Category: archives
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Authors of tomorrow
Fifth-, sixth-grade writers tackle the publishing world By: Sara Peters The students at Upper Elementary School sat anxiously, clutching stuffed envelopes. When asked to reveal the contents of their packages, they tugged them open and carefully extracted typed pages and crayon and marker sketches. These were the students’ literary masterpieces. The work began in October…
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Local officials should attend Stockton talks on care of Delaware
EDITORIAL By:Ruth Luse Area officials including those in Hopewell and West Amwell townships would serve their communities well by attending a March 8 forum being held at Prallsville Mills, off Route 29 in Stockton the headquarters of the Delaware and Raritan Canal Commission. The forum will focus on how to deal with…
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Edition of Feb. 8 Especially troubling To the editor: The Township Committee exists to represent the residents of Hopewell. Unfortunately, out current all-Democratic committee exists to serve the selfish interests of anti-growth advocates. While probably all residents believe in policies that promote smart and pragmatic growth for Hopewell Township, others want to slam the…
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Community Park School
These report card files are from the New Jersey state Department of Education Web site. In order to view these files, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader. Download a free copy here. Introduction Letter from the governor and the commissioner of education School narrative District narrative Report card Page 1 …
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Parents asked to participate in SafeHomes
The Hopewell Valley Municipal Alliance, in cooperation with the Hopewell Valley Regional School District, urges all parents in Hopewell Valley to join SafeHomes as a way of answering the question, "What can I do about substance abuse?" Five years ago, results of the Search Institute Profile of Student Life were released in this community. The…
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John V. B. Wickoff School
These report card files are from the New Jersey state Department of Education Web site. In order to view these files, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader. Download a free copy here. Introduction Letter from the governor and the commissioner of education School narrative District narrative Report card Page 1 …
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Allentown wrestling finishes 7th in MCT
Redbirds get measure of revenge against several past foes. By: Kyle Moylan The Allentown High School wrestling team may have entered action this week with a 3-7 mark, but it certainly got a measure of revenge against several of the teams it lost to during the regular season. "We took seventh in the Mercer County…
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Health Board wants to call its own shots
Advisory panel will go before Township Council Feb. 13 to ask for its autonomy back By: Matthew Armstrong The Advisory Board of Health will be going before the Township Council Feb. 13 to ask for its autonomy back. When the township changed from a committee to a council form of government in 1998, the council…
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Film, talk to focus on Roosevelt
Art Shapiro to lead slide show about borough’s history at Adath Israel Congregation in Lawrence. By: Frank C. D’Amico ROOSEVELT For a borough dating back to only the 1930s, Roosevelt has its share of history. The borough, originally known as Jersey Homesteads, was formed in 1937 as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New…
