Category: archives
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EDITORIAL: Board must get answers about Byron
EDITORIAL: The district should not be so quick to hire Holmdel schools chief to replace its outgoing superintendente. The Board of Education appears to have narrowed its superintendent search down to one man: Leigh Byron, former superintendent of Holmdel schools. Dr. Byron was introduced to the district Tuesday, taking a tour of the schools and…
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Golf team takes nothing for granted
Golf By: Jim Green Hopewell Valley Central High School golf coach Skip Johnson has eight players returning from the 2002 Bulldogs, who went 18-3 and shared the Colonial Valley Conference Valley Division title with West Winsdor-Plainsboro North. As far as Johnson’s concerned, though, last year’s accomplishments mean little when it comes to where the Bulldogs…
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Activities celebrate Girl Scout Week
Area Scouts attend Manville event By:Mary Ellen Zangara Manville Girl Scouts participated in the annual celebration of the birthday of Girl Scouting during Girl Scout Week March 9-14 with various events and activities. The week began with the Scouts, leaders and families traveling to Bound Brook to attend Sunday Mass at Saint Mary’s Church. Leader…
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Millstone eyes meeting-tape longevity
Ordinance introduced to maintain tape records of meetings for at least 3 years. By: Scott Morgan MILLSTONE The Township Committee last week introduced an ordinance proposing a plan to maintain taped records of all municipal public meetings for at least three years. The basis for the ordinance can be traced to Committeeman John Pfefferkorn,…
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School offers ‘upbeat’ musical
Special presentation opens Friday The Musical Theatre Troupe at Hillsborough Middle School is proud to present a production that is both positive and "positively picture perfect," according to the troupe’s advisors. Under the musical direction of Tracey Helfant, the group of young stage stars are determined to deliver a dazzling rendition of "Smile," a 1996…
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Preserving a vital village inspires main street group
Civic Pride By: Lea Kahn Ten years ago, Main Street in the village of Lawrenceville had fallen on hard times. There were empty storefronts and boarded-up buildings, and the parking lots behind the buildings were full of potholes. But in 1995, a group of residents banded together and decided they were going to change things.…
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SCHOOL: St. A’s- Sending support and encouragement to troops overseas
Fifth-graders are writing letters to Persian Gulf troops to let them know they are thinking about them By: Melissa Morgan St. Augustine’s School fifth-graders are hoping a little support and some friendly letters go a long way. As part of a lesson on writing personal letters in computer class on Friday, the students anticipate their…
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College facts are available
To the editor New Jersey’s public and independent colleges and universities offer a richly diverse system of higher education, with an exceptional array of choices for post secondary study. However, many New Jersey students and their families are unaware of the wealth of opportunities available. I urge anyone who is contemplating higher education to visit…
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