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  • POLICE BEAT 06/28

    From the June 28 edition of the Register-News By: BORDENTOWN CITY    Police said an 18-year-old city resident reported he had been robbed at gunpoint at 10:20 p.m. June 23 in front of his Mary Street home.    Police said the victim said he noticed a man talking to someone in a parked car and was approached…

  • South Brunswick NiE Teacher Training

    South Brunswick Newspapers in Education Workshop. Central New Jersey Teacher Workshop New Jersey Core Curriculum Standards Click here to download the application in PDF By: Wednesday, August 1st 10:00 a.m. to 6 p.m. South Brunswick Public Library Workshop provides professional development credits! Cost: $150 Workshop will be highly informative and provide teaching materials, guidelines, and…

  • Little Leaguers get set for districts

    If experience counts for anything, the Allentown Little League team should do quite well in the upcoming District 12 Tournament. By: Kyle Moylan    If experience counts for anything, the Allentown Little League team should do quite well in the upcoming District 12 Tournament.    Allentown will be managed for the fifth time by Don Provost who,…

  • Community centertalk spurs debate

    Mayor seeks vote of council to determine how to proceed in securing a public center By:Laura Pelner    The debate over the future of a community center in the borough raged on Monday night at the Borough Council meeting as the council discussed whether to continue to put effort into constructing a new building or to…

  • Timberlane grad and newsletters are taking a journey to Costa Rica

       This summer, during the month of July, 14-year-old Garret Voorhees will be traveling to Costa Rica.    However, he won’t be traveling alone. He is taking three of the Timberlane Middle School eighth-grade Spanish classes with him.    They will travel with him in the form of newsletters written by the students in Raquel Estremera Rivera’s eighth-grade…

  • Burlington County voter turnout low in primary election

       Although voter turnout on Tuesday in Burlington County was low, voters in the county went against the state trend and chose Bob Franks over Bret Schundler on the Republican ticket for governor. By:Vanessa S. Holt and David Koch    In local elections, where there were few contested elections, voter turnout was generally below 20 percent.    The…

  • Journal braces for more layoffsDow Jones blames failing ad revenue for job cuts

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK – More layoffs, the second round since April, are expected across the board for Dow Jones & Co. employees in the coming weeks. By: Brian Shappell, Staff Writer, By The South Brunswick Post Thursday, June 28, 2001 More layoffs, the second round since April, are expected across the board for Dow Jones &…

  • A sign of the times

    Washington Township this week unveiled signs marking lands that have been preserved as open space. By: Mark Moffa    WASHINGTON — The township this week unveiled signs marking lands that have been preserved as open space.    The signs, about 3 feet wide and 4 feet tall, are bright yellow with brown lettering and bear the Washington…

  • Shortened ceremonygraduates 84 at MHS

    Cloudburst causes rush at end of ceremony By:Laura Pelner    They overcame laughter and tears, 12 years of schooling and even the rain that threatened to move them inside to take part in Manville High School’s graduation ceremony on June 20 in the courtyard of the school.    The 84 seniors in the Class of 2001 who…