Category: archives
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Board trims task force’s construction proposal
SCHOOL BOARD NOTES By: Stanley Dunn At Monday’s meeting, the Board of Education continued its discussion of the Facilities Task Force proposal. The original cost of $21.5 million was revised downward to $20.1 million by reducing the size of the additions to Auten Road and HHS. The original proposal was first presented to the Board…
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Senate panel backs plan for rail line
The state Senate Transportation Committee is recommending the full Senate approve a bill to make a commuter rail link from Lakewood to central New Jersey a state priority. By: Al Wicklund The state Senate Transportation Committee is recommending the full Senate approve a bill to make a commuter rail link from Lakewood to central New…
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Megan L. Perry
Imlaystown resident By: UPPER FREEHOLD — Megan L. Perry, 22, of Imlaystown died Thursday, June 8, in Capital Health/Fuld Campus of injuries resulting from an auto accident. Born in Trenton, she had lived in Imlaystown all her life. She was employed at McGraw Hill as a marketing sales associate and as a waitress at the…
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Bell tolls for local high school in Washington
Editorial By: It is time to start planning for a high school in Washington Township. The Washington Township Board of Education is in the process of deciding the future of its high school students, who currently attend Lawrence High School as part of a sending-receiving relationship that expires in 2005. As part of the process,…
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Chmielewski vaults into NJSIAA history book
By: Carolyn Hartko South Brunswick High School pole vaulter Laura Chmielewski made history last week at the NJSIAA Meet of Champions held on her home turf. Last year, the girls’ pole vault was held as an exhibition event. This spring, it became an official event for the state’s outdoor track and field championships. So by…
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Antoinette Alexandrowicz Kowalski
Longtime area resident By: TRENTON — Antoinette Alexandrowicz Kowalski, 89, died Tuesday, June 6, at home. Born in Russia, she was a longtime Trenton area resident. She worked with Trenton Brass before retiring from the state of New Jersey. She was a member of Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity, Hamilton. Daughter of the…
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TANGENTS: Shopping for the father who has it all
By: John Saccenti Including myself, there are two people in my home with blue eyes. We both tend to babble and the ratio of food in stomach to food on shirt during meals is equally bad for both of us. My daughter is just 7 months old. She’s tiny now, not quite as long as…
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Future classmates get acquainted
Pond Road students travel to Lawrence Middle School By: Kristy Klaus Sweltering 90-degree temperatures didn’t seem to bother the students from Pond Road Middle School or Lawrence Middle School as they played flag football, tennis and soccer at the schools’ Unity Day Friday. The event was designed to let students from Lawrence’s sending district,…
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Cuttalossa bridge to be renovated
By: Les Sdorow SOLEBURY — The Board of Supervisors June 6 discussed the renovation of the Cuttalossa Bridge at the intersection of Sugan and Cuttalossa roads, identified several years ago as “structurally deficient.” The renovation will include a new stone facing with metal supports. Board Chairman Peter Grover reported the low bidder for the…
