Category: archives
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Finishing touches
School projects near completion By:Sally Goldenberg Manville Board of Education officials hope construction work on a new roof over the Weston Elementary School on Weston Road is completed before the school year begins next Wednesday. As of Tuesday, school board Secretary and Business Administrator Richard Reilly said 90 percent of the project was complete. If…
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Group aides asthma victims
New support group to meet Sept. 4, 7-9 p.m. at library By: Rebecca Tokarz Parents of allergy and asthma suffers can now turn to a support group that will provide information on how their children can lead normal, active lives even with their medical problems. "There’s a lot of misinformation out there about food allergies…
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GOOD EARTHKEEPING: Having your well tested
GOOD EARTHKEEPING by Sandy Batty: Water quality of wells There’s nothing like having the well go dry to get one thinking seriously about conservation and water supply issues. The 370,000 New Jersey property owners who rely on private wells for their water have, surely, developed a heightened awareness of their water use over the past…
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Many remember a dedicated friend and fire fighter
John James McManus, former fire commissioner of Fire District #1, died, Aug. 27 By: Rebecca Tokarz Friends and co-workers described John "Jack" McManus as a man dedicated to the fire district, his family and South Brunswick. "He gave his whole heart to the whole thing," long-time friend and co-worker at Fire District 1, Jim McIntire…
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For the week of Aug. 29
By: Robert L. Schragger WASHINGTON Robert L. Schragger, 74, of Robbinsville died Friday, Aug. 23, at home. Born in Trenton, he was a longtime Trenton area resident. He was a 1945 graduate of Hamilton High School West, attended Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, New York University and was a 1955…
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Township Master Plan moneyreadied for spending
HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP UPDATE By John Tredrea Four professional service agreements that could cost Hopewell Township a maximum of $192,000, for the ongoing task of rewriting completely the township Master Plan, were authorized under a resolution adopted unanimously by the full Township Committee Aug. 15. Providing the money for the work that can be done under…
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
For the week of Aug. 29. By: Peer program is tops To the editor: The Lawrence High School Peer Leadership Weekend orientation for incoming freshmen each summer should be a national model. Thanks so much to the LHS student peer leaders for the excellent weekend of guidance and friendship and teaching/mentoring and fun accorded the…
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Color Me Happy
A trip to the Crayola Factory in Easton, Pa., can bring out the kid in everyone. By: Jillian Kalonick When Binney & Smith gave tours at its manufacturing facility in the 1980s and early ’90s, more than 20,000 people visited the factory each year. I was one of them, but rather than make the trek…
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Superintendent prepares for start of his final year
Sam Stewart looks back on his decade with the district By: Nick D’Amore This school year will be a busy one for the district, and trying to find a replacement for Superintendent Sam Stewart will top the list. Dr. Stewart will be retiring at the end of the school year, after a decade of service…
