Category: archives
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Board reviews year’s successes, problems
Special meeting lets school board take stock By:Donna Lukiw Board of Education members commented on their accomplishments and their disappointments at Tuesday’s special meeting set aside for a self-critique session. The meeting also served as a chance to set goals for the new school year with Carole Larsen, New Jersey School Boards Association field service…
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Test results take a jump
Students’ scores outpace standards By:Donna Lukiw Manville students showed improved scores on the state’s standardized tests across the board, according to data discussed at the June 28 Board of Education meeting. All four Manville schools met or exceeded minimum proficiency requirements on the third-, fourth-, eighth- and 11th-grade tests in math and language arts taken…
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Road improvements given green light
Road improvements projects are in the works at the Route 206 intersections at Hedding Road and at Mansfield Road East in Mansfield. By: William Wichert MANSFIELD As motorists hit the pavement in the coming weeks, they can expect to see some changes to the safety conditions along Route 206 and to the quality of…
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Council OKs railroad payoff agreement
By:Melissa Edmond The Borough Council last week approved a lump sum payment to Norfolk Southern Railway Co. to replace annual payments for a sewer line on railroad property. Since the early 1990s, the borough paid the railroad $545.86 annually for pipeline crossings of the railroad at the far eastern end of town near the Raritan…
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Hopewell Township Democrats reorganize
Carol Kleis is new chairwoman At its June meeting, the Hopewell Township Democratic Committee elected Carol Kleis as its 2005-06 chairwoman. Ms. Kleis, a longtime resident of Titusville, will serve with Ken Zeldis (vice chairman); Steve Hyland (treasurer), and Lois Brown (secretary) to lead the municipal wing of the Mercer County Democratic Committee. "I am…
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Two nabbed in drug bust
Two Dayton men are arrested for possession of cocaine and Ecstasy. By: Joseph Harvie A two-month investigation by township and county law enforcement agencies led to the arrest of two Dayton men and the seizure of $3,600 in cocaine, Ecstasy, two semi-automatic guns loaded with hollow point bullets, cash and a car. Kazi Islam, 20,…
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For the July 7 issue
Nettie B. Hitchcock, William Reed Parcels, Helen Slover, Ernest C. Radvany Sr., David Vechesky. Nettie B. Hitchcock COLUMBUS Nettie B. Hitchcock, 76, died Sunday at home. Born in Kingston, N.Y., she had lived in Allentown for many years before moving to Columbus two years ago. She was a longtime member of Beta Sigma Phi…
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EDITORIAL: Let Monmouth keep rail line plan to itself
EDITORIAL Commuters are opposed to high-speed train set to run from the Shore area to South Brunswick. The National Park Service has joined the opposition to a high-speed commuter rail line running from the Shore area to the Northeast Corridor Line in South Brunswick. The Park Service, in a June 6 letter to the Monmouth…
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Some old time rock ‘n’ roll
Musical group set to perform jukebox hits at Woodlot Park. By: Joseph Harvie Break out the blanket and your best outdoor dancing shoes, because on Saturday Sidewalk Serenade is going to sing the jukebox hits of yesteryear. The Central Jersey based nostalgia act is set to perform at Woodlot Park Saturday at 8:30 p.m. as…
