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Castagna denied change of venue
By Birgitta Wolfe MOUNT HOLLY A state Superior Court judge has denied the defense a change of venue for the re-trial of suspended Bordentown City Police Chief Philip Castagna, accused of conspiring to murder his estranged wife. Defense attorney Robert Leiner on Monday argued that pre-trial publicity, dating back to 2003, was prejudicial to…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Lightning strike destroys township barn
By Davy James, Staff Writer The South Brunswick Health Department received notification Tuesday from the New Jersey Department of Health that a mosquito pool located in the township tested positive for the West Nile virus. The sample pool, located in the area of Route 1 and Campus Drive, is the first positive West Nile test…
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School officials wary of emergency funding
Funding By: Davy James – Staff Writer South Brunswick School District officials are cautiously optimistic about a bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives and signed into law by President Obama on Aug. 10 that will provide $10 billion to prevent teacher layoffs nationwide. The bill includes $268 million to keep an estimated 3,900…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Schools set participation fee
The South Brunswick Township Board of Education will require a $75 participation fee for each athletic sport that children participate in during the 2010-11 school year. A district-wide (Crossroads/SBHS) family plan cap will limit the payment for all families to $300 per year. A September date for the Crossroads Middle School fall sports meeting will…
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Teachers, students who tested websites get honored .. . and ‘no homework’ awards
Summer helpers thanked By: Mary Ellen Zangara – Special Writer MANVILLE – The Board of Education saluted the teachers and students who helped launch a program testing new technology in the classrooms during its meeting Tuesday. The recognition for participants in the first Teachers-Student Academy 21st Century workshop followed the academy’s first phase, held in…
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Why won’t Rep. Holt agree to debate?
Beverly T. Elston of Princeton Scott Sipprelle, the Republican candidate for Congress in New Jersey’s 12th District has repeatedly challenged Rush Holt, the incumbent, to debate the serious issues currently facing our nation, but Mr. Holt has refused to respond. Why, I ask, does Mr. Holt refuse? If we want to live in a…
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Red Cross issues emergency request
By: centraljersey.com With an extremely active hurricane season looming, an oil spill in the Gulf that could make matters even worse, and local disasters such as recent home fires in New Brunswick and Trenton, the American Red Cross has launched a new disaster relief fundraising drive. "The Red Cross spends about $450 million a year…
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New principal hired for Hopewell school
Hopewell By: John Tredrea – Staff Writer David E. Friedrich, once a teacher at Bear Tavern Elementary School, has been hired as the new principal of Hopewell Elementary School. Mr. Friedrich will replace Christine Laquidara, who was appointed the school district’s director of curriculum and instruction last month. The Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education…
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Religious services
By: centraljersey.com – Centenary U.M. – There is one worship service at 9 a.m. by the river on Lewis Island at the end of Lambert Lane and Coryell Street. Coffee fellowship will follow at the church at 10 a.m., followed by a free pancake brunch at 11 a.m. All are invited. On Sept. 12, fall…
