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  • Valley League of Women Votersslates planning session Feb. 20

       What will it be next year: a focus on voter registration in the workplace? Info brunches dedicated to Hopewell Valley issues? Study groups, with action plans that can make a difference in the community?    On Feb. 20, members and friends of the Hopewell Valley League of Women Voters are invited to the League’s Annual Program…

  • District bracing for state aid cut

    School district officials are preparing two budget scenarios, one with a level state aid figure and one with a 10 percent, or $2.1 million, reduction in state aid. By: Krzysztof Scibiorski    Township taxpayers might have to cover a $2.1 million school budget shortfall if "worst-case" state aid projections pan out.    "The state is in a…

  • State may make changes to ESPA

    By: Nick D’Amore    The Elementary School Proficiency Assessments may see some changes this year and could be eliminated in the near future.    The state education commissioner William Librera has told the state Board of Education that the ESPAs might not have a role in New Jersey education, especially since President George Bush’s federal education bill…

  • Police: Boy gave pot to classmate

       A Notre Dame High School student was charged with passing a bag of marijuana to another student in a hallway Feb. 5, police said.    A teacher witnessed the transaction between the 15-year-old Hamilton resident and another male student, police said.    While school officials turned over the 15-year-old to police, they refused to tell officers the…

  • Bus stop bebop

    Five Triangle School band members stop for after-school practice at the corner where their school bus drops them off. By: John Patten    At 2:45 p.m. Feb. 4, the sound of music filled the air around Bennet Road and Perrine Pike. The tune was "Big Band Boogie," and while the band wasn’t very big, the musicians…

  • Charity auction to benefit food pantry

    Proceeds to assist Good Neighbor Fund program, which serves the Allentown area. By: Mark Moffa    ALLENTOWN — The United Methodist Church on Feb. 21 will host the second Food Drive and Gift Auction to benefit the Good Neighbor Fund Food Bank.    Area residents are encouraged to attend the church, at 23 Church St., from 7…

  • Aging Gracefully

    Judd Hirsch and Ben Vereen star as two octogenarians trying to enjoy the last years of their lives in the Tony Award winning play I’m Not Rappaport. The show will appear at Paper Mill: the State Theater of New Jersey Feb. 20-March 24. By: Jim Boyle    Although the worlds of advertising, film and television suggest…

  • A place for all

    Allentown preschool accepts students regardless of any special needs. By: Mark Moffa    ALLENTOWN — Upper Freehold resident Jennifer DeMauro knows what it is like to raise a child with special needs. Her daughter, 3-year-old Alaina, has Down syndrome.    So who better than Ms. DeMauro to help run a preschool designed to accept all children, regardless…

  • KIDS AND COMMUNITY

    Making a connection: substance abuse and sexual activity By: Judy Shepps Battle    It is no secret that President George W. Bush favors abstinence for teens with regard to sexual behavior. He is reportedly submitting a budget to Congress that will award $135 million to "abstinence only" sex education programs, an incentive for schools to bar…