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Schools set new goals to raise test scores
Principals look for ways to improve student performance. By: Donna Lukiw After receiving and evaluating test scores for the state exams, Principals Don Frank of Weston School and James Brunn of ABIS set new goals to raise scores in the upcoming school year. The principals were discussing the latest results from the state’s standardized tests,…
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Hillsborough’s last stands
Two local farms offer handpicked produce By: Monday afternoon, a steady stream of traffic pulls into the Orchard Drive farm stand operated by Matt and Joanne Fierst, one of only two remaining stands offering vegetables grown at the site in town. The customers, like Whiton Road resident Norma Blomquist, come here "because it’s all fresh."…
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Good at Slimeballs
Darrell Hamond will pull from his endless supply of celebrity impressions when he takes the stage at the Stress Factory Aug. 19-20. By: Jim Boyle Impressions are not meant to be taken seriously. They are merely exaggerations of public figures, funny caricatures of politicians and celebrities. So imagine Darrell Hammond’s surprise when he found out…
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Manville 16U team won it all
Bradley led young softballers By: Rudy Brandl The Manville 16-and-under softball team played its best ball in the final week of the summer season and it led the girls to a championship. Manville played well throughout the short summer campaign but really put things together on playoff night, winning two close games to capture…
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Nonprofit’s track record called good
Volunteers of America have long history of buying and renovating apartment complexes. By: Joseph Harvie The group seeking to buy and renovate Deans Apartments has a long history of completing similar projects. Volunteers of America, a 100-year-old organization that renovates and manages affordable housing complexes, is seeking to buy Deans apartments, a 40-unit affordable housing…
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Sharbell unveils plans for property
Small village identified for Gordon-Simpson estate in Washington Township. By: Lauren Burgoon WASHINGTON A proposal by Sharbell Development Corp. could transform the 435-acre Gordon-Simpson estate off Route 130 into a small village of age-restricted housing, apartments, farmland, open space and recreation fields, a YMCA and new stores. The town got its first look at…
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Residents use history to preserve character at Pulda farm.
Residents fight to preserve property that contains veteran gravesite, historic house and slave cemetery. By: Joseph Harvie Some residents near Davidsons Mill and Deans Rhode Hall roads are taking a historic approach toward preserving the 220-acre Pulda farm. Members of the East Village Association say the Pulda property on Davidsons Mill Road contains the gravesite…
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Developer seeks delay for housing plan
Planners raise concerns that the proposed houses are identical, except for some minor details on the front facade. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer The developer of two new houses at 77 Lewisville Road asked the Planning Board to reschedule a public hearing on its proposal until next month, while it tweaks the exterior design of the…
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Letters to the Editor, Aug. 18, 2005
First aid help needed! To the editor and neighbors: Please help me. If as you read the above sentence, you asked: "How can I help you?" Then you are the person I need. I am a member of the Pennington First Aid Squad. I practice first aid so that when my neighbors say "please…
