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Liquor license fees to increase
Millstone taverkeepers and liquor store owners to see hikes through year 2006. By: Frank C. D’Amico MILLSTONE It will be more costly for tavernkeepers and liquor store owners to sell their wares because license fees will be increasing in the township. At its March 7 meeting, the Township Committee introduced an ordinance increasing the…
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Over 50 ideas on how to use the Newspaper Across the curriculum.
Many ways to use the Newspaper! NiE Language Arts Elementary activities 1. From your newspaper, cut out the letters you would need to spell your first and last name. Paste them on a piece of paper. 2. Listen to the teacher read the information describing a picture and then tell the who, what, when, why and how.…
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Marjorie E. Fabergas, 93
HIGHTSTOWN Marjorie E. Fabergas, 93, died Monday, March 12, at Paul’s Run Retirement Community in Philadelphia. Born in Staten Island, N.Y., she lived in Hightstown for several years and was an active member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. She graduated from New York University, earning a degree in early childhood education. She also studied…
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Young Raiders learned varsity ropes
McGuire expects lessons to pay dividends next season By: Rudy Brandl Hillsborough High boys’ basketball coach Kevin McGuire wasn’t joking when he said that his squad would benefit from playing a top-notch team like Bridgewater-Raritan as often as possible. After the Raiders defeated Pingry in the opening round of the Somerset County Tournament in…
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Roger N. Hallett, 64
HIGHTSTOWN Roger N. Hallett, 64, died Saturday, March 3, at Applegarth Care Center. Born in Cape Charles, Va., he was a resident of Hightstown for 60 years and was educated in the East Windsor Public School System. Mr. Hallett retired from Mach Lumber of Hightstown, where he worked as a laborer for 25 years…
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Peace Corps volunteers visit schools
The volunteers spoke to students at the Crossroads School on National Peace Corps Day last week. By: Amanda Bok In Paraguay, children like to play soccer. In Ethiopia they love volleyball. In Ghana they prefer field hockey. Life in developing countries is not very different from what it is America, former Peace Corps volunteers recently…
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Lending a hand
POCKETS OF NEED: Several families in South Brunswick would go hungry if not for the work of the township’s Welfare Department. By: Amanda Bok Editor’s note: This is the first in an occasional series on hunger and need in town and the programs that offer help. Related story: Now’s the time to help us…
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 03/15
From the March 15 edition of the Register-News By: Haluska represents Bordentown proudly To the editor: On March 3, I traveled to Eastern High School in Voorhees for the Region 7 quarterfinals to watch Bordentown High School senior Joe Haluska, a 135 pound wrestler, and two-time district champion, compete. Even though Joe lost his…
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Stop problems before they start
BUZZ IN THE HALLS by Pam Koharchik: A look at life at Allentown High School. By: Within one 48-hour period, two school shootings occurred, one bomb threat was called in and five incidents of students carrying guns were reported by a Philadelphia news station. This was an alarming number of teen-age violence situations to be…
