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  • Politics lurk beneath budget defeats

    Jim Specca, President, Springfield Township Board of Education    Recently our school district budget, along with 58 percent of the rest of the budgets in this state, was defeated along with our third attempt at an improvement referendum. While current economic conditions along with a general public outcry to control skyrocketing taxes had a major role…

  • Hopewell Elementary earns Signature School Award

    Hopewell Elementary School earned a Signature School Award from the Piedmont Triad Education Consortium. The school was recognized at the December meeting of the Randolph County Board of Education for its significant improvements in a 12-month period. Principal Sharon Harper believes the award is the direct result of Hopewell’s staff and innovative programs. “We have…

  • Grades Vs. Learning

    At Princeton High School, there are two levels of classes for students. They are known as regular classes and accelerated classes/AP classes. By CentralJesrey.com Guest Column At Princeton High School, there are two levels of classes for students. They are known as regular classes and accelerated classes/AP classes. However, in order to be recommended for…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Project Graduation seeks golfers and sponsors

    By Davy James, Staff Writer    South Brunswick High School’s Project Graduation program will be holding its biggest fundraiser of the year next week as it seeks to provide graduating seniors with a drug- and alcohol-free event graduation night.    The 12th annual Project Graduation Golf Outing will be held May 28 at Bunker Hill Golf Course…

  • Teacher of the Year: Jessica Amodio

    By Michelle Walbaum Jessica Amodio, one of the six instructors named Teacher of the Year by the Hopewell Valley Education Foundation, has her second grade teacher to thank for inspiring her to go down a teaching career path. Her teacher’s full name escapes her after so many years, but the memories of how she conducted…

  • POLICE BEAT: From the May 21 edition

    Staff reports BORDENTOWN CITY    Aloysius Ross, 21, of Willingboro, was charged May 1 with possession of a controlled dangerous substance and possession of CDS paraphernalia. Police said they stopped a vehicle he was in at 10:38 p.m. for having an expired registration sticker and once stopped noticed green vegetation on the floor of the car…

  • LAWRENCE: Quilters keep a timeless tradition

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer     There is a well-kept secret at the Lawrence Road Presbyterian Church — a group of women who are carrying on the age-old tradition of quilt-making.     Well, not exactly making quilts from scratch. The Quilters, as the group is known, mainly puts the finishing touches on quilts for other…

  • NEW HANOVER: Township trims $16k from district

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    NEW HANOVER — The township and Wrightstown Borough have agreed to cut its shared elementary and middle school district budget by $166,000, township Mayor Dennis Roohr said.    ”We came to a joint agreement we’re both very happy with and we’re very proud of,” he said.    The resolution was passed May…

  • LAWRENCE: Police officers get bump in salary

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer     Township police officers are in line to receive annual salary increases averaging 2.2 percent over the lifetime of a four-year contract between the township and the Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 209, which represents 65 police officers.     Township Council approved the contract, which is retroactive to Jan. 1,…