Category: archives
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Area educators wary of federal education legislation
By: NIck D’Amore Local school administrators are taking a wait-and-see approach to a federal education bill passed in December that mandates annual testing for grades three to eight 8 in reading and mathematics. While administrators in Cranbury, Jamesburg and Monroe agreed with the bill’s mantra, No Child Left Behind, and said standardized testing is an…
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Parenting expert will offer advise at The Pennington School
Parenting expert Nancy Samalin will speak at The Pennington School on Feb. 5 at 7:30 p.m. Her presentation, which will be held in the school’s Stainton Hall Lecture Center, will address "Positive Discipline for All Ages," from early childhood through the teen years. It will be followed by a brief question-and-answer period. The program is…
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Expanded roles for Monroe engineer
By: Al Wicklund MONROE Ernie Feist has new responsibilities to go with the new year. Mr. Feist, the township engineer for the past four years and director of public works since last January, is Monroe’s new director of municipal disaster control and succeeds Thomas Guldin of Stetler & Guldin Engineering Inc. of Clinton as…
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DISPATCHES
A bold first move for new governor By: Hank Kalet Welcome back, public advocate. Gov. James McGreevey’s announcement this week that he will be reinstating the defunct Office of the Public Advocate and giving the job to Seema M. Singh, an attorney who lives in South Brunswick, is good news for the state’s residents. It…
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AROUND CRANBURY
A week for school spirit By: Lorraine Sedor Robert L.Copeland, son-in-law of Rita and Edward Durner of South Main Street, and brother-in-law of Joan Wittman and Edward Durner Jr., both of Cranbury, has accepted the position of Superintendent of Schools for the Piscataway School District in Middlesex County. Bob began his career with the Princeton…
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Town eyes help on land buys
Township Committee will apply for state funding for land preservation By: Casha Caponegro The Township Committee has decided that Green Acres is the place to be. Following a public hearing, the committee unanimously approved a resolution Monday to reapply for state funding through the Green Acres Planning Incentive program to help pay for the preservation…
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Letters to the Editor, Jan. 18
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Jan. 18 By: Unsightly streetscape cries out for attention To the editor: The following letter was sent to Mayor Marvin Reed and the Princeton Borough Council: What follows represents my personal views, not any organization with which I may be associated. I have recently had frequent occasion to go from our…
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Medals for St. Paul at Scholastic Olympics
St. Paul School recently earned first place in its division in the 20th annual Scholastic Olympics held at McCorristin Catholic High School, receiving top medals in each subject area. The academic competition was open to eighth-grade Catholic elementary school students in Mercer and Burlington counties, with 12 schools competing in the subjects of art, English,…
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Monroe girls make history
Metuchen finally beaten by girls track team By: Carolyn M. Hartko The Monroe High School girls’ winter track program just came up with another "first" for the program. For the first time in the school’s history, the Lady Falcons have beaten Greater Middlesex Conference Blue Division rival Metuchen in a dual meet. Falcon depth prevailed…
