Category: archives
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For 30 years, Batcho School has educated Manville youth
LIVING IN MANVILLE By:Mary Ellen Zangara Happy 30th anniversary Alexander Batcho Intermediate School! This year is the anniversary and will be a year of celebration. The school officially opened its doors for the first class on Sept. 9, 1970. Paul Safko, the first principal of the school, welcomed approximately 500 seventh- and eighth-grade students to…
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Grant helps Chesterfield school buy software
CHESTERFIELD – A $35,000 grant from the Chesterfield Public Education Fund will let the elementary school buy new computer software that educators hope will help students make great strides in learning at all ability levels. By:Vanessa S. Holt CHESTERFIELD – A $35,000 grant from the Chesterfield Public Education Fund will let the elementary…
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Sentencing Friday in murder case
NEWS: Sentencing for Hillsborough resident Keith Descoteau is scheduled for Friday morning in state Superior Court in Somerville. A jury found Mr. Descoteau guilty of reckless manslaughter in the February 1999 murder of 21-year-old David Wood. By: Laura Toto HILLSBOROUGH Sentencing for Hillsborough resident Keith Descoteau is scheduled for Friday morning before Judge Edward…
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Board-teacher contract negotiations stalemated
Union wants to open ‘crisis headquarters’ Parents question board about impasse By:Eric Schwarz Negotiations to end an impasse between the Board of Education and the teachers union have reached what the union president has termed a "crisis" level, with the union considering establishing an office to conduct its negotiation business in private, the Manville Education…
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Builder proposes development near old landfill
Board wants to know more about Superfund site before moving forward By: Matthew Armstrong The Planning Board wants to know more about a closed landfill adjacent to a proposed housing development before it reviews plans for the 73-unit development. Plans for the development, which would be bordered by New Road, Greenview Road and Route 1,…
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Need exists for competent use of technology in school
Manville schools By:Mike Skara Since they were first introduced into schools around the country, parents, teachers and administrators have been asking a very valid and important question: Do we really need computers in the schools? When they are used properly, the answer is clearly yes, especially in Manville schools. Even the most superficial look at…
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Anne L. McKeever
Anne L. McKeever, 72, died Dec. 3 at Capital Health System at Fuld hospital, Trenton. Born in Trenton, she lived in Hamilton for 24 years. She was a technical librarian on the administrative staff of IBM Corp. 27 years, retiring in 1984. She was a member of Immaculate Conception R.C. Church, Trenton, Mount Carmel Guild…
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Plainsboro plan irks locals
Kingston residents say proposed apartments will hurt village By: Matthew Armstrong Kingston residents fear that a proposed 220-unit apartment complex development and a new office park in Plainsboro will increase traffic problems, be a detriment to the historic character of Kingston and worsen the problem of suburban sprawl in the area. The 220-unit apartment complex…
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High winds knock down trees
Winds reaching 51 mph Tuesday knocked down two trees and a small number of wires in Manville, but caused no major damage in Hillsborough, said officials in the two municipalities. By:Eric Scwarz The wind speed reached gale force levels of 51 mph at the home of State Climatologist David Robinson in the Belle Mead section…
