Category: archives
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ROBBINSVILLE: Raven swimmers improve numbers
By Bob Nuse, The Packet Group The numbers are improving for the Robbinsville High swim program, but they are not quite where they need to be just yet. ”It was a very tough call to make in whether or not to split the team or stay co-ed,” said Robbinsville coach Pam Owens, who is in…
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ALLENTOWN: Regional school district eyeing ways to boost test scores
By Joanne Degnan, Staff Writer ALLENTOWN The Upper Freehold Regional School District is launching a writing workshop program in grades K-4 next year and looking to give teenagers more experience reading “dense nonfiction text” in order to improve test scores. The plans were discussed as part of the district’s 2010 Achievement Report, which was…
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Thursday, Dec. 2
By: centraljersey.com Parent workshop: 7-8:30 p.m., Crossroads North Middle School, South Brunswick High School. Topic is teen driving safety presentation by the Division of Highway Traffic safety director. Child care provided. Contact: www.sbschools.org
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Hillsborough Heat baseball seeking player
By: centraljersey.com The Hillsborough Heat 11U baseball team is looking for a player to round out its roster for the spring/summer 2011 season. The team is a competitive, travel team that competes in multiple spring leagues, spring and summer tournaments, and conducts indoor winter workouts. Players must be age 11 or under on or before…
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Church will host breakfast buffet
By: centraljersey.com Sacred Heart Church Altar Rosary Society will hold its monthly all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet on Sunday from 7:30 a.m. to noon in the church auditorium. Someone special will be stopping by to say hello to the children. Santa will be making a stop at the breakfast and pictures will be taken from 9 to…
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LAMBERTVILLE: Local drunken-driving crackdown to begin Monday
Law enforcement officers from Lambertville will be cracking down on drunk drivers as part of the annual holiday season “Over the Limit, Under Arrest” statewide campaign. Beginning Dec. 6 and running through Jan. 2, local and state law enforcement officers will conduct sobriety checkpoints and saturation patrols, looking for motorists who may be driving while…
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ROBBINSVILLE: Council OKs police, Public Works union contracts
By Joanne Degnan, Staff Writer ROBBINSVILLE The township’s 18 Public Works employees and the Police Department’s eight police sergeants and lieutenants will be getting 2 percent raises in 2011 under new union contracts approved Monday by the Township Council. The resolutions authorizing the collective bargaining agreements with Teamsters Local 35 and the Superior Officers…
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SB man wins library award
By: centraljersey.com TRENTON – At the 36th annual JASPER Awards presentation, the New Jersey State Library received two awards for excellence in communications. The statewide "Library Champions Awareness Campaign" received the gold award for a public relations campaign while the "Library Champions" posters, featuring celebrity champions like Devils’ forward Zach Parise, Giants’ defensive end Justin…
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Santa arrives Friday
By: centraljersey.com Santa Claus is coming to town! It is that time of year and Santa will be making his yearly visit to Manville Friday night at 6:30 p.m. to see all the children. The Manville police and fire departments will escort Santa’s sleigh down Main Street to his house on South Main Street where…
