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School employees readyto vote on new salary schedule
Manville’s public school employees may vote as early as next week on ratifying the contract and salary schedule their union negotiated for them with the Board of Education. By:Eric Schwarz The Manville Education Association and the board came to agreement early April 23, after a late-night meeting at a Franklin Township hotel. The agreement came…
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Hopewell girls suffer first losses, add four wins
Girls LacrosseThe Hopewell Valley Central High School girls lacrosse team has had an interesting few weeks. By: Matt Nalbone The Lady Bulldogs have seen blowouts, nail-biters and their first losses of the season. But in the end, they also added four more wins. Hopewell started with a game against Old Bridge, where the Lady Bulldogs…
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Edition of May 3, 2001
Edna G. Schwab Fruscione Edna G. Schwab Fruscione, 84, died Sunday in Florida. She was a lifelong area resident before moving to Florida two years ago. Mrs. Fruscione was an organ teacher 40 years. She was a member of the board of Trenton Christian Women’s Club, and was a Bible study teacher at Mercerville Nursing…
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Local residents seek to start soccer academy
Have submitted a plan to the Washington zoning board to build a youth soccer training facility on Potts Road, along the township’s border with Upper Freehold. By: Frank C. D’Amico WASHINGTON Two area residents have submitted a plan to the Zoning Board of Adjustment to build a youth soccer training facility on Potts Road,…
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Interfaith support group
Wednesday, May 16 At 7:30 p.m., "New Beginnings," a Jewish support group for parents and grandparents of children in interfaith relationships, will meet at Congregation B’nai Tikvah, 1001 Finnegan’s Lane. Guest speaker will be Rabbi Jo David, founder and executive director of the Jewish Appleseed Foundation, a worldwise organization that works with Jews and non-Jews…
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North Hanover mayor resigns from post
Democrats have 15 days from April 30 to submit the names of three candidates to the Township Committee. By: David Koch NORTH HANOVER After serving only four months as township mayor, Brian Johnson announced his resignation to a surprised Township Committee last week. Mr. Johnson, a Democrat, said during the April 26 meeting that…
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Hopewell treated to Cooperstown trip
BaseballThe Hopewell Valley Central High School baseball team is right in the middle of the busiest stretch of games in school history, as the Bulldogs will play five games in five days this week, and a total of eight games in 10 days. By: Matt Nalbone For the players, the best part about this stretch…
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Helping to build better citizens
Fred Vereen Jr. has watched the young residents of Eggerts Crossing Village grow from babies to adults in his more than two decades as the property manager of the affordable rental apartment and townhouse development. By: Lea Kahn The youngsters graduate from high school and head off to college. But almost before you know it,…
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Dead seal discovered far from Arctic home
The animal did not appear to have been killed by a human or by disease, but had succumbed to age and weakness in remote waters. By: Vanessa S. Holt FIELDSBORO A badly decomposed harp seal was discovered on the banks of the Delaware River on Sunday and was determined to have died of natural…
