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  • Sewer ordinance passes

           CHESTERFIELD – The Township Committee voted unanimously to adopt a sewer ordinance last Thursday, setting forth user charges and connection fees for the sewer system that will serve a new village center and parts of Crosswicks. By:Vanessa S. Holt        CHESTERFIELD – The Township Committee voted unanimously to adopt a sewer ordinance last Thursday,…

  • SBHS keeps goals simple

    Girls basketball By: Carolyn M. Hartko    Starting out with a roster that is more than 50 percent underclassmen is not fun for any high school varsity team. But when that team is a girls’ basketball squad that plays in the Greater Middlesex Conference’s Red Division, prospects can be pretty dim.    That’s the position South Brunswick…

  • Gulick: Support already there to fight charter schools

       The Hillsborough School District will continue to fight charter schools, but it will not be joining a coalition of area school districts to do so. By:Laura Toto    Superintendent Robert Gulick told the Board of Education Monday he does not want the board to join a Highland Park-initiated coalition against charter schools.    Superintendent Robert Gulick and…

  • Council terms come to premature ending

           SPRINGFIELD – At the last meeting of the current Township Council on Dec. 13, council members said their goodbyes and expressed their hopes for the future. By:Vanessa S. Holt        SPRINGFIELD – At the last meeting of the current Township Council on Dec. 13, council members said their goodbyes and expressed their hopes for…

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR 12/21

    From the Dec. 21 edition of the Register-News By: Volunteer awards    Girls ages 14-17 are invited to participate in the Soroptimist International Rancocas Valley Chapter’s Violet Richardson volunteer awards program. The award recognizes young women who are caring, compassionate, creative and committed to making the world a better place. Recipients can earn a $100 local…

  • Board hires Marine for MHS discipline

       A former Marine will work as Manville High School’s new disciplinarian and attendance coordinator for about five months starting in January. By:Eric Schwarz    The Board of Education on Tuesday hired Willie Cannon of Moorestown for the job, at $41,467 based on 1999-2000 salaries, which are still under negotiation with the teachers union.    High school Principal…

  • Considering diversity in light of election

       There could be no clearer demonstration of the extent to which our elected government has come to be dominated by the legal profession than the events that have now played out in this presidential contest. The fact that our two candidates sought confirmation of their respective claims of victory through the judicial system is a…

  • Hatton’s last-second basket lifts NBC to one-point win

           Krystle Hatton skied for an offensive board and then attempted a lay-up that rolled around the rim forever before finally falling through to give the Greyhounds a dramatic 52-51 triumph over a "stung" Hamilton Hornets’ squad on Monday. By:Sean Moylan        Krystle Hatton skied for an offensive board and then attempted a lay-up that…

  • First-graders collect toys

    Indian Fields students give gifts to hospitalized children By: Matthew Armstrong    The holiday season is a joyous time to enjoy with family and friends. It’s also a time to give and help those in need of a little holiday cheer.    Some first-graders at Indian Fields School know this lesson well. They have been collecting toys…