Category: archives
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Planners to ponder open space
The Planning Board will meet at 8 p.m. Moinday in the Lower Level Conference Room at the municipal building. Township planners expect to review and discuss the Lawrence Township Open Space and Recreation Plan when the Planning Board meets next week. By: Lea Kahn The Planning Board will meet at 8 p.m. Monday in the…
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Springfield council postpones vote
SPRINGFIELD The Township Council has decided to wait until April to vote on the 2001 budget which includes a 3.37-cent tax increase after learning state aid may be available for unexpected snow removal costs. By:Vanessa S. Holt Township auditor Kevin Frenia this week advised postponing action on the budget until the township…
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Students acquire technical smarts by building computer
SPRINGFIELD Students use computers in school and at home for everything from homework and research to games and long-distance chat. By:Vanessa S. Holt Springfield and New Hanover elementary school students are taking it a step further, learning not only what makes a computer "tick," but how to put one together, in a series…
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Trustees disband plans to create DELTA school
The DELTA (Developmentally Based Educational Learning Theories in Action) Community Charter School will not open this fall, said school trustees this week, announcing that they have disbanded their efforts to create a public school alternative in northern Burlington County. By:Vanessa S. Holt School founders released a statement explaining that the school’s problems with securing…
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Jobstown’s postmaster hangs up his mail bag after four decades
SPRINGFIELD Postmaster Charles Rue has moved the mail through the small Jobstown Post Office through rain, sleet and snow for nearly four decades. By:Vanessa S. Holt Now that the post office is established in the new building it moved into in 1998, Mr. Rue is ready to begin a well-deserved retirement and reflect…
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MHS happy to learn some lessons
By: Carolyn M. Hartko With an overall record of 5-17, it wouldn’t seem like there would be much for a sports team to be happy about. But the Monroe Township High School girls’ varsity basketball team would disagree with that statement. The Lady Falcons started the season with essentially a brand new team, and a…
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Pilot joins ‘Great Race’ from London to Sydney
Richard Smith of Neshanic and four colleagues are flying a single-engine airplane from London to Sydney, Australia, in the fourth "Great Race" over the 12,500-mile route. By:Eric Schwarz Mr. Smith will co-pilot a Cessna 182S with his friend Michael Ashall of Oxford, England, for part of the race course. The plane is actually a four-seater,…
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‘Get Over It’
A music video tacked on at the end during the credits creates a false euphoria that may almost make you forget the preceding 90 minutes of meaningless nonsense. [PG-13] By: Kam Williams Kirsten Dunst stars in Get Over It. Get Over It is not just another tacky teen comedy. It’s another tacky teen comedy with a…
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Elizabeth C. Schermer, Robbinsville
Funeral service Saturday, March 17. By: WASHINGTON – Elizabeth C. Schermer of Robbinsville died Wednesday, March 14, at the Arcadia Nursing and Rehab Center. Born in Newark, Mrs. Schermer was a resident of East Windsor for most of her life before moving to Robbinsville, where she lived for 25 years. She moved to Hamilton Square…
