Category: archives
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MOM study outlines costs
Lakehurst-Monmouth Junction option has the highest price tag. By: Joseph Harvie A Lakehurst-to-Monmouth Junction rail line would be the most expensive of three central New Jersey rail routes being considered by NJ Transit and would take commuters the greatest amount of time to travel to New York, according to a study compiled by the rail…
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LETTERS: Abschutz, DeFalco for school board
To the editor: I am writing in support of Marty Abshutz and Attilio DeFalco for election to the South Brunswick Board of Education. Mr. Abshutz has given many years of dedicated service to the schools of South Brunswick, both on and off the Board of Education. His experience and sense of fiscal responsibility as…
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April 7, 5:06 p.m.: Not the end of the world
With a bad start, you have to wonder if we’ve seen this movie before. Or, why I refuse to give into baseball dread. By: Hank Kalet I’m trying to keep in mind that the season is just three days old, but three games and three losses are a lot to take for a season for…
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LETTERS: Vote Speesler and Nathanson
To the editor: I have read multiple endorsements for the April 19 school board election. I would like to voice mine from an insider’s point of view. I have sat in on meetings, both public and private. I have seen who accepts administration recommendations blindly and who questions based on what will be best…
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Jersey girl authors generational journey
BOOK NOTES by Dr. Joan Ruddiman In January, Book Note readers met Diane Chamberlain, the Jersey girl made good in the contemporary novel genre. Diane (we are acquaintances so Ms. Manners OKs the first name familiarity!) returns to her Jersey roots in her latest psychological mystery/relationship/romance novel. "Contemporary novelist" may be the best way to…
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Fruit fly project wins big
SBHS sophomore wins first place at the Intel Science and Engineering Fair at the North Jersey Regional Science fair for her work with mapping two genes mutated fruit flies. By: Melissa Hayes When Neha Deshpande, a South Brunswick High School sophomore, couldn’t find a teacher to work with for the Waksman Scholars Program two summers…
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Litterbugs: stop throwing it all away
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK by William Wichert What was that guy thinking? He’s sitting on the subway and, like so many other passengers, is sipping a paper cup of coffee. It’s a beautiful Saturday afternoon, and smiling couples and families are starting on a trip to New York City for fun and entertainment. But with one false…
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Delaware leaves its banks
Monday flooding On Monday, when flooding was at its worst, the Delaware River overflowed its banks and covered the lower section of Washington Crossing State Park (above) and areas of the village of Titusville with water and mud. Both the bridge and Route 29 were closed to traffic until the water receded. See related story…
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School budget deserves support
To the editor By: On March 23, the Hillsborough Board of Education unanimously agreed to adopt its final budget for the 2005-2006 fiscal year. The total budget of $93.8 million, if approved by the public on April 19, will include a total budget increase of 2.9 percent from 2004. This is the lowest increase of…
