Category: archives
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MONROE: Could Yemen become hotbed for terrorists?
By David Kilby, Staff Writer MONROE — Even the cops are high in the dry southwestern Arabian country of Yemen, which potentially could become a hotbed for terrorists. That’s because the military is busy fighting pirates, the ruler for more than three decades could be forced to step down — making the country easy prey…
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MONROE: State aid disparity worries school board
By David Kilby, Staff Writer MONROE — As the Board of Education presented the Monroe School District’s 2011-12 proposed budget, school officials could not emphasize enough the disparity in the amount of state aid Monroe is receiving for its schools. The board held a public hearing on the proposed budget and adopted it Wednesday. Voters…
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SCHOOLS: Jamesburg parents say stay with Monroe
By David Kilby, Staff Writer The Jamesburg and Monroe school districts both passed a resolution last week that would reduce tuition for Jamesburg students attending Monroe High School from $18,933 to $16,100 and would send Jamesburg freshmen starting high school in 2012 to a different school yet to be determined. ”Our students who started in…
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Prepare to Fall in Love with The Boy Friend
By Margaret Mattes, Princeton High School Opening the doors of the Performing Arts Center at Princeton High School exactly one week before the debut of the spring musical, The Boy Friend, I quickly discover that the jazzy notes, “swell” vocabulary, and wild Charleston moves of the twenties are alive and well. On stage, the student…
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CRANBURY: Small-town living key to longevity?
By David Kilby, Staff Writer CRANBURY — A resident who has lived in town for 70 years may be proof the secret to long life is small-town living. Rose Tears, of Maplewood Avenue, was born March 28, 1911, and turns 100 Monday. She raised her two daughters in the house she has been living in…
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MONROE: Fire district consolidation report delayed a month
By David Kilby, Staff Writer MONROE — The township is in the process of redistricting its three fire districts to resolve the disparity between tax rates between each. Les Adams, president of Public Safety Solutions Inc, based in Chester, Maryland, is conducting the project. Originally, the redistricting report was due March 31, but due to…
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CRANBURY: School adopts $15.5 million budget
By David Kilby, Staff Writer CRANBURY — The public had very few comments and no complaints at the Board of Education hearing on the proposed $15.5 million budget Tuesday. Following the hearing, the board adopted the budget, 8-0, with Eveyln Spann absent. The proposed 2011-12 spending plan is $15,482,513, or 2.6 percent lower than this…
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CRANBURY: Township awaits DEP dam repair instructions
By David Kilby, Staff Writer CRANBURY — The Brainerd Lake dam repair project is at a stalemate as the township and county wait for the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to tell them what kind of repairs the dam needs. There have been concerns the repairs would affect traffic on Main Street, but at…
