Category: archives

  • Dealing with defeated budgets

    School and municipal officials are getting ready to review defeated school budgets. By: Eve Collins    MANSFIELD — School officials in Northern Burlington and Mansfield say they understand why this year’s school budgets were defeated last week, but they don’t know what, if anything, can be trimmed from the plans.    Northern Burlington proposed a spending plan…

  • Florence fire considered suspicious

    By: Vanessas S. Holt    FLORENCE — Police and fire officials said a blaze that damaged a Roebling storage facility last week is still under investigation as a suspicious fire.    "There was no electricity, so therefore it’s suspicious," said Florence Police Capt. Joseph Gadbois. "When you don’t have any utilities and there’s a fire, the fire…

  • Client: Toys R Us

    Client talks about the "GIRAFFE" in the ads. Kids learn why the ad needs a logo.

  • More time needed for late starts

    To the editor    Superintendent of Schools Robert Gulick should give more late arrivals when we have poor weather conditions. I do not think he takes into consideration how difficult it is for some people to drive under dangerous conditions.    Dr. Gulick has to take into consideration student drivers, people who walk to school, bus routes…

  • Pet Spotlight

    It was time to say farewell to an old friend. By: Carolyn Evans    LAMBERTVILLE — The kids who walk by 46 Buttonwood St. to and from school have lost a trusted admirer and friend.    April 21, K-K Edwards (short for Kitty-Kat), left her 12-year post on the front porch of Mikie and Choc Edwards’ house…

  • Letters-April 24

    Board challenger will stay involved To the editor:    I’d like to express my appreciation to everyone who supported me in last week’s South Hunterdon board election.    We had a lot of challenges to face, such as tax day, full moon, increased property assessments, etc, but despite those challenges, your vote helped make my serving as…

  • North Hanover adopts municipal budget

    By: Eve Colllins    NORTH HANOVER — The Township Committee adopted a $2.7 million 2003 budget last week.    The budget, introduced March 6, is an increase of $134,158 over last year’s spending plan and includes a 3-cent tax rate increase for residents. The increase is largely due to the rising cost of salaries and benefits for…

  • Bobby Shelton

       MANVILLE — Bobby A. Shelton,65, died April 19 at Somerset Medical Center in Somerville.    Born in Crew, Va., Mr. Shelton lived in Summit Hill, Pa., before moving to Manville in 1963, where he resided until his death.    Mr. Shelton served in the U.S. Marines from 1957 to 1960. He was employed by the Johns-Manville Corporation…

  • Client: Thomas Sweet

    Discussion about the one of the key features of an ad: The Focus Point. Kids learn about ad creation.