Category: archives
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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…
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Flagtown artist drew fame by painting his own money
LOOKING BACK By:Michele Dansak Emanuel Ninger’s talent was beyond compare. Art critics marveled at his work. His miniature masterpieces, done in ink, brought him much publicity in 1896. And while his work is not as well known as Rembrandt’s or Picasso’s, it’s just as recognizable. Ninger painted counterfeit money. Ninger, a native of Germany, plied…
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High school steps outlined
Washington shooting for September 2005 opening By: Frank C. D’Amico WASHINGTON – Superintendent Paul Harren this week outlined some of the major steps the Washington Township School District will have to take to build a high school. The township currently sends its high school students to Lawrence High School, and its contract with that district…
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SBHS Wind Ensemble earns national honor
Invited to participate in National Concert Band Festival By: Amanda Bok It is among the highest honors that a high school concert band can earn and it has been extended to the South Brunswick High School Wind Ensemble. On Monday the Wind Ensemble received a personal invitation to the National Concert Band Festival from festival…
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Wawa wins parking expansion
Board approves application after four-hour meeting By: Nick D’Amore The Planning Board has approved an application by Wawa to allows the Georges Road convenience store to almost double its parking. In addition, Wawa has agreed to pay for the demolition of a historic house located on one of the two lots it will use to…
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Edition of Oct. 5 Unlikely to happen again To the editor: Just when I was beginning to worry that my ex-colleague, Stanley Stolarski, had forgotten his old friends on the school board, I found yet another of his distinctive letters in your newspaper. Although somewhat difficult to decipher in its entirety, one passage seemed particularly…
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Board nixes Sprint tower
Application first presented in May By:Vanessa S. Holt CHESTERFIELD – The Township Planning Board last week unanimously denied an application from Sprint to build a communications tower in the township after Sprint failed to appear before the board for the second month in a row. "We told residents we wouldn’t let this drag on,"…
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PRESS FORUM: Schoolhouse Lane
Should Schoolhouse Lane be made a one-way road? Should Schoolhouse Lane be made a one-way road?
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Storm sweeps through town, wreaks havoc
Meteorologists say strong winds, not a tornado, caused damage Torrential rain and strong winds ripped through Lawrence Township last week, knocking down trees and electrical wires and closing several roads in the northern part of the township. By: T.J. Furman and Lea Kahn The Oct. 4 storm caused extensive damage in the area between Carter…
