this week explaining their child’s results on the controversial PARCC tests taken in February and March. On Monday, Superintendent Jorden Schiff told the Hillsborough school board that the district had received high school data, but not 3rd through 8th grades, which was expected imminently. Individual student…
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GUEST OPINION: Working women and family managers
Libby Zinman Schwartz This past week Anne-Marie Slaughter, former Princeton dean and currently CEO of the New America Foundation, discussed her new book, “Unfinished Business, Women, Men, Work, Family” on women, careers and family at the Woodrow Wilson School of Government. She has been a guest speaker at the WW School several times during…
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CRANBURY: Annual Tree Lighting ceremony illuminates the holiday spirit
By Amy Batista, Special Writer CRANBURY – The Woman’s Club of Cranbury sponsored its annual Tree Lighting last Friday night. “The Tree Lighting and Santa was started by the Cranbury Fire Company,” said Elaine Homoky, a member of the Cranbury Lions Club, adding that it has been a tradition for more than 61 years. “Mike…
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CRANBURY: 68th annual pancake breakfast a sweet success for Lions Club
As the holidays roll around each year the Cranbury Lions Pancake Breakfast has become a tradition on the first Sunday of the year. And this year the tradition continued. The Lions hosted their 68th annual pancake breakfast at the Cranbury School on Dec. 6. In addition to pancakes, the Lions serve sausage, scrambled eggs, fruit,…
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HIGHTSTOWN: New superintendent welcomed by school board
By Amy Batista, Special Writer HIGHTSTOWN – The new East Windsor Regional School District superintendent has been on the job for one first week and is happy that the transition appears to have gone as planned. “It’s been a great first week,” said new Superintendent of Schools Dr. Richard Katz. “It was a very smooth…
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HIGHTSTOWN: New book attempts to unmask the hidden history of domestic terror
By Amy Batista, Special Writer HIGHTSTOWN – Hightstown High School social studies teacher Stuart Wexler has published his third book, and first solo book, on domestic terrorism in the U.S. and held a discussion on his research and writing methods, and what it takes to become a published author last Thursday night at the school…
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EAST WINDSOR: Light focused on dark issue of domestic violence
By Amy Batista, Special Writer EAST WINDSOR – The Township participated in the 14th annual Womanspace Communities of Light Monday evening as officials lighted luminary candles which were spread out around the Municipal Building to light it up. “This is being celebrated throughout our area tonight,” said Mayor Janice Mironov. Township officials, council members, police…
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HIGHTSTOWN: Cheerleaders full of spirit at national competition
By Amy Batista, Special Writer ORLANDO – The Hightstown Pop Warner Cheerleaders took to the mats first thing Wednesday morning at the 2015 Pop Warner National Cheer & Dance Championship in Disney World to compete at the national competition. “Our girls did their best today,” said cheer director Michelina Thornton. “They didn’t place in the…
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CENTRAL JERSEY: Christmas Light Spectacular offers a fountain of light and a wall of snowflakes
By Amy Batista, Special Writer CRANBURY — Now in its ninth year, the annual Christmas Light Spectacular on Main Street keeps adding new custom decorations each year. Cranbury Christmas Lights is located at 128 North Main Street. The lights this year will dance to the music of 19 songs totaling 70 minutes. Resident Keith Shaw…
