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  • LETTER: Re-elect Delgado

    To the editor:     This year the residents of South Brunswick are presented with a large pool of candidates from which to choose who will serve on the school board for the next three years. This allows us the opportunity to consider a wide range of qualifications, a variety of backgrounds and a broad spectrum…

  • Elementary school contract approved

    North Hanover Board of Education members approve contract to build new upper elementary school off Route 537. By: Eve Collins    NORTH HANOVER — Members of the North Hanover Board of Education last week unanimously approved a $22 million contract to build a new upper elementary school.    The contract for general construction went to Ernest Bock…

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR

    MOMS Club    Thursday, April 8 — MOMS Club, a non-profit organization that supports and connects stay-at-home mothers, will hold a tea at 9 a.m. at the Alterra Sterling House, Broad Street, Florence. This event is open to Florence Township and Mansfield Township residents. Kids always welcome; call Jessica at 499-0601 for details. Church services    Services…

  • LETTER: Ponte, Mahan, Tupe for board

    To the editor:     As a result of our concern for the school system, we are recommending candidates for the Board of Education election on April 20.    In making our recommendations, we have applied the following criteria. First members of the Board of education should advance the interests of all children and of the entire…

  • Love among the literati leads to award

    Elesia Puma named district’s teacher of the year after nomination by another HHS teacher – her husband By:Marnie Kunz    For Elesia and Eric Puma, love struck between the class dismissal bells, the literature assignments and book reports permeating Hillsborough High’s English department after both began teaching there eight years ago.    Four years later and wedding…

  • Lawrence residents examine school bill

    Criticism levied over rising taxes. By: Lea Kahn    The Lawrence Township Board of Education approved a proposed $55 million budget for 2004-05 at its public hearing March 31 — but not without some opposition from the audience.    The proposed spending plan — which carries a 16-cent tax rate increase — is slated for a public…

  • Jubilee dinner packs VFW

    Dinner and dancing on tap at celebration By:Mary Ellen Zangara    A crowd of about 400 danced and dined at the VFW post, celebrating Manville’s 75th anniversary Saturday night.    The night was organized by the borough Recreation Department, and included remarks from two of Manville’s four surviving former mayors and Mayor Angelo Corradino.    Things got under…

  • Route 206 closed Tuesday after wreck

    Truck accident brings down utility pole, wires. By: Lea Kahn    A portion of Route 206, between Carter Road and Cold Soil Road, was closed for several hours Tuesday after cargo on a tractor-trailer truck struck a utility pole and knocked down wires, according to police Lt. Charles B. Edgar.    The driver, 57-year-old Roy Montgomery of…

  • Fossil find surprises Hedding homeowner

    Amateur paleontologist finds fossils buried in ravine behind Mansfield resident’s home. By: Eve Collins    MANSFIELD — Imagine that an amateur paleontologist visits your home out of the blue one day and tells you that you have buried treasure on your property. Not the kind that twinkles, sparkles or jingles, but the kind that makes it…