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Council, board meet to swap budgets
Meeting will be Tuesday at municipal building. By: Lea Kahn Continuing a practice that was started a decade ago, Township Council and the Lawrence Township Board of Education plan to share their budgets with each other at a joint meeting next week. The two bodies will meet Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Township Council…
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Eisenhower remarks out of context
To the editor I was pleased to see Dwight D. Eisenhower quoted in a March 13 letter to the editor. Of course, I was quickly disappointed that this great American’s words were misused by James De Martino to criticize the Bush Administration’s determination to take out Saddam Hussein and his weapons of mass destruction. President…
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School board salutes Mustang hoops team
By:Sally Goldenberg Improving by 13 wins over last year’s record of 3-18, the Manville High School boys’ basketball team finished the season this year with a 16-7 record, a division championship title and a chance to play in the state sectional finals. The Board of Education honored the team at its Tuesday night meeting by…
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Williams completes great wrestling career
Wrestling By: Mike Molaro When Hopewell Valley Central High School’s Mike Williams lost to Brian Butler of Piscataway 9-2 in the second round of wrestlebacks at last weekend’s New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Wrestling Championships in Atlantic City, the book was closed on one of the most successful seasons and careers in Bulldogs history.…
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Lawrence police, schools ready terror response
Groups come together to formulate emergency plan. By: Lea Kahn Aiming to be ready in the event of a biological, chemical or radiological attack, school district officials have been meeting with township police to work out emergency response plans. Although the Lawrence Police Department has worked with the school district for years on emergency preparedness,…
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Coupons available for cleanup dates
Township sets dump dates Coupons for the annual township cleanup are now available from the Department of Public Works. The coupons can be obtained at the department offices at 21 E. Mountain Road (behind the old Municipal Building and next door to the YMCA), 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Coupons are required…
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Andrew Zamorsky
MANVILLE Andrew C. Zamorsky died March 10 at Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. He was 82. Born in South Amboy, he was a lifelong resident of Manville. Mr. Zamorsky worked at Mack Motors in Bridgewater in the inventory control department for 30 years before retiring in 1986. He served in the United States Army…
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SCHOOLS IN TRANSITION: The middle schools
Staff and students work to create one community at two Crossroads. By: Rebecca Tokarz Strong leadership and a knowledgeable staff willing to take charge have helped make the transition from separate Indian Fields and Dayton schools to a one school, two-building community, easier. The two schools became one Indian Fields on Ridge Road and…
