Category: archives
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Hopewell topics are signs, police, yard sales, EDC
Two citizens have suggestions By:Ruth Luse Only a few citizens were on hand Monday night for the regular meeting of Hopewell Borough Council, but two asked questions that led to considerable discussion among council members and the mayor. Sue Silvestri of Hart Avenue suggested borough officials check out no-parking signs on various streets –…
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Pennington wants licensed plumbers to do water work
Ordinance introduced By:John Tredrea Only licensed plumbers would be permitted to do work involving connections to Pennington’s public water supply, if an ordinance introduced by a unanimous Borough Council vote Monday night is adopted. The ordinance, which is an amendment to the water and sewer section of the borough’s legal code, is scheduled for a…
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Event to aid families of plane crash victims
Bung’s Bar and Grille in Florence will be the setting By:Vanessa S. Holt FLORENCE – The midair collision of two planes over Burlington Township on Aug. 9 took the lives of 11 passengers, destroyed a house, and left dozens of families in despair and disbelief. The wreckage is gone, but many families are still…
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Student safety patrollers eager to lend helping hands
Fourth-graders assist, protect classmates By: Venecia A. Thompson At Brunswick Acres School in Kendall Park, it is not unusual to see fourth-graders helping young children to bathrooms, observing their younger classmates at lunch and writing other students’ names down whenever they enter the nurse’s office. These student helpers are performing their duties as safety patrols…
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Salesman tells business town can be marketed
Borough needs unified image of how it should be perceived By:Eric Schwarz Borough businesses should find their unique qualities and then market based on them, a consultant told the Manville Business and Professional Association on Monday night. Rocky Romeo, president of Edutek Business Development in Edison, told the group about his services, which include training…
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Board of Education expands plan to ease overcrowding
By:Vanessa S. Holt BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP – The Board of Education voted last week to include full-day kindergarten and grade realignment in its plan to reorganize and address overcrowding in the district. In May, a citizens task force appointed by the board recommended construction of a new 900-student high school capable of expansion to 1,300…
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POLICE BEAT 10/05
From the Oct. 5 edition of the Register-News By: BORDENTOWN CITY An East Union Street resident reported at 7:35 p.m. Oct. 1 the gas cap had been removed from his vehicle parked on Hankins Alley. Gas had been siphoned out, said police. Police were called to the Quick Chek parking lot at 12:29 a.m. Sept.…
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Delaware Division football race up for grabs
Hillsborough still plays three others in chase By: Rudy Brandl The Hillsborough High football team has destiny in its own hands. Four teams are still in the hunt for the Skyland Conference Delaware Division title as October action begins. Hillsborough and Phillipsburg enter the weekend unbeaten, while North Hunterdon and Warren Hills have one…
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Hiring teachers is becoming more difficult
Shortage most noticeable in math, sciences, world languages By: Brian Shappell and Amanda Bok Widespread teacher shortages in New Jersey are starting to hit the area, according to school administrators from Middlesex County Districts. Superintendents of school districts around the state are reporting difficulty in filling teaching positions available at their schools. And officials at…
