Category: archives
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Andreyko soars to third place in M of C long jump
Breaks own school record en route to bronze medal By: Rudy Brandl SOUTH PLAINFIELD Franklin Andreyko didn’t mind finishing third in last Thursday’s NJSIAA Meet of Champions, as long as he reached a new personal-best. The Hillsborough High junior long jump star knew what he was up against and entered the competition with…
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‘Spellbound’
The makers of this compelling documentary find drama, humor, pathos and sweaty-palmed suspense in their subject. [G] By: Elise Nakhnikian "My life is like a movie," says Ashley, one of the National Spelling Bee contestants featured in Spellbound, "because I grew up with different trials and tribulations and then I finally overcame them." Thanks to the…
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Resurrected group funds new projects
Manville Education Foundation raises funds for teacher grants, student scholarships By:Sally Goldenberg Sixty-eight students at the Alexander Batcho Intermediate School will take a virtual trip through space next year using authentic NASA equipment. ABIS teachers Maggie Balzano and Amy Dickinson will oversee the new rocket science club, slated to begin in September through a $1,700…
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Put education before luxuries
To the editor After reading the numerous editorials and other school budget related articles in the Beacon, I’m compelled to share my perspective on this very important issue. I’m one of the few who voted for the budget despite the additional property taxes my family would endure. I wholeheartedly agree that there are many residents…
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Students lend a shovel to start new high school
The new Bordentown Regional High School building is scheduled to open in 2005. By: Eve Collins BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP Despite the steady rainfall that tormented the area Saturday, residents filled the multipurpose room at the Peter Muschal Elementary School to observe the groundbreaking for Bordentown Regional School District’s new high school. Officials, residents and students…
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June 12, 4:15 p.m.: Blaming the Times
Times helped create momentum for war. By: Hank Kalet One shouldn’t allow The New York Times off the hook for the role the paper played in creating the momentum that helped drive us into war (nor should we forget that The Washington Post was a huge pro-war cheerleader). While the editorial page was critical of…
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Paintball shooters concern neighbor
Camoflauged "gunners" appearing in Lost Valley woods By:Alec Moore A Boesel Avenue resident told the Borough Council Monday that a number of camouflaged individuals, who appear to be armed with paintball guns, have tread a little too close to her home for comfort. "I almost fell over when this guy came out of the woods…
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Church breaks ground on new center
Church of St. Ann prepares its Faith Development Center. By: Lea Kahn With the push of many shovels, large and small, parishioners of the Church of St. Ann dug into the earth to break ground for the congregation’s Faith Development Center on Sunday afternoon. The ceremony marked the end of years of planning for the…
