Category: archives
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HILLSBOROUGH: Township Committee candidates set to debate Monday night
High school students will run the show A group of Hillsborough High School students will host the second annual Township Committee Candidates’ Night at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 29, in the cafeteria of the Auten Road Intermediate School. All five candidates — Greg Burchette, Jim Farley, Mike Goldberg, Judd Mandell and Carl Suraci — on…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Goblins rise on this lawn every night
The ghoul in the crypt is one of the Longs’ favorite pieces in the yard.
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HILLSBOROUGH: Goblins rise on this lawn every night
Beware watch will greet you on the Longs’ front porch!
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Letter: Vote for Shaina Ciaccio for Robbinsville school board
From: Shaina Ciaccio, Robbinsville. To the editor: In my work each day as a child welfare investigator, I see the importance of beginnings. Children are so much a product of their environment, and a long time passes before we see how much those early years affect our children. While schools can never take the place…
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LAWRENCE: Five arrested on drug and alcohol charges
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer A tip that someone was using a controlled dangerous substance inside a Scherer Court residence led to the arrest of five people, including a 59-year-old woman who owns the Lawrence Square Village condominium at 6:19 p.m. Oct. 18, according to the Lawrence Township Police Department. Gicela Gonzalez, 59, of Bunker…
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Letter: Vote for Shennard for Robbinsville Township Council
From: Council President Ron Witt; Council Vice President Vince Calcagno; Councilwoman Chris Ciaccio; and Councilwoman Sheree McGowan. To the editor: The members of the Robbinsville Township Council are announcing our unanimous endorsement of Councilman Dennis Shennard in the Nov. 6 election. Since joining the Township Council, Dennis has been an active member and we have…
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MANVILLE: GOP council would counter ‘dictatorship’
To the editor: What is a dictatorship? It is defined as “an autocratic form of government in which the government is ruled by an individual.” What is a democracy? It is “a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them.” Manville’s governing body is based…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Random drug testing to remain at high school
Citing will of the public, board votes to continue, 6-3 By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor A majority of Hillsborough’s Board of Education said it couldn’t ignore the public’s will. So the school board decided, 6-3, Monday night to continue the district’s random drug testing policy. The testing, begun in 2008, opens the possibility of…
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HILLSBOROUGH: School board hears request to add Diwali as holiday
Board approves 2013-14 school calendar By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor After hearing a request from the South Asian community to add a Hindi family festival day as a school holiday, the Board of Education approved the 2013-14 school year calendar without it Monday night. About 75 residents came to support several speakers who asked…
