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THE STATE WE’RE IN: Acting Gov. Codey’s ‘can do’ list for a greener 2005
THE STATE WE’RE IN By Michele S. Byers Ways to preserve the environmental integrity of our state. The new year brings a fresh start. For New Jersey’s acting governor, Richard Codey, it’s a chance to do much good for New Jersey’s environment. So just what can he do? First and foremost, he can repeal the…
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District appoints newly created TOSAs
Two teachers replace curriculum supervisors. By: Lea Kahn Two Lawrence Intermediate School teachers were appointed as teachers on special assignment a newly created position by the Lawrence Township Board of Education at its Jan. 12 monthly meeting. Jessica Heller, who is a sixth-grade classroom teacher, was appointed to be a TOSA for science…
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AHS students aiding tsunami victims
Allentown High School students raise nearly $2,600 for American Red Cross tsunami relief efforts in South Asia. By: Lauren Burgoon UPPER FREEHOLD It’s not every day that the Allentown High School administrators show up to work with fluorescent hair. But then again, it’s not every day that the student body hands over a $2,600…
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Raider wrestlers break skid with home victory
Newcomers join veterans in winner’s circle By: Rudy Brandl It was home sweet home for the Hillsborough High wrestling team in Saturday afternoon’s match against Ridge. The Raiders came home for the first time in the New Year and broke a five-match road losing streak with a 47-21 victory. Hillsborough had shown some progress…
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SB skaters need to go on a run
By: Ken Weingartner The South Brunswick High ice hockey season has been anything but a walk in the park so far. Maybe that’s why coach Mark Kmiec spent part of the holiday break running through a park. In this case, the park was Disney World in Orlando, Fla., and the distance was 26.2 miles. Kmiec…
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Washington woman killed in car accident
Two-car accident outside the Hamilton Marketplace shopping center claims the life of Washington resident Beverly E. Zychowka. By: Marisa Maldonado HAMILTON A Washington Township woman was killed Jan. 13 in a two-car accident outside the Hamilton Marketplace shopping center, police said. Beverly E. Zychowka, 45, suffered massive internal injuries in the accident, which took…
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Lawrence taxpayers face 9-cent hike
Municipal rate could rise 14 percent. By: Lea Kahn Township property owners are staring at a 14 percent increase in the municipal property tax rate, based on the proposed $35.1 million municipal budget for 2005, unveiled before a stunned Township Council on Tuesday. The municipal property tax rate would jump by 9 cents from…
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Darkness Falls
Princeton native Paul Devlin takes a look at why the lights went out on the other side of the world in ‘Power Trip.’ By: Ilene Dube At a high-rise development outside Tbilisi, abandoned after the collapse of the Soviet Union, squatters have taken over, hooking up their own electricity. Tbilisi, capital of the former Soviet…
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BRHS sets new Group I sprint medley record
By: Sean Moylan "It’s just a beginning," said Bordentown Regional High School varsity indoor track and field coach Charlie Miller in an almost giddy tone after his boys’ sprint medley relay squad smashed the state record at the NJSIAA Group I Relay Championships at Princeton’s Jadwin Gym this past Saturday. A team consisting of…
