Category: archives
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Beal, Wayne, Harris compete in Special Olympics
By:Kyle Moylan EWING — Over 2,300 athletes from around the state gathered this past weekend for the Special Olympic New Jersey Summer Games. Included in that group were three local athletes. Bordentown’s Danielle Beal, 13, competed in the 25 meter backstroke and 25 meter freestyle. George Wayne, 50, from Columbus competed in powerlifting. Florence’s…
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Township clerk retires after a quarter-century on the job
Officials say Marion Hay will be missed By:Jeff Mikalaitis MANSFIELD — Marion Hay, who has been the Township Clerk for over 25 years will be retiring at the end of the month. Mayor Kelly Shea said that Ms. Hay will truly be missed. “She helped me become a good committee member,” he said. “She…
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BRHS boys’ track advances five to Meet of Champions
By:Sean Moylan Since the pole vaulters on the Bordentown Regional High School varsity track and field team win with greater or equal frequency than the Harlem Globetrotters, there is a natural tendency to take the kids for granted. But after a 1-2-4 finish in NJSIAA Group I State track and field championship held at…
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Developer tactics questionable
By:Annette Sammer To the editor: A funny thing happened last Thursday at the Planning Board meeting. We were invaded by a horde of union workers for Krame. Believe it or not, they had a sign-in sheet and everything. I personally spoke to several that came from other towns (Milltown, Plainfield and Piscataway). They were there…
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Meyer, Malenchek, Fuller advance to Meet of Champs
By: Rudy Brandl EGG HARBOR — The Hillsborough High girls produced a little excitement and drama at last weekend’s State Group 4 Track and Field Championships. With three events remaining, the Raiders were clinging to a narrow lead in the team standings. Could they possibly capture the school’s first team state title? Although they…
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WW-P board asked to reconsider K-5 plan
The superintendent wants to take a new look at grade configurations. By: David M. Campbell Superintendent John Fitzsimons is expected to ask the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional Board of Education on Tuesday night to reopen a discussion on elementary school grade configurations as part of the district’s long-term plan to split schools into two parallel systems…
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State funding to ease borough tax increase
State extraordinay aid will help limit the borough’s tax increase to about 5 cents By:Matthew Armstrong JAMESBURG The tax rate in the borough will rise about 5 cents this year. But, the increase could have been much as 18 cents if not for $300,000 in state extraordinary aid. The tax rate is expected to…
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Annexy a leader for PHS lacrosse
Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week By: Justin Feil Jaime Annexy is proof that you don’t have to be a captain to act like a leader. At halftime of the second round of the boys’ lacrosse state tournament last Wednesday, Princeton High was looking at a 3-2 deficit against Johnson Regional and the potential end…
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Same job, different town
New cop takes no time off before starting By:Eric Schwarz Craig Jeremiah didn’t take a vacation when he moved from being a police officer in Hillsborough to serve in Manville. Mr. Jeremiah, a lifelong resident of Manville, began work as the borough’s newest patrolman on Monday with shooting practice and an afternoon swearing-in. He had…
