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  • MANSFIELD: School board considers policy changes

    By Amber Cox, Special Writer MANSFIELD — Head injuries, dating violence and teacher residency are topics of policies changes being considered by the Northern Burlington County Regional school board The dating violence policy is a state-mandated policy that requires school districts to teach students in grades seven through 12 about dating violence. ”The health curriculum…

  • MONTREAL: Robbinsville High robotics team victorious

    MONTREAL: Robbinsville High robotics team victorious

    After win at Montreal Regional, next stop is championship    MONTREAL — The Robbinsville High School FIRST Robotics Team 2590, Nemesis, won first place in the Montreal Regional robotics competition last week and is now headed for the international championship in St. Louis next month.    Nemesis was ranked first after 11 qualification matches, conquering the language…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Historians lament burning of centuries-old house

    HILLSBOROUGH: Historians lament burning of centuries-old house

    Firefighters battled the blaze Sunday morning and worked to confine it to one building. (Photo by Rick Artz)

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Historians lament burning of centuries-old house

    HILLSBOROUGH: Historians lament burning of centuries-old house

    The house at 697 Amwell Road was an unusual one- and one-half-story structure, a hint to its age.

  • PLUMSTED: BOE debates restoring two freshman sports teams

    By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor    PLUMSTED — The Plumsted Board of Education last week discussed the possibility of bringing back two interscholastic middle school sports teams, as well as freshman basketball and football at New Egypt High School in 2012-13.    No final decision was made after school board members Garrett Midgett and Christopher Probasco floated…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: SBPAL team beats Ewing for tourney title

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: SBPAL team beats Ewing for tourney title

       The South Brunswick Police Athletic League fifth grade boys basketball team came up winners in the final of the CJ Youth League Tournament played March 10 at West Windsor High School.    The Vikings got by undefeated Ewing in the final game 44 – 41.    After suffering a tough loss by two points to the same…

  • Environmental Services Leader adds Environmental Industry Veteran

    Environmental Services Leader adds Environmental Industry Veteran

    Dermot Dillon joins rapidly growing Summit Drilling By Chris Casarona Bridgewater, NJ – March 19, 2012. Summit Drilling, one of the Northeast’s largest environmental services companies has announced the hiring of Dermot Dillon, a 27-year industry pro. Mr. Dillon comes to Summit Drilling after 17 years with SGS North America where he served as a…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Local artist Weintraub’s work chosen as ‘best in show’

    HILLSBOROUGH: Local artist Weintraub’s work chosen as ‘best in show’

       Hillsborough artist Martha Weintraub had her innovative artwork chosen as “Best of Show” for the Phillips’ Mill Photographic Exhibition, running through April 8 in Bucks County, Pa.    The exhibition’s theme, “Photography as art and photographer as artist,” was underscored by Ms. Weintraub’s image, which combine photography with hand-drawing and painting.    Visitors to the exhibition, held…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Girls celebrate 100 years of Scouting

    HILLSBOROUGH: Girls celebrate 100 years of Scouting

       About 300 Hillsborough Girl Scouts celebrated the 100-year anniversary of Girl Scouts on a crisp March 10.    Girls from K-6, Daisies, Brownies and Juniors gathered at Camp Dewitt for a fun-filled day of activities run by Cadettes and Seniors.    After opening ceremonies, girls moved to stations to make traditional yarn dolls, learn knots and lanyard,…