Category: archives
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Report offers school board direction for on-going superintendent search
Consultants tell BOE that residents want the next superintendent of schools to be honest, sincere and a good communicator. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer An honest and sincere person with good communications skills and the ability to create a climate of trust that’s what township residents are seeking in the next superintendent of schools, based…
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LETTERS: Communication key in emergencies
To the editor: Location, location, location is the adage that is used when starting a new business. Communication, communication, communication is the adage that should be used when responding to an emergency situation. As a South Brunswick resident I am concerned about our emergency response capability with respect to our ability to communicate with…
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Zuza remembered for his community involvement
The 52-year-old South 18th Avenue resident, who died at home from heart failure, was very active in Manville’s political scene. By: Melissa Edmond Manville lost one of its most active residents on Sunday with the death of lifetime resident Joseph J. Zuza Sr., according to many of his longtime friends. "He’s going to be deeply…
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EDITORIAL: It’s too risky failing to make citizens safe
EDITORIAL The government should address issues of safety well in advance of actual disaster. What’s the difference between a necessity and a luxury? At what point does the level of risk to the public shift from acceptable to unacceptable? Who decides whether a government program to protect public safety is affordable or unaffordable? These questions…
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Manhart wins tourney MVP award
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK By: John E. Powers Hillsborough High School junior Patty Manhart got a bit of a head start on the Raiders’ fledgling volleyball program. Before her sophomore year before the Raiders’ first season last fall Manhart, an outside hitter, spent time at a volleyball camp at Rutgers University. She also…
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Six athletic fields may come to Merrill Lynch land
Committeeman David Sandahl says Merrill has said it is willing to pursue the idea of locating the fields on the west side of Scotch Road. By John Tredrea Hopewell Township officials are working with Merrill Lynch on a plan that could provide up to six more athletic fields. The fields would be located on the…
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Fieldsboro files suit over shopping center plans
Seeks to have Bordentown Township planners’ approval of Route 130 project overturned. By: William Wichert After its public arguments failed to sway a decision made by the Bordentown Township Planning Board over the summer, Fieldsboro is taking its neighbor to court. The borough filed a lawsuit last week in state Superior Court to overturn the…
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Look who’s on a roll
SBHS on best run since program was revived By: Carolyn M. Hartko Look out Greater Middlesex Conference field hockey teams. You don’t have South Brunswick to kick around anymore. In fact, it’s the Lady Vikings who have been delivering the beatings recently, having won three straight to raise their record to 4-4. It’s pretty amazing…
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Obituaries for the week of Oct. 6
Virginia L. Ratcliffe Virginia L. Ratcliffe of Lawrence died Sunday in Capital Health System at Fuld. She was 74. Born in Trenton, she was an area resident all her life. Ms. Ratcliffe retired in 1994 as the supervisor to the superintendent of elections for Mercer County after 25 years of service. She was a…
