Category: archives
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Letter: Board should stay out of politics
To the editor: By the time this letter is published, the recent legislative election will have passed and the victor determined. South Brunswick residents will have been bombarded with election materials for the weeks leading up to Election Day, something we have come to expect from candidates. However, this campaign something new was added…
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District devises strategies for ‘early warning’ problems
Lawrence High School fails to meet four standards. By: Lea Kahn Lawrence High School has been placed on the state’s "early warning" list of schools that have not met the criteria set out under the new federal No Child Left Behind legislation. That does not surprise Schools Superintendent Max Riley, who said school district officials…
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Seniors leave mark on Lawrence program
Field hockey By: Steve Feitl Losing in the state playoffs not only meant the unfortunate end to a strong season for the Lawrence High School field hockey team. It also meant 10 senior Cardinals had played their last game in a LHS uniform. After the emotional 2-0 loss to Ridge Nov. 6 in the NJSIAA…
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Victoria Carrete
HILLSBOROUGH – Victoria J.(Marrone) Carrete, 64, died Nov. 9 at home. Born in Hoboken, she was raised in Manville and then later moved to Plainfield, North Plainfield, Bridgewater and Boca Roton, Fla., before settling in Hillsborough two years ago. Mrs. Carrete was a computer operator and shop steward for Mack Truck of Plainfield and Bridgewater…
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Robert Bohem
MANVILLE – Robert R. BoHem, 81, died Nov. 6 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. Born in Somerville he was raised in Somerville and moved to Manville 45 years ago. He was a retired insurance agent having worked for Motor Club of America, Somerville. He had been a softball umpire and was…
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Tide riding the wave of a soccer winning streak
The Florence Tide, an under-12 girls’ travel soccer team in the South Jersel League, are back to their winning ways. After some tough early season losses and ties in which the Tide outplayed most of their opponents, the Tide have put together a two-game winning streak. The Tide are playing their best soccer of the…
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Nov. 13, 4:46 p.m.: Monday, umh, Thursday music
Blues and Jim Croce. By: Hank Kalet In the CD player I was off earlier this week so Monday music was a no show is a boxed set called "Savoy Blues, 1944-1994," a rather sharp three-disc set covering 50 years of great music from the jazz and blues label. There are gut-bucket grinders…
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POLICE BLOTTER
Matthew Sabol, 36, was charged with shoplifting at 9:39 a.m., Nov. 3. The Huff Avenue resident allegedly took several pieces of clothing and DVDs from Wal-Mart at 6:41 p.m. Nov. 2. He was apprehended by store security but fled from the store before police arrived. He was seen moments later driving down Dukes Parkway toward…
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Environmental Commission to face scrutiny
Upper Freehold Township Committee will review the ethics of Environmental Commission members at a meeting in January. By: Sarah Winkelman UPPER FREEHOLD Concerns about the ethics of Environmental Commission members means the local panel will be reviewed at the Township Committee’s reorganization meeting in January. After speaking with a commission member who wished to…
