Category: archives
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Sloppy play costs MHS girls on road
Horrendous free throw shooting leads to first Sky loss By: John E. Powers KENILWORTH The play that was a microcosm of the Manville High School girls’ basketball team’s loss at David Brearley last Thursday night happened as the fourth quarter started. With Manville trailing 29-27, Brearley junior forward Jill Kelly snuck away for…
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Washington school board adds voice to state-aid plea
Enrollment growth leaves Board of Education reiterating its plea for more funding. By: Cynthia Koons WASHINGTON Worries about limited state educational aid during a time of student enrollment growth has the Washington Township Board of Education reiterating a plea from last year for increases in district funding. It’s the second year the board has…
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Water company employees picket local office
Elizabethtown says supply won’t be affected, but customers’ bills may be estimated. By:Alec Moore Local Elizabethtown Water Co. employees are picketing outside the company’s Hillsborough-Belle Mead office on Raider Boulevard this week as part of an organized job action over wages. Company officials say the strike will not affect water safety or supplies, although the…
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District approves monitoring report
State report was favorable to Lawrence. By: Lea Kahn The Lawrence Township School District passed the state Department of Education’s monitoring process "with flying colors," Schools Superintendent Max Riley told the school board Monday night. The school board, pleased with the state monitoring team’s findings, accepted the monitoring report clearing the way for it…
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Boys rock old hoops rivals
MUSTANG ROUNDUP By: Rudy Brandl There used to be days when the Manville High boys couldn’t keep up with New Providence on the basketball court. All that changed in a big way last Thursday night in New Providence. While the Mustangs and Pioneers are no longer divisional adversaries, there’s still a rivalry that dates…
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Frances Daley
MANVILLE Frances A. (Faliskie) Daley died Jan. 3 at the home of her daughter. She was 80. Born in Archbald, Pa., she lived in Manville for 55 years. Mrs. Daley retired from Ortho Pharmaceuticals in Bridgewater where she worked on the assembly line for many years. She was a communicant of Christ the King…
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POST FORUM: Malpractice
Should the state impose a cap on what courts can award in medical malpractice judgements? Should the state impose a cap on what courts can award in medical malpractice judgements?
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School district seeks tax rally support
The district is organizing a Wednesday charter bus trip to East Brunswick. By Ruth Luse The Garden State Coalition of Schools is holding a conference, "Statewide Summit: Public Support for Public Education," in the auditorium of East Brunswick High School at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 12. The coalition’s goal is "influencing the Legislature to fund public…
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SCHOOLS: Brooks Crossing
Learning all about the important rules of research By: Melissa Morgan Fritz Kennedy might understand more than most about magician Harry Houdini’s life and character, but he still questions some of his adventurous antics. "Why would anyone want to jump from a high cliff with their hands tied up?" he asked. Fritz, a fourth-grader at…
