Category: archives
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JAMESBURG: Borough garners grants for sewer work
By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer JAMESBURG The borough’s efforts to rake in more grant money have paid off, with officials expecting more than $200,000 worth in federal and county aid for street repairs and sewer improvement projects in the coming months. Business Administrator Denise Jawidzik applied for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Consolidated Appropriations…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Science requirements raise concerns
School board member: Some students may fail By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer State-mandated high school science requirements eliminating standard-level science classes have Board of Education member Wolf Schneider wondering whether the change sets standards too high for certain students. ”The state has determined that all students should be tracked at the college prep (at the…
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MONROE: TV cameras set to roll in Monroe
Local access cable channel to show council meetings By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer MONROE Monroe will launch a municipal television channel in February that will broadcast Township Council meetings and eventually serve as an emergency notification system. The township channel which will be carried on Comcast Channel 28 also is expected to…
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Mercer County Community College Bonner Leaders Tutor/Mentor HomeFront Teens
MCCC student and Bonner Leader Zadewine Kemah.
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CRANBURY: Police warn drivers against drinking
By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer CRANBURY For the fifth straight year, the Cranbury Police Department is conducting its Over the Limit Under Arrest program, said Sgt. Frank Dillane, head of the department’s Traffic Bureau. Officers kicked off the crackdown over the weekend with extra patrols on the road Friday through Sunday between 9 p.m.…
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FLORENCE: Pereda looking forward to improved offense
By: Kyle Moylan Sports Editor There are certainly challenges facing the Florence High School boys’ basketball team. Florence finished the 2008-09 season with a record of 6-17. And as Florence Coach Cesar Pereda gets his players ready for what will be his fourth season on the job, he has only one senior on…
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ALLENTOWN: A bridge, not too far?
County contract appears imminent By Audrey Levine, The Packet Group ALLENTOWN Monmouth County is poised to award a $6.2 million contract to a Barnegat Township firm to rebuild the Main Street bridge as soon as the township accepts ownership of the Mill Pond dam as part of a county aid agreement to finance the…
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Mercer County Community College Bonner Leaders Tutor/Mentor HomeFront Teens
By Saveria Symons West Windsor, N.J. — Mercer County Community College (MCCC) students who participate in the Bonner Leader program are helping local teens served by HomeFront, tutoring and mentoring them in a program called "Triumphant Teens." The purpose of the program is to give at-risk teens a vision of a life that includes college and mainstream…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Residents can get road closure alerts
By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer With the arrival of the winter months, and continued threats of snow and heavy rains, the township has set up several methods to inform drivers about road closures. Township Clerk Kevin Davis said the township has several Internet-based methods for informing residents of problems, including its Twitter account, e-newsletter and…
