Category: archives
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Little League pact OK’d
Committee resolution bars lights directs complaints to league officials By:Alec Moore Residents living near the Willow Road baseball complex, who’ve been feuding with Hillsborough Little League for years, have made an uneasy peace with the league under a compromise plan approved by the Township Committee this week. By a vote of four and one abstention,…
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Bordentown City eyeing slight tax hike
Municipal tax rate would increase 2.5 cents. By: Vanessa S. Holt BORDENTOWN CITY The average homeowner would pay an additional $27.25 in local property taxes under the budget introduced by the City Commission on Monday night. Mayor Bill Collom said the proposed 2.5-cent tax-rate increase is mainly due to the rising cost of utilities…
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Andreyko wins Valley Division long jump title
Cutler leads Manville with four medals By: Rudy Brandl BERNARDS When Franklin Andreyko competes in the long jump, he’s not merely trying to beat the other athletes. The Manville High sophomore is always going for a personal-best or at least a meet record. That’s why Andrekyo wasn’t completely satisfied after winning the Valley Division…
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Council, school boardpursue budget solution
Council, board at odds over how to trim budget By:Krzysztof Scibiorski Despite serious differences and the approaching May 20 budget deadline, the Borough Council and some Board of Education members seem confident that an amicable resolution is possible. "There’s always been cooperation between us and we’ll find a solution," said Manville Mayor Angelo Corradino, referring…
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Principal says B.A. School works well
Sites many advantages to open-space classrooms By: Nick D’Amore The setup of the Brunswick Acres School, with its lack of walls and use of open-space classrooms, while not perfect, is not adversely affecting education at the school, school officials said. Principal Joseph Anzek said having walls in the school is not a major issue for…
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Candle seen as cause of fatal blaze
Fire that claimed the lives of two Florence boys ruled accidental. By: Vanessa S. Holt FLORENCE The Foundry Street fire that claimed the lives of two boys on April 29 may have been caused by a candle and was ruled accidental, township Fire Chief Edward Kensler said Monday. Chief Kensler said the remains of…
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Pennington Prep fallsto Lawrenceville 1-0
SOFTBALL By: Mike Molaro It took three times to finally get the game in, but it was definitely worth the wait. When The Pennington School softball squad visited Prep A foe Lawrenceville Prep May 3, fans witnessed one of the best games of the season. The teams were previously rained out on April 25 and…
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School district plansfor on-site child care
Transportation rules set Hopewell Valley Regional School District Before-school and after-school child care will become available on-site at Hopewell Valley’s four elementary schools starting this fall. At the start of the 2002-2003 school year, YMCARE and the After School Program will individually operate programs in the elementary school buildings. The two nonprofit organizations will use…
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TOWN TALK: Tourism grant for Plumsted
A look and news and events from the mayor of Plumsted Township. By: Ron Dancer Ocean County Freeholder Director Joe Vicari, has informed the Township Committee that Plumsted has been awarded a $1,500 Tourism Grant to promote local events. John Bartlett and Jim Lacey, the county freeholder liaisons to Recycling and Solid Waste Management, presented…
