Category: archives
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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…
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MANVILLE: Gymnasts give top performances
Manville students Emma Thompson and Brooke Hoodja continue to have success as their gymnastics season draws to a close. Both girls compete for Paramount Gymnastics located in Hillsborough. On February 18 and 19 the girls traveled to Danbury, Connecticut. to participate in the Team Challenge Gymnastics meet hosted by Gymnastics Revolution. The meet was the…
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Time to Rock and Roll with “Quadrophenia” at MCCC’s Kelsey Theatre March 19-20
By Wendy Humphrey West Windsor, NJ – It’s time to rock and roll with the Reock & Roll Revue. The popular New Jersey band celebrates the classic rock opera “Quadrophenia” for two performances only at Mercer County Community College’s Kelsey Theatre. Performances take place Saturday, March 19 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, March 20 at 2…
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"Studio 253" FUNdraiser at Congregation Kehilat Shalom, Belle Mead, March 12
The CKS sanctuary is transformed for a night into a sparkling casino and silent auction display at last year’s “Enchanted Evening” fund-raising event. Photo by Lou Orlando
