Category: archives
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Mary Niezgoda
MANVILLE Mary Julia (Kocay) Niezgoda died March 2 at the Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. She was 91. Born in Treveskyn, Pa., she had been a resident of Manville since 1917. Mrs. Niezgoda worked at many local sewing factories, then during World War II she was employed at Johns-Manville Corp. in Manville and the…
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HHS wrestlers fired-up for trip to Atlantic City
Lavoie, Mangini, Detsis, Jastrzebski ready for action By: Rudy Brandl FLEMINGTON Phil Lavoie won’t have any problems with motivation at this weekend’s NJSIAA Wrestling Championships at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. All the Hillsborough High senior 189-pounder has to do is think of the way he felt when the official slapped the mat with…
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School of rock
MHS still a launching padfor aspiring musicians By:Paul Szaniawski Dreaming Realities, a band made up of entirely current Manville High School students and one alumnus, gave its all in a performance on campus at Rutgers, last month. About 25 years ago, former MHS students Frank Riha and Mark Banovich were at the same stage …
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Ralph Acquasanta
HILLSBOROUGH Ralph L. Acquasanta died Sunday, March 7, at home. He was 58. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he lived in Valley Stream, N.Y., and Edison before moving to Hillsborough 21 years ago. Mr. Acquasanta worked as a credit manager for Roma Foods in Piscataway. He was a communicant of Mary, Mother of God Church…
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Community Calendar
Theater production Starting Friday, March 12 "Godspell" will be presented through March 27 on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. at The Academy Theatre, 146 Route 130, Bordentown. Call 291-9000 or go to www.theacademytheatre.com for details. Tickets are $20. Fish fry Friday, March 12 Holy Assumption Parish of…
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River Line ready to start service
NJ Transit’s River Line train service is slated to open this weekend. By: Scott Morgan Two years behind schedule and millions of dollars over budget, NJ Transit’s beleaguered, controversial and eagerly anticipated River Line train service is slated to open this weekend. Passenger service along the $1 billion-plus, 34-mile Trenton-Camden line is set to commence…
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School budget plan would raise taxes in Upper Freehold
Proposed Upper Freehold school budget would increase school tax rate in Upper Freehold and reduce Allentown school tax rate. By: Sarah Winkelman UPPER FREEHOLD The Upper Freehold Board of Education has unveiled a preliminary $24.9 million budget for the 2004-05 school year, containing a proposed 16-cent tax rate increase in Upper Freehold, while giving…
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LMS discipline policy expected by June
Revisions continue after parent, staff meetings. By: Lea Kahn A new and improved version of the Lawrence Middle School’s student management plan is expected to be in place before the end of the school year, Principal Nancy Pitcher said Tuesday night. The’ discipline policy has come under fire lately by some parents who claim that…
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Lorna Earle scholarship is established
Fund will be used to award annual scholarships to seniors in three New Jersey high schools: Hopewell Valley Central High School, Collingswood High School and Camden High School. By John Tredrea A scholarship has been established in the name of the late Lorna Young-Earle, who was, until her death Feb. 14, a guidance counselor at…
