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  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Board president’s remarks improper

    John E. Smith Jr., Dayton To the editor:     I find School Board President Dr. Matthew Speesler’s remark about teachers caring “more about themselves than they do about the students” in a recently published report highly inflammatory and improper.    It is exactly this kind of rhetoric that fosters bitterness and animosity between all concerned parties.…

  • Steck – DiCostanzo

    By: centraljersey.com Mr. and Mrs. William Steck, of Roebling, have announced the engagement of their daughter, Kimberlee Steck, to John DiCostanzo, son of Pamela DiCostanzo. of Lake Worth, Florida, and Frank and Anita DiCostanzo, of Danbury, Connecticut. The bride to be is is a human resources manager for Global Tower, LLC, in Boca Raton, Florida.…

  • Both sides must talk for fair pact

    By: centraljersey.com This is the way it’s supposed to work. The Board of Education and leaders of the education association agreed following a 10-hour session Sunday to "save" about 270 nonteaching jobs from being handed over to an independent contractor that would set its own salary scale and benefits. In exchange, the school board gained…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Viking girls take county championship game

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Viking girls take county championship game

    By Packet Group The Viking 8th grade girl’s team won the Middlesex County championship this week with a 39-11 win over IC-Spotswood.    The Vikings got out early behind Erica Dwyer’s eight first quarter points. Janae Mayfield and Erin Carroll each scored on a 3-point play in the second quarter to give the Vikings a commanding…

  • LAWRENCE: Zoners continue hearing into detox center

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    If the office park at 100 Federal City Road had retained its Education Government and Institutions zoning, then the proposed Sunrise Detox Center would not need to appear before the Zoning Board of Adjustment for a use variance.    That’s what planner Michael Mueller told the Zoning Board of Adjustment at…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Local Jews celebrate Purim at two events

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Local Jews celebrate Purim at two events

    Staff photo by Mary Brienza Some of the 250 people gathered at Pierre’s Restaurant on George’s Road Sunday night for a celebration of the Jew´ish holiday of Purim.

  • ‘Bugsy Malone’

    By: centraljersey.com On March 25 and 26, Hopewell Valley Central High School Performing Arts Center will host Timberlane Middle School’s performance of "Bugsy Malone," a story about youngsters who play Prohibition-era mobsters in this tongue-in-cheek tribute to the 1920s gangster flick. Shows start at 7:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at www.showtix4u.com or at the…

  • Allentown group plans ‘Petz Gone Wild’ event

    By: centraljersey.com ALLENTOWN – The Allentown Business Community Association announces a new event in Allentown on Sunday, May 1. "Petz Gone Wild" is designed to be a fun interactive day with your pet. Most of the events planned are dog-related but the ABCA hopes to expand each year to include much more. This year the…

  • Playing for the Pink a big hit

    By: centraljersey.com The Hamilton Girls Softball Association held its 5th annual Playing for the Pink breast cancer awareness tournament donation check presentation at the Susan G Komen for the Cure offices in Lawrenceville. As part of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation’s Passionately Pink for the Cure program, Playing for the Pink unites…