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Polls open at 7 a.m. Tuesday for school election
Voters to pick three of four board candidates and have say on $98.15 million school budget. By: Nick D’Amore Voters will get their say Tuesday on this year’s school budget and four Board of Education candidates. The candidates are Martin Abschutz, Matthew Speesler, Barry Nathanson and Joan Puchalski. They are vying for three three-year seats…
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‘Pocket change’too expensive
To the editor After attending Dr. Gulick’s school board budget presentation at the Amsterdam School last night and not having a Websters dictionary handy, I decided to figure out his definition of "pocket change." I removed the dust from my pocket calculator and figured out the bottom line costs to a Hillsborough homeowner if this…
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Be sure to votefor school budget
To the editor An extremely important day is coming up that is too often forgotten by our neighbors. On April l6 we have an opportunity to support our school system and good education for our children, or leave the vote to others who might not share our values on education. Please, everyone who reads this,…
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Corner Hardware
Good old-fashioned service and chock-full of inventory, independent hardware stores are going strong By: KEN WEINGARTNER Staff photo by Phil McAuliffe Bob Pierce, owner of Shangle and Hunt in Hightstown, admits he is happy to run his hardware business by the ‘old-school,’ customer-service based philosophy. Home Improvement VIEW THE PRINT ADS A & M Garden…
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Elements Architectural
Transform the ordinary into distinctive with beautiful moldings, decorative columns and pilasters Moldings are esential for designer By: SALLY FRIEDMAN Photo courtesy Coleman’s Hamilton Supply Co. These days, Tom Sommerville continues to teach, but has developed a specialty as a craftsman. His own hands-on experience of rehabbing two houses, including his current one in Ewing…
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Cotrell fires no-hitter for Allentown
The sky is blue. The grass is green. Water is wet. Other teams are not going to hit Abby Cotrell very hard. By: Kyle Moylan In order to solve a geometric proof or any scientific problem, there has to be some sort of a given. For the Allentown High School softball team, the given is…
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Buzz in the Halls
A look at happenings and events at Allentown High School. By: Pam Koharchik Last semester, Linda Stefaniak and Linda Chiapetta presented their Contemporary Life Science class at Allentown High School with a choice. They could either take the comprehensive final exam or complete a course-long project. The class voted out the final exam (shocking!) in…
