Category: archives
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Principal to attend seminar in Europe
Rodney Logan to meet other educators in Bulgaria and Romania By:Marnie Kunz Manville High principal Rodney Logan will become a student this July as he jets off to Bulgaria and Romania to attend an international gathering of principals, thanks to a $2,100 grant he just received from Global Connections and the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation.…
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Labor of love produces songs of hope
Parkinson’s benefit CD continues family tribute. By: Steve Feitl There’s a new collection featuring singer-songwriters showing up in record stores across the country and online music outlets. And while a double-CD set featuring well-known artists like Bonnie Raitt, David Crosby and Graham Nash will surely have national appeal, the genesis of the album can be…
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TANGENTS: A painful admission: an addiction to political pundits
TANGENTS by John Saccenti: There is nothing worse than listening to a bunch of yammering fools. By: John Saccenti Last week I admitted to an addiction, that of watching "Survivor." Well, I’d like to come clean again. My name is John Saccenti and I’m addicted to talking heads, not the band, but to the…
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MHS prom casts off from Perth Amboy
Students climb about cruise ship for floating prom By:Paul Szaniawski At 7:04 p.m., Friday, 155 Manville High School students and chaperones shipped off from a Perth Amboy pier for the 2004 MHS Prom to reminisce about lifetime memories as well as create new ones. This year’s prom was held on a boat appropriately…
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Letters to the Editor, May 20, 2004
Spring social a success! To the editor: The Hopewell Valley Historical Society would like to thank everyone who came out for our first annual Spring Social at Hopewell Valley Vineyards. Our intent was to bring the community together and your patronage made it a success. Even the storm did not put a damper on…
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Matters of Faith: Clergy discuss Iraqi prison abuse
Abuses at Iraqi prison may be symptom of moral problems arising from war, clergy members say. By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi Editor’s note: Matters of Faith is an occasional series focusing on religion and faith in the South Brunswick community. Images of naked, hooded prisoners forced into humiliating poses have stirred a worldwide outcry and prompted…
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Collectors, officers praise program at event
Meet the Officers Day caps card distribution By:Mary Ellen Zangara It only took six days for first-grader A.J. Kerrigan to collect a complete set of police trading cards after the program started in February, making him the first to gather them all. Saturday, Andrew and his mother, Sara, joined other prize winners in the contest…
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EDITORIAL: Council made correct choice on budget
Board should create committee to study spending. Township Council made a tough decision Tuesday night. But it was the right decision. Council opted to cut the Lawrence Township 2004-2005 school budget by $174,000 the equivalent in a 1-cent reduction in the tax rate. The new rate will now be $1.82 per $100 of assessed…
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Hopewell Valley school officials set meeting with football field neighbors
Hopewell Township Planning Board slated to review project June 22. By John Tredrea In response to questions and comments conveyed to school officials by neighbors of the field on which Hopewell Valley Central High School’s varsity football team is slated to begin playing its games this fall, the school board has scheduled a June 8…
