Category: archives

  • Education plan aims to improve program

       Last week a resident wrote a letter to the editor expressing her concerns with the recommendations of the report of the Special Education Design Team to the superintendent of schools. Her observations, understandably, were primarily from the viewpoint of a parent of a child with special education needs.    As a former president of the Board…

  • Township administrator could get planning pay

    Action could come Jan. 18 By:John Tredrea    Over the objections of several residents, including former Township Committeeman John Hart, the committee voted unanimously Jan. 4 to introduce an ordinance under which township Administrator Christine Smeltzer will be paid an extra $500 monthly for serving on the township Planning Board.    Ms. Smeltzer, hired as administrator about…

  • Residents appointed to landfill committee

       FLORENCE — At the first meeting of the new year on Jan. 3, the Township Council announced the names of seven residents who will serve on a new landfill advisory committee. By: Vanessa S. Holt    FLORENCE — At the first meeting of the new year on Jan. 3, the Township Council announced the names of…

  • Jan. 11, 2001

    infoUSA/Donnelley Marketing of Ames, Iowa In some cases this listing represents the property’s mailing address rather than the municipal location. While the intention is to include all reported transactions, Packet Online does not guarantee its completeness or independently verify its contents. Avenel Michael Goley 53 Chestnut St $155,000 09/12/00 Avenel Paul Juran 43 Madison Ave…

  • Books and cooks

       MANSFIELD — Second-grade students at the John Hydock Elementary School cooked up some tasty treats Monday, using the extra ingredients of literature and teamwork. By: Jeff Mikalaitis    MANSFIELD — Second-grade students at the John Hydock Elementary School cooked up some tasty treats Monday, using the extra ingredients of literature and teamwork.    As part of the…

  • Students get history lesson

    By: Jillian Ruddiman    WASHINGTON — Black History Month traditionally is celebrated in February, but students at the Pond Road Middle School got an early start on the subject.    Last week, students watched a presentation, "The African-American Journey," performed by Ardie Stuart Brown and her sister, Patricia Stuart Robinson.    Ms. Brown used the comparison of searching…

  • Search for freedom led to Hillsborough

       Amir Chadry never wanted to leave his home country of Pakistan, but in 1998 he moved to the United States to find a better life for himself and his family. By:Laura Toto    Mr. Chadry, 37, is now the owner of Food and Fruit Market at Triangle and Auten roads, a local convenience store he opened…

  • Boys basketball notches win

    By: Kyle Moylan    The Allentown High School boys’ basketball team’s win over Hamilton this past Saturday may not have been the most important or most impressive one in the state, but it certainly was the most deserved.    After losing its first six games — five of which it led in the second half — Allentown…

  • Trenton man charged in burglaries

       BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP— Following a two-month investigation, police have arrested a Trenton man who they have identified as a suspect in a string of burglaries which occurred throughout Bordentown and neighboring townships. By: Jeff Mikalaitis    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP— Following a two-month investigation, police have arrested a Trenton man who they have identified as a suspect in a…