Category: archives
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Snow won’t affect last day of school
Three snow days were built into schedule. By: Lea Kahn Barring any more snowstorms, township school children can look forward to beginning their summer vacation June 25, according to Schools Superintendent Max Riley. The school district has used up two of the three emergency closing days built into the 2002-03 school calendar which means…
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Josephine Monachello
Josephine Monachello, 88, died Tuesday, March 4, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. Born in Italy, she lived in Paterson for 43 years before moving to Kendall Park over four years ago. She was a 17-year volunteer for St. Joseph’s Home For The Elderly in Totawa, having volunteered at the home up…
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Auten School says ‘thanks’
To the editor To all business owners and families that donated to the Auten Intermediate School basket auction "A big thank you." We couldn’t have done it without you! Students and staff of Auten Road Intermediate School
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Lawrence road building now an eyesore
Letter to the editor To the editor: This is an open letter to the planning and zoning boards of Lawrence Township. Take a ride down Lawrence Road toward Notre Dame High School and take a good hard look at the former doctor’s office located at 638 Lawrence Road. This tarpaper shack now located there, belongs…
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Dispatches: Random thoughts and signs of spring
DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet: Batter up, America’s favorite game is back for another memorable season By: Hank Kalet Maybe Ty Wiggington will become the second coming of Howard Johnson. But then again, HoJo was not as hot a player at the hot corner as we seem to want to remember. (He had three great years,…
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Color of Miracles
A village in Tuscany is the setting for James McBride’s book, ‘Miracle at St. Anna,’ now out in paperback. By: Ilene Dube Seven years ago, James McBride enchanted the world with The Color of Water: A Black Man’s Tribute to his White Mother (Riverhead Books, 1996). On The New York Times best-seller list for two…
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Township sets first egg hunt
Recreation Department planning April 12 event By:Alec Moore The Easter Bunny is coming to town. On Saturday, April 12, the Hillsborough Recreation Department will be hosting its first ever Easter Egg Hunt at Docherty Park for children in grades pre-K through second. Mayor Tony Gwiazdowski came up with the idea of having the egg hunt…
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Support assured fund-raising success
To the editor We would like to thank all who contributed Food and Beverages for the Auten Road Intermediate School Feb. 28 Basket Auction. The wide selection of sustenance was greatly appreciated. We thank the Auten Road parents who generously offered provisions or monetary donations, and we thank the Auten Road Home and School Association,…
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Proposal to limit outsiders angers resident gardeners
Council plans to discuss issue further in future. By: Lea Kahn Aiming to avoid subsidizing the gardening hobbies of outsiders, township officials floated a proposal to restrict the plots at Lawrence’s community garden to township residents only. But the recommendation, made by Municipal Manager William Guhl, drew fire at the Township Council meeting March 4…
