Category: archives
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A new deadline for kindergarten
Kindergarten cutoff date is moved up. By: Melissa Hayes In an effort to ensure that students are socially and emotionally ready to enter school, the South Brunswick Board of Education passed a policy change that would gradually move up the kindergarten entry cutoff date. The change will be phased in, and students who turn 5…
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Experts advise family and friends to be mindful of suicide warning signs
Warning signs and causes of suicide are discussed. Although Joan Napoliello did not want to speculate about what caused her son, Nick, to take his own life, experts warn that it is rarely one cause. Families should especially be wary of placing blame on a single factor like stress over school or even something like…
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General election set Tuesday
Hopewell Valley voters will pick local officials, a U.S. president and congressman and members of the Mercer County Board of Chosen Freeholders. Check hopewellvalleynews.com Tuesday night for local election results. By Ruth Luse On Tuesday, Nov. 2, Valley voters will join other citizens across the nation in picking the next president of the United States.…
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POST FORUM Which candidates – for council, Congress, president – will you be voting for on Nov. 2? To respond, click on "respond to this story."
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Violence dips slightly at Lawrence schools
Incidents fall sharply at middle school. By: Lea Kahn Vandalism is on the rise in the Lawrence Township public schools, but the number of reported incidents of violence and substance abuse seems to be holding steady, according to the state-mandated Violence and Vandalism report for 2003-04. Meanwhile, three new subcategories have been added to the…
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Lawrence Township Polling Locations
Polls open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. By: Lea Kahn Township voters can start lining up to cast a ballot at their polling locations at 6 a.m. Tuesday. The polls close at 8 p.m. Voters who live in General Election Districts 1, 4, 7, 15 and 20 will cast their ballots at…
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Catherine Horgos
By: HILLSBOROUGH Catherine Horgos died Oct. 20 at Foothill Acres Nursing Home in Hillsborough. She was 78. Born in Jersey City and lived in Bound Brook for 30 years before moving to Hillsborough. Mrs. Horgos worked as a cashier at Foodtown in Manville and the Somerville locations for over 25 years, retiring in 1986.…
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Candidates ready for Nov. 2
Candidates running for municipal government in Allentown, Millstone, Plumsted, Upper Freehold and Washington are profiled. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 2, and this week The Messenger-Press provides a comprehensive look at the candidates running for municipal government in Allentown, Millstone, Plumsted, Upper Freehold and Washington. This year the candidates were offered the chance to introduce…
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Democrats hope to break Republican lock on town
Check here for results of Tuesday’s voting By:Roger Alvarado Democrats Paul Drake and Mike Goldberg will challenge Republican incumbents Tony Gwiazdowski and Anthony Ferrera for two seats on the Township Committee on Tuesday. Mr. Drake of Balmoral Court and Mr. Gwiazdowski of Saxon Street will vie for the latter’s three year seat on the committee,…
