Category: archives
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HILLSBOROUGH:Chicken soup…good for the soul?
Library out to prove books as true Next week it will be perfectly acceptable to eat in the library. On Tuesday, the Hillsborough Public Library is holding the first annual A Taste of Chicken Soup for the Soul program. The event, which starts at 7 p.m., is intended to bring township residents together after a…
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ROBBINSVILLE: Zoning board to hear plan for Town Center condo conversion
By Joanne Degnan, Staff Writer ROBBINSVILLE The Zoning Board of Adjustment is scheduled to hold a hearing tonight (Thursday) on a Sharbell application to convert 39 age-restricted condominiums for seniors in Town Center into units for people of all ages. The project, as approved in 2007, had 39 age-restricted condominiums in one building on…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Governor talks about tough times for budget
Phil McAuliffe Before a huge U.S. flag, Gov. Chris Christie answers questions from the crowd at a town hall meeting Wednesday morning in Hillsborough.
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FLORENCE:New school superintendent selected
Appointment pending final contract and vote of new school board BY Amber Cox FLORENCE Following a two-month search for a new superintendent, the Board of Education has recommended the current director of Special Services. The school board Feb. 28 voted to recommend starting the contract negotiation process for Donna Ambrosius, of Mantua. All nine…
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ROBBINSVILLE: Council incumbents file for re-election
Robbinsville Councilwoman Christine Ciaccio has filed a nominating petition to seek re-election in May.
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Awards
By: centraljersey.com Officials from 19 Burlington County municipalities received awards at the 20th annual Burlington County Municipal Joint Insurance Fund (BURLCOJIF) Safety Kickoff Breakfast held on Feb. 17 at the Ramblewood Country Club in Mount Laurel. The awards recognize safety measures implemented by the municipalities, which in turn save thousands of dollars each year through…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Screenings aim to prevent tragedy
Nurse offers low-cost heart health tests By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor Young athletes are routinely tested for things like asthma, scoliosis and skin lesions. But rarely are they scrutinized for a heart condition that could take their lives in an instant. Longtime Montgomery High School nurse Pam Gizzi, who lives in Hillsborough, has embarked on…
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CHESTERFIELD: Black History Month lessons to live by
By Amber Cox CHESTERFIELD Ruby Bridges was 6 when U.S. marshals escorted her past jeering crowds in 1960 as she entered the all-white William Frantz Elementary School to integrate the New Orleans school system. Ruby was one of the civil rights heroes studied by the second-grade classes at Chesterfield Elementary School for their Black…
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Apology needed Stephen Monson, Bordentown Township Exactly how hypocritical is Bruce Hill? Well I guess it depends on whether or not he likes the person delivering the message. Last August, my wife Virginia “Gini” Monson spoke at a Bordentown Township Committee meeting. She spoke on the subject of the lack of curb appeal in the…
