Category: archives
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Recycling figures drop in 2004
With an increase in the amount of trash collected since 2003, report shows the amount of recycling per-housing-unit in 2004 has decreased. By: Joseph Harvie The South Brunswick Division of Recycling is reporting a decrease in the amount of material recycled in 2004. The township collected a total of 5,248 tons of glass, plastic and…
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Biondi joins efforts to change budget law
As district prepares to announce new figures, legislators are working to change controversial law By:Emily Craighead Hillsborough school district administrators are holding out hope one of the nine bills proposed to repeal or amend the budget cap law S-1701 will pass in time to save programs that will otherwise be cut from the 2005-06 budget.…
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LETTERS: Disc jockey owes governor apology
To the editor: Local New Jersey wannabe "shock jock" Craig Carton owes the acting governor and his wife an apology not the other way around, as he is now demanding. But of course, that would take class, not high on the list of qualifications for talk show hosts, especially one who has made…
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Proposed board could be boon to Hillsborough
EDITORIAL:Township should act fast to get volunteer grants committee operating By: Hillsborough Township’s Web site lists 19 municipal commissions and boards, but none of them is aimed at finding sources of revenue for the township. That’s why Committeeman Paul Drake’s recommendation at last week’s Township Committee meeting to form a volunteer board to seek out…
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OBITUARIES: Josephine Wiedis
Josephine Wiedis Josephine A. Paolucci Wiedis, 57, died Saturday, Jan. 29, at her home. Born in New Brunswick, she resided in North Brunswick before moving to Franklin Park 25 years ago. She was employed as human resources manager for ABB Corp. in North Brunswick. She was a communicant of St. Augustine of Canterbury R.C. Church…
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Win over EB extends Vikes win streak to four
By: Carolyn M. Hartko The South Brunswick High School varsity girls’ basketball team has won six of their last seven games, and last week’s 59-45 victory over visiting East Brunswick extended SB’s winning streak to four. The outcome avenged a 41-36 loss to the Lady Bears in early January, and put the Lady Vikings in…
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Obituaries – Feb. 3
By: Jean Spatt MANVILLE Jean (Sobchinsky) Spatt died Jan. 25 at Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. She was 82. Born in Bayonne, she was raised in Manville and lived in Middlesex in 1947 until 1971, she also lived in Cranbury, Point Pleasant, Millstone section of Hillsborough before returning to Manville in 1992. Mrs. Spatt…
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Clearing car of snow is a safety issue
To the editor By: Since the recent snowstorm I have noticed that more and more drivers don’t take the time to clear snow off their hoods, roofs, and trunks. They drive around with 6 inches of snow sitting on top of their vehicles, waiting to blow onto the windshield of some unsuspecting driver who is…
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Letters to the editor, Feb. 3, 2003
$6,000 for tsunami relief To the editor: Recently, the students of Hopewell Elementary School raised money to help the victims of the tsunami in Southeast Asia. In just three weeks time they managed to raise $6000 to be sent to the AmeriCares Foundation for tsunami relief. It was such a wonderful experience to see…
