Category: archives
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Students exchange ideas
American teaches English to Romanian students in part by encouraging correspondence with a Bordentown City, seventh-grade world cultures class at the MacFarland Junior School. By: Scott Morgan Dave Lederman entered Romania like a rock star. "When I walked down the street," he says, "I would see people staring, whispering and some even pointing at me.…
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EDITORIAL: School’s policy in need of adjustment
Bathroom passes should be left to teacher discretion. We were prepared to use this space this week to speak out against Lawrence Middle School’s controversial bathroom pass policy. The policy limited students’ in-class bathroom trips to 15 per month, with another 15 trips for locker visits and other assorted uses. However, the school administration announced…
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Mercer Street home to be Junior League showhouse
The Junior League of Greater Princeton has chosen The Hodge House at 74 Mercer St., Princeton, as the location for the Designer Showhouse XIII. The Hodge House is located on the property of and owned by the Princeton Theological Seminary. Open April 18 through May 16, the Showhouse will feature the work of approximately 35…
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NBC, BRHS, Florence girls’ basketball squads all playing well as states approach
By: Sean Moylan There’s a new kid on the block in Northern Burlington and her name is Jessica Mouse. In fact, on Tuesday night, the Greyhounds’ up-and-coming freshman forward scored a career-high 11 points to complement Erin Walton’s 21-point effort in the Northern Burlington County Regional High School girls’ varsity basketball team’s 59-33 home win…
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UF wants reduction in road’s speed limit
Upper Freehold Township Committee is looking to residents for support in lowering speed limit on Ellisdale Road from DOT’s suggested 40 mph. By: Lauren Burgoon UPPER FREEHOLD Township residents soon will have a chance to voice their concerns over proposed speed restrictions on Ellisdale Road before the Township Committee. Last year the committee asked…
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Carl Kraus
Carl W. Kraus, 77 of Ocean View, Del., died Saturday, Feb 14, in the Beebe Medical Center, Ocean View, Del. He resided in South Brunswick, retiring after 40 years of service as a diesel mechanic and autobody man with Suburban Transit of New Brunswick. He was an Army veteran of World War II and a…
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The ladies turn on the heat when it’s time to compete
MY TAKE by Rose McGlew I used to think that men were far more competitive than women but I am changing my mind. Men may be more aggressive about it, but women are far more insidious. We go for the jugular… not in football or hockey, but in shopping and childbirth. It’s a pretty well-known…
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Jazz band jams way to competitions
Musicians are gearing up for upcoming performances. By: Joseph Harvie They come into school an hour early three days a week and transform a chorus room into a rehearsal space for a 32-piece jazz band. At the Crossroads South school in Monmouth Junction, the school’s Jazz Band is in high gear and practicing hard for…
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Union, district reach accord
Months of negotiation and frustration end as teachers come to tentative contract agreement with Northern Burlington County Regional School District. By: Eve Collins MANSFIELD After months of negotiation and job actions, officials with the Northern Burlington County Regional School District came to a tentative agreement on Monday with teachers and other school employees. The…
