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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: School vote: Bit of history to disappear
EDITORIAL If Gov. Chris Christie signs the bill this week, school boards will have the option of skipping the traditional spring school election — or to have a vote at all on the local tax levy that largely finances the budget.¶ Under a bill that passed the Legislature overwhelmingly Monday, if the school board drafts…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Route 206 traffic could regulate pace of project
State won’t allow traffic signal at this juncture By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor Building of 469 apartments off Route 206 could start and then perhaps stop midway to assess how well the highway is handling traffic turning into and out of the future home, hotel and business project. That’s what the applicant Route…
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LAWRENCE: Students learn about energy conservation
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Standing in front of 20 students in Danielle Barus’ 1st-grade classroom at the Slackwood Elementary School, college students Ellis Liang, Stefany Farino and Taylir Sanchez asked the children who could describe energy. Four hands shot up. Where do we get it from, the children were asked. ”We get our energy…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Teacher, blind student win prizes
Hillsborough High School student Thomas Kozlowski is among 12 legally blind, college-bound high school seniors to receive college scholarships of $10,000 each from the Jewish Guild for the Blind (The Guild). The GuildScholar Program scholarships are awarded prior to the academic year that begins in September. The GuildScholar Program was created, in part, through a…
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MANVILLE: Senior Corner for week of Jan. 12
By Geraldine Klimowich The Manville Senior Citizens meet at 12:30 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at the VFW on Washington Avenue. The club, which is comprised of people who are residents of Manville, age 60 or older, and age 55 if disabled, will not be accepting new members until January. Canned goods or…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Township will host GOP convention next week
Joan Biondi, late Assemblyman’s widow, endorses Donna Simon By Charles Kim, Packet Group Hillsborough will host the Republican special convention next Thursday night, Jan. 19, that will select a state Assembly member to fill the vacancy created by the death of Peter Biondi. Three candidates competing spent the last week collecting endorsements and…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Auditing firm gives district passing grade
By Charles W. Kim, Managing Editor The school district passed a yearly state mandated audit with flying colors and no recommendations from the firm conducting it.¶ "Everything that we tested, all the procedures that we performed were positive, everything we asked for was provided by the business office and was in compliance," said Warren Korecky…
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PLUMSTED: Town gets first career fire chief
Steve Morgan Jr. (left) receives a certificate of recognition from Plumsted Deputy Mayor Eric Sorchik at a fire company promotion ceremony Jan. 4. Photo by Rebecca Nowalski
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MANVILLE: Second place earns gymnast prize of cherished snow globe
On Dec. 9, Manville fifth graders Brooke Hoodja and Emma Thompson competed at the Christmas on the Chesapeake gymnastics invitational in Baltimore, Maryland, for Paramount Gymnastics of Hillsborough. Emma’s Level 6 group competed first and started the event rotation on floor exercise. Emma scored a 9.05, which earned her second place. After floor, they rotated…
