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  • Community Ed kicks off spring classes

    Schedule includes classes in nine topic areas By: Brian Shappell    The Cranbury duo famous for keeping residents’ schedules full of interesting activities has made this season’s community education series short and sweet in more ways than one.    The Community Education program, sponsored by the Cranbury Board of Education, will include classes in nine topic areas…

  • Ethel Perrine

    By:    CRANBURY — Ethel T. Perrine, 82, died Feb. 3 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at New Brunswick.    Born in Monroe Township, she was a longtime Cranbury resident.    She previously worked for Hightstown Rug Co. and Hightstown Radiant Lamp Co.    She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Cranbury and a former…

  • Take a look at NiE programs for 2001-2002

    NiE 2001-2002 Educational Programs! Newspapers in Education 2001-2002 Educational Programming Ø      Monthly writing contests directed towards K-12 students, with educational prizes secured through the cooperation and sponsorship of other entities, such as businesses and community organizations Ø      Middle School grader contest: Middle school students from our districts have applied to the contest grader position, in which middle…

  • Chesterfield Township School District

    Chesterfield Elementary School

  • Pells set to chase another dream

    Drafted as goalkeeper by Philadelphia Charge of WUSA By: Rudy Brandl        Laurie Pells is living proof that it pays to dream.    The former Hillsborough High three-sport star, who excelled in soccer while leading the Lady Raiders to a share of the Group 3 state title in 1992, has achieved yet another milestone.    Setting goalkeeping…

  • There are limits to what testing can teach us

    EDITORIAL: Standardized testing tells us something about schools, but just what that is isn’t always clear.    For years, educators have debated the merits of using standardized tests to assess not only individual aptitude and ability but the performance of an entire school or school district. This debate takes on new urgency these days, with President…

  • Doris Miller

       INDIANA, Pa. — Doris M. Miller, 83, died Jan. 30 at Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburg.    Born in Harrisburg, she lived in New Jersey many years and in Punxsutawney before moving to Indiana.    A licensed practical nurse, Mrs. Miller had worked with Langhorne Manor Nursing Home and other health care facilities before retiring.    She was a…

  • Rebecca Lynne and Jaime Danielle Bell

       EAST WINDSOR — Rebecca Lynne and Jaime Danielle Bell, infant twins of Ginette M. Watkins and Robert A. Bell of East Windsor, died on Feb. 3 at St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick.    Rebecca and Jaime are also survived by a sister, Sarah Bell; a brother, James Bell; their maternal grandparents, Robert and Susan Schaller…

  • Daniel Road Bridge Closed until August

    Preferred route around the closed bridge is De Voe Avenue    MONROE — The Daniel Road bridge will be closed until Aug. 31, according to the state Department of Transportation.    Daniel Road runs from Main Street in Helmetta to South Shore Boulevard in Monroe.    Police said Thursday the preferred route around the closed bridge would be…