Category: archives
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Folkes has a big day at CJ IV track meet
By: Carolyn M. Hartko HOLMDEL As expected, competition in the Central Jersey Group IV flight of the state sectionals was extremely tough this year. But the South Brunswick track and field athletes were up for the challenge, and several of the Vikings earned a top-six finish to advance to the all-Group championships to be…
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The last big dance
COUNTDOWN TO GRADUATION: A continuing series that looks at some of the issues that face graduating high school seniors and their families. By: Melissa Morgan South Brunswick High School students say the senior prom means much more than limousine rides and manicured nails. "I’ve always wanted to go to my senior prom," said Jesse Fyffe…
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POLITICAL FORUM: Washington school budget
Why I voted against the spending plan. By: Jack Mozloom Property taxpayers in Washington Township may have been discouraged to learn last week that the Township Committee voted to restore nearly every penny of the massive school tax hike voters rejected at the polls only weeks earlier. I did not join with my colleagues, although…
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All Aboard
The New York City Model Transit Association is presenting a show June 1 catered to a small-but-growing segment of model building: Rapid transit. By: Jim Boyle The 2002 Model Trolley & Transit Show will feature model-building clinics that will help hobbyists create miniatures like the ones pictured above and below. For many, model train sets…
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Arts are as important as athletic programs
LEDGER FORUM Lawrence Township public schools have a history of favoring athletic programs over the arts. Numerous Lawrence students, including this writer, have grown sick and tired of this imbalance. In fact, the general population of Lawrence Township discriminates against the written and performing arts. In the schools, a greater importance is placed upon sports…
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Edition of May 30, 2002
Mildred Curtis Tredick Mildred "Millie" Curtis Tredick died Friday at home. Born in Trenton, she lived in Pennington for 60 years. Mrs. Tredick had been a secretary for the Gallup Organization, Princeton. She was a 45-year member of Pennington Presbyterian Church, where she served as a deacon. She volunteered with the Pennington Library and The…
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Lawrence unveils concept plans for school referendum
Plans include expansion and renovations for Lawrence High School, Lawrence Middle School, Lawrenceville Elementary School and Ben Franklin Elementary School. By: Lea Kahn Conceptual plans for a proposed expansion of four public school buildings were unveiled Tuesday night before a special meeting of the Lawrence Township Board of Education. Growing enrollment has triggered the need…
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Vikings top EB to advance to GMCT boys lacrosse finals
By: Carolyn M. Hartko EAST BRUNSWICK Whatever the sport, coaches are fond of stressing the defensive half of the equation in a victory. The word "defense" always seems to come with a capital "D". Well, in Tuesday’s semifinal Greater Middlesex Conference boys’ lacrosse tournament game between East Brunswick and South Brunswick, it was the…
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Toll Gate PTO slatesbenefit house tour Saturday
The tour will include10 houses in the Pennington area. The Toll Gate Grammar School PTO House Tour fund-raiser will be held June 1 between noon and 4:30 p.m. Tickets cost $20. The tour will include 10 houses in the Pennington area a Victorian house built in the late 1800s, a Curlis Lakefront house, a…
