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  • ALLENTOWN: High School to host Jazz Festival

       ALLENTOWN — Allentown High School will host its first Jazz Festival, featuring some of the best high school jazz bands in New Jersey, on Friday, March 18.    The festival will begin at 6 p.m. and the AHS Jazz Band will perform around 9:30. The festival will be adjudicated by Jeffrey Kunkel from Montclair State University…

  • ALLENTOWN: Fire services dispute heats up

    Mayor: Borough ‘already paying more than its fair share’ By Joanne Degnan, Staff Writer    ALLENTOWN — Borough officials say they see “no rational basis” for Upper Freehold Township’s request for $50,000 more per year for firefighters’ salaries as well as a retroactive payment of nearly $500,000.    Upper Freehold CFO Dianne Kelly hand-delivered a letter from…

  • MANVILLE: Author helps excite pupils’ love of reading

    By Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer    Weston School students had a special visitor for Read Across America on March 2. Author Herman Parish of the Amelia Bedelia book series did a presentation for the K-3 students.    School librarian Sandy Romano helped arrange the author’s visit.    ”I worked with the Literacy Club and the PTA and…

  • FLORENCE: District administration lineup focus of meeting

    By Amber Cox    FLORENCE — About 60 residents, administration and faculty came out on a sunny morning to hear what the administrative lineup for their schools may look like after the expected departure of two principals and the superintendent in July.    The Board of Education held a special meeting Saturday to receive public input on…

  • Einstein Enjoys Sock Hop Despite Aversion to Socks

    Einstein Enjoys Sock Hop Despite Aversion to Socks

    Amanda Lerner a dance winner at the YWCA Princeton’s “No Sock” Sock Hop during Princeton’s Geek Freak Weekend. Shown are (left to right) Robert Lerner and his daughter Amanda Lerner of Skillman, and Diane Hasili, YWCA CMO, as Einstein.

  • Einstein Enjoys Sock Hop Despite Aversion to Socks

    Einstein Enjoys Sock Hop Despite Aversion to Socks

    By Diane Hasili Einstein, who hated socks saying could not concentrate, loved the YWCA Princeton’s "No Sock" Sock Hop. The event was just one of many in the area to celebrate March 14th which happens to be both the number pi (3.14) and Einstein’s birthday. Children not only became part of local history but learned…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Dog park making money for township

    By Mary Brienza, Staff Writer    The purchase of the Rocky Top Dog Park is going to continue to be a source of revenue for the township, said township officials at a special budget meeting Tuesday evening.    At the meeting, various departments, including Parks and Recreation, codes and the Senior Center, presented a report for the…

  • Movie Night

    Movie Night

    Tanya Hamilton will attend a screening of ‘Night Catches Us’ in Lambertville By Elise Nakhnikian SET in Philadelphia in 1976, Night Catches Us is an expertly acted, tensely emotional drama about a fascinating part of our recent past. “The ‘60s and the ‘70s were really emotionally raw and violent times,” says director Tanya Hamilton. “I…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Two teachers say they’ll retire

    By Andrew Corselli, Staff Writer    A trio with more than 80 years of service to township schools will retire as of July 1.    They are Karin Benton, an English teacher at the high school; Brenda Linton, an ASI Literacy teacher at Auten Road Intermediate School; and Donna Santonastaso, a 10-month secretary at Auten Road.    ”I…