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District considers Internet filters
The school district’s technology coordinator said it would take about one month to install a method on school computers to filter out inappropriate Web sites. By: Eric Schwarz The school district can install a method to filter out Internet sites inappropriate for children within about a month, technology coordinator Mike D. Skara told the Board…
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Feb. 15
Support Back Timberlane To the editor: New multi-purpose fields in the Back Timberlane are necessary for the well-being of the children of our community. As parents of children on recreation and travel soccer, lacrosse and baseball teams, we know how difficult it is to find field space for practices and games. As we have…
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Technology an integral part of learning process
SCHOOL NOTES by Jennifer Hunsinger: The district is using computers as it increases its emphasis on the research process, the use of real time data, and electronic collaboration to support student learning. The continued integration of technology into the Hillsborough students’ lessons is now even more exciting during this 2000-2001 school year than it has…
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Pennington girls happy to be 14-8
Pennington Girls BasketballNow it’s time for the real season to begin. By: Mike Molaro With a better-than-expected 14-8 record, the second-seeded Pennington School girls basketball squad hosted seventh-seeded Solomon Schechter Wednesday in the opening round of the nine-team Prep B Tournament. Second-round games are set for Saturday at The Hun School in Princeton. Rutgers Prep,…
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Fire board elections Saturday
Two positions on the Board of Fire Commissioners and the annual fire budget will be before voters this weekend. By: Laura Toto Voters will elect two members to the five-member Board of Fire Commissioners Feb. 17. This year, three candidates are vying for the two open seats: incumbents Ron Campbell and Ken Wetzel and challenger…
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Rodolfo Ariel Bernasconi
HILLSBOROUGH Rodolfo Ariel Bernasconi died Sunday, Feb. 4, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. He was 32. Born in Uruguay, he lived in Hillsborough for the past two years and was formerly of Elizabeth. Mr. Bernasconi was employed as a warehouse supervisor for Nissan Motor Company in Somerset for the past…
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HOPEWELL VALLEY SCHOOL BRIEFS, Feb. 15
Music association The Hopewell Valley Central High School Music Parents Association will meet on Feb. 20 at 7:30 p.m. in the CHS band room. All parents of high school students enrolled in performing arts classes are invited to attend. This month, the group will be forming a nominating committee for the 2001-2002 Music Parents Association…
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Welfare board to stay
A Borough Council ordinance to abolish the welfare board was defeated by a 4-2 count Monday night. By: Eric Schwarz Welfare services will stay in the borough, and a handful of single people served locally will not be forced to go to Somerville for services, the Borough Council decided Monday. A council vote to abolish…
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District veteran now oversees curriculum
Marybeth Conway adds to her responsibilities in the Upper Freehold Regional School District. By: Frank C. D’Amico UPPER FREEHOLD Marybeth Conway has switched gears. Ms. Conway has added the position of the Upper Freehold Regional District’s director of curriculum and instruction while maintaining some of her previous responsibilities. Ms. Conway has been in her…
