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Mary Wallace
Mary E. Kovacs Wallace, 81, of Monmouth Junction, died Saturday, Jan. 24, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. Born in Perth Amboy, she resided in South River for 35 years and has been a resident of Monmouth Junction for the past seven years. A graduate of Perth Amboy High School, she retired…
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Senior Menus-Jan. 29, 2004
All meals are served at noon at Hibernia Apartments in Lambertville. The value of each meal is $3.13. Any amount donated over this is a tax-deductible contribution. All menus are subject to change and include milk and margarine. The sodium-controlled menu is the same unless otherwise noted. Thursday, Jan. 29 Orange juice, beef stew…
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SBHS seniors split on Society changes
Seniors have mixed feelings on volunteer program changes. By: Rebecca Tokarz South Brunswick High School seniors are mixed on how they feel about the administration’s plans to change the Senior Society volunteer program. The changes to the four-week program include increasing the number of hours a day a student must volunteer from four hours to…
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LHS swimming team laps Hopewell
Swimming By: Jim Green The Lawrence High School girls swimming team passed its first test of the season with flying colors. The Cardinal girls overcame a sluggish start to defeat Hopewell Valley 110-70 Saturday at The Pennington School. The Cardinals, who won the meet despite placing first in only four events, used their depth to…
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Church youth groups offer direction
To the editor By: Once every week, some students participate in an extra-curricular activity known as a youth group. The purpose of youth group is to develop strong relationships between the members. People may not have heard of this youth group because people oppose anything involving the word God or Christianity. Once people make decisions…
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School budget intro slated for Monday
Board to hear superintendent’s recommendation By:John Patten It’s cold this week, but it will surely heat up next week in Hillsborough at least in the high school auditorium when Superintendent of Schools Robert Gulick introduces his budget proposals for the next school year. The budget will be presented at a special Board of…
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District official explains ‘No Child Left Behind’
McGraw tells ASK meeting Lawrence takes it seriously. By: Lea Kahn To say that the new federal law informally known as "No Child Left Behind" is geared toward student accountability is not true. The new law is really about adult accountability. So said Bruce McGraw, the Lawrence Township School District’s assistant superintendent for curriculum. He…
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Severance pay ‘irresponsible’ or in town’s ‘best interests’?
Former committeeman Bill Gold questions severance deal for former administrator By:Roger Alvarado A township resident says the Township Committee sent the wrong message when it opted to keep paying a prominent ex-official through July as part of a separation agreement. Atkinson Circle resident Bill Gold, municipal chairman of the Democratic Party, is calling the decision…
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School chief search under way at South
The high school is looking to replace Dr. Cheryl Simone, who resigned last year because of a change in "board philosophy." By: Linda Seida WEST AMWELL The search for a new superintendent for South Hunterdon Regional High School began last week when the Board of Education authorized the New Jersey School Boards Association to…
