Category: archives
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Judge rules farmer can build dorm for migrant workers
Decision overrules denial by township land use board By: Eve Collins NORTH HANOVER A farmer proposing a 4,000-square-foot dormitory to house 35 migrant workers has the go-ahead from a judge to build the structure. Superior Court Judge John Sweeney ruled May 21 that Neil Robson can build the dormitory, overruling a decision…
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My years as mayor, Part 2
HISTORICALLY SPEAKING Originally published in the Allentown Messenger, Albert Robinson’s open letter to the residents of Allentown upon his relinquishing his duties as mayor after 34 years follows. Longtime principal of the high school, Robinson reminisces about his many years of service. January 1, 1934 To the People of Allentown: The light system was…
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Citizens’ groups make presence felt on Washington education scene
School spending primary focus of organizations. By: Cynthia Koons WASHINGTON They are both citizens’ groups with an interest in education finance but that’s where their similarities end. In theory and in practice, the philosophies of the Citizens for Affordable Education and Citizens for Advancement of Responsible Education (CARE) run antithetical to one another.…
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New Jersey approves farm funds
Mansfield, North Hanover, Springfield farms among 11 to be preserved By: Eve Collins The state Assembly last week approved $3.8 million in appropriations for the preservation of 11 farms in Burlington County. Officials in the Assembly unanimously approved the bill May 22. The appropriations were approved by the state Senate in December, said…
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Hopewell Memorial Day parade held Sunday
Hopewell Valley American Legion Post 339 awards trophies By Ruth Luse After the marching was over Sunday, Hopewell Valley American Legion Post 339 awarded trophies to the following Hopewell parade winners: First Place Color Guard: Hopewell Township Police Color Guard. Best Marching Group, Senior Division: 15th Regiment New Jersey Volunteer Infantry. Best Marching Group, Junior…
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Letter: Search process stays with NJSBA
To the editor: At the April 14 Board of Education Meeting, the Board voted to re-open the superintendent search with New Jersey School Boards. The search continued to move forward, the ad was processed and posted on the NJSBA website and the newspapers as well. By April 17, we had a sequential calendar and…
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POLICE BLOTTER
At approximately 3:29 a.m. May 16, police responded to the scene of a motor vehicle accident that occurred in front of a Michelle Lane home. According to police, a 1993 gray Ford Thunderbird had struck a tree, leaving the front passenger of the vehicle, Sean Vance, 19, of Crick Hollow Court, trapped in the vehicle.…
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Removal of in-service days benefits students’ calendar
Classes for the upcoming school year will begin Sept. 3 and end on June 4, 2004. By: Lea Kahn The bad news for students is that the school house doors will open on Sept. 3 this fall. The good news is that classes will finish June 16 one week earlier than usual under…
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Community Calendar
From the May 29 edition of the Register-News Spring flea market Saturday, May 31 The Friends of St. Mary’s School will hold a Spring Flea Market from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the school hall and school yard at 30 Elizabeth St., Bordentown. Inside tables are $10. Outside spaces are $5.…
