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Charge of students’misbehavior disputed
By:Alec Moore A recent charge alleging members of the North Brunswick High School marching band were taunted, teased and insulted with racial slurs and personal insults by some local students has Hillsborough school officials and police scratching their heads. According to the parent of one North Brunswick band member, the incident occurred several weeks ago…
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Facilities panel to present report to BOE
Members support converting Lawrence Intermediate School into a K-5 facility providing it doesn’t cost too much. By: Lea Kahn The school district’s Facilities Advisory Committee, a group of 30 citizens formed to explore overcrowding and other issues, is set to deliver its report to the Lawrence Township Board of Education on Dec. 12. The advisory…
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New activities addedto recreation offerings
Registration set for Monday By:Alec Moore More than 2,000 residents registered for Hillsborough Recreation Department programs this fall, and Recreation Director Bob Evans expects this winter to be just as popular. Among the new offerings on the Recreation Department’s winter slate are a Senior Prom for the town’s senior citizens and mother-son and father-daughter date…
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HHS gymnasts reached higher in 2001
Yates, Miller defined program’s excellence for third straight year By: Rudy Brandl They can’t believe it’s over. Hillsborough High seniors Kim Yates and Ashley Miller competed in their final scholastic gymnastics meet a few weeks ago and went out in style, finishing in the top 20 in the state all-around at the NJSIAA Championships. They…
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Judge should allow late ballots to count
LEDGER FORUM I recently read in The Lawrence Ledger that Superior Court Judge Linda Feinberg will not allow absentee ballots to be counted that were delivered late due to the anthrax situation. Many who vote by absentee ballot are elderly or infirm, others work long hours. Young folks are attending colleges and universities some distance…
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Vigilant group fetes129 years Saturday
Back in 1872, the Pleasant Valley Vigilant Association was formed "for the protection of its members property and for the detection and pursuit, apprehension, arrest and prosecution of thieves, tramps, marauders and other deprecators on persons and property and for the recovery of stolen goods." The association will celebrate 129 years of attention to this…
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Nightly anthem echoes in neighborhood
At 7 o’clock every night since Sept. 11, Dominic Street resident Jim O’Reilly opens his garage door and emerges with a trumpet in hand. By:John Patten Taking a deep breath, he begins to play "The Star-Spangled Banner." Mr. O’Reilly, service manager for Manville heating and cooling contractor Cool-O-Matic, began the nightly performances, he says, "just…
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Manville tax office target of investigation
Though investigators acknowledge no discrepancies may exist By:Krzysztof Scibiorski Detectives from the Somerset County prosecutor’s office and Manville police conducted interviews Wednesday as part of an investigation into reports of money missing from the borough tax office. "Interviews are being done today and they involve people that have access to the office," Sgt. Mark Sniscak…
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Joyful diners
Manville man’s gift of lifeleads to shared Thanksgiving By:Mary Ellen Zangara For resident Bob Kita, this year’s holiday was indeed a very special Thanksgiving. Last November, Mr. Kita was accepted as a bone marrow donor and on the eve of the operation, he wrote an anonymous, two-page note to the recipient. He knew only that…
