Category: archives
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Area officials press to restore truck ban
Arlene Kemp, a Hopewell Township Committee member, said she appreciated the governor’s leadership on the issue. By Jennifer Potash Local officials disappointed over a federal court judge’s decision to overturn the state’s truck ban found comfort April 1 in the governor’s commitment to fight to restore the ban. Arlene Kemp, a Hopewell Township Committee member,…
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Forum panelists pan campaign finance law
Ordinance does not go far enough, some residents say. By: Lea Kahn Township Council has taken steps toward campaign finance reform through its recently adopted pay-to-play ordinance, but that law which limits campaign contributions at the municipal level does not go far enough according to many residents that attended a forum on the…
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Stepping up for ‘Great Strides’
Post office launches efforts highlighting cystic fibrosis and the Great Strides Walk By:John Patten The U.S. Postal Service is helping the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s Great Strides Walk with a special stamp cancellation offered at selected post offices including Hillsborough. In unusually chilly April weather, the cancellation was unveiled last week, with the Hillsborough High…
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The magical land of Lahaway, Part 10
HISTORICALLY SPEAKING Subtitled "The Law of the Jungle" by R.P. Dow, secretary of the Brooklyn Entomological Society, this final installment was written for the Dec. 21, 1916, Allentown Messenger. The law of the Jungle has become a familiar term largely through the popularity of Kipling’s Jungle Books. It is the Law of Life, of…
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Traditions and Innovations
Artists from CanalWorks studio in Bristol exhibit paintings, glass and fiber art in styles that run the gamut By: Amy Brummer TimeOFF photos by Amy Brummer "Equus Antiquus" by Joe Porcelli. The artists who rent studio space at CanalWorks in Bristol are a diverse lot. From representational watercolors to handcrafted fibers, even abstract stained glass,…
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Students sang their parts in San Francisco
Selected to join special honors chorus at educators convention By:Marnie Kunz Hillsborough Elementary teacher Nina Sutcliffe always knew her choir students had amazing talent. Last year, two voices especially struck herthose of Daniela Traina and Sybelle Van Twerp. In January, Ms. Sutcliffe urged the two stellar third-grade singers to send in audition tapes to a…
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Manville ESL students perform wellon annual state report card test
By:Marnie Kunz Students in the Manville School District demonstrate excellent English skills, statistics show, even with a large number who don’t speak English as a first language. In the New Jersey Department of Education’s annual schools report card, Manville schools include many Spanish and Polish-speaking students, most of whom scored well on the English proficiency…
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LETTER: Prodromo for the future
To the editor: At a time when our school system boasts the highest SAT scores in many years as well as two years of budget increases under 5 percent, I feel that we should not only be celebrating our successes but also making sure that we keep moving in a positive direction. We should…
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Spring has sprung and tidy is the name of the game
MY TAKE by Rose McGlew Spring cleaning is starting at the McGlew house. Outgrown turtlenecks start collecting in the bottom of the giveaway bag. Slowly, the bag begins to fill up with jeans that are suddenly too short and sweats that are suddenly too tight. Faded sweaters follow and suit jackets with three-quarter length sleeves…
