Category: archives
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Hopewell Township Committee appoints finance group
Members are Kenneth Hill, Mark Iorio, Robert Martin, James Moore, Bill Schoelwer, Edward Snyder and Deputy Mayor David Sandahl. By John Tredrea A citizens finance committee that will advise township government was appointed by a unanimous vote of the full Hopewell Township Committee Monday night. The members of the Finance Committee are Kenneth Hill, Mark…
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Committee approves 20-cent tax rate hike
Mansfield Township Committee unanimously adopts the 2004 budget which carries a 20-cent increase in the local purpose tax rate. By: William Wichert MANSFIELD Nine months into the year, the three remaining members of the Township Committee have unanimously voted to adopt the long-awaited 2004 budget, approving a 20-cent increase in the local purpose tax…
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Career choice stems from middle school days
New officer follows dreams to Lawrence Police force. By: Lea Kahn When Patrol Officer Lauren Smith was an eighth-grader at Lawrence Middle School, she took a course in forensics the science of examining crime scenes and gathering information to solve crimes. That’s when the new Lawrence Township police officer said she was hooked. "Early…
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Tie a disappoinment for Vikings
By: Carolyn M. Hartko There’s one dead give-away that a high school athletic contest was a real nail-biter: the coaches of both teams end up with laryngitis. After the varsity field hockey game between South Brunswick and Monroe this past Tuesday that ended in a 1-1 overtime tie, Monroe’s Virginia Gonzalez and South’s Danielle Matlack…
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Green Dragon master will continue kung fu tradition
By: Scott Morgan WRIGHTSTOWN It never starts the same way. Safiya Kennebrew came because her first teacher stopped teaching. Judie Palumbo met him at work and took a single self-defense class and has stayed with him for 17 years. Ed Dallas showed up at a banquet with his son and never felt safer in…
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Week of Sept. 16 Lawrence district deserves credit To the editor: Thank you teachers of Lawrence Township for a job well done. Our son graduated from Lawrence High this spring after attending township schools from kindergarten through 12th grade. With all the controversy swirling around the current district administration, it is important to acknowledge that…
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Florence football squad playing like champs again
By: Sean Moylan Using a defensive steamroller vintage 2003, the 2004 version of the Florence High School football team came out and flattened Burlington Township, 28-7, at the Pit on Saturday afternoon. "Our defense came out flying. They were ready to go," said Florence Coach Joe Frappolli. "Our defense really set the tone of the…
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New middle school project could see cuts
Increased steel, cement and gas costs may cause budget cuts in construction of new Millstone middle school. By: Lauren Burgoon MILLSTONE What do increased steel and cement costs, the war in Iraq and higher gas prices have in common? Combined, they are creating a headache for the school district, which might have to scrap…
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Obituaries for week of Sept. 16
Beverly Kearns Beverly B. Kearns died Sept. 7 at home. Born in Torrington, Ct., she had resided in the Princeton-Lawrence area for many years. She was a den mother, a member of the Cliffside Park and Lawrence Choral Society, the Garden Gate Garden Club, the Lawrence Township First Aid and Rescue Squad, a teacher for…
