Category: archives
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EDITORIAL: Welcome to school board
Congratulations to Murali Aiyar and Jo Ann Groeger upon their appointments to fill the vacancies on the Board of Education created by the resignations of Ginny Bigley and David Donahue. They were chosen from among a field of eight candidates for the two seats. Mr. Aiyar has already been sworn into office and it is…
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BORDENTOWN CITY: Web threats spark ire of city mayor
By Birgitta Wolfe BORDENTOWN CITY — Mayor James Lynch reacted sharply to complaints Monday about postings on the Bordentown Farmers Market Facebook page calling for a list of residents to be shot. ”It’s all hate. It’s terrible,” he said Tuesday. Residents Michael and Nancy Tunney, who were among targets of postings, appeared before the City…
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ALLENTOWN: Flamingo fashion fundraiser takes wing
Allentown Librarian Nancy Stein with the "Carmen Miranda" flamingo, one of 25 repurposed lawn ornaments competing for first-prize at the Freedom Fest State Fair. The fashion contest is a new library fundraiser. Photo by Joanne Degnan
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Would charter schools be good for Lawrence?
Joe Summers, Lawrenceville To the editor: Laura Waters, president of the Lawrence Township Board of Education, recently suggested that the New Jersey Education Association “announce a pilot program of NJEA-sponsored charter schools” (Saving the NJEA from itself, Guest Opinion, June 16). This raises some interesting questions since charter schools drain public taxpayer funds from the…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Grant will help fight alcohol abuse
By Marisa Iati, Staff Writer The Hillsborough-Millstone Municipal Alliance takes a swing at preventing drug and alcohol abuse in the community by holding more than a dozen educational programs each year. ”The overall goal really is to create a healthier New Jersey, a healthier Somerset County, a healthier Hillsborough,” said Lisa Gulla, program planner and…
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MANVILLE: Knights make donation to Arc
Members of the Knights of Columbus St. Jude Council No. 6573, including from left, John Buico, Andy Hando and Ed Komoroski at right, presented a check to Tara Abbott of the ARC of Somerset. Photo by Mary Ellen Zangara
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POLICE BLOTTER: Week of July 14
Andrew Hoffman, 25 of Raritan was charged with driving while intoxicated while driving a black BMW on Route 206 at 1:46 a.m. on July 2. He registered a reading of 0.14 percent blood alcohol on the breath analysis, police said. He was released after also being charged with speeding. * * * An employee of…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Police seek pellet gun shooter
By Charles W. Kim, Managing Editor Police are seeking an individual who allegedly shot a pellet gun into a Royal Oaks apartment the evening of July 9, striking the resident who lived there. According to police, the alleged shooter reached in through an open sliding door in the rear of the apartment complex on Henderson…
