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Advancing Opportunities to Present Civic Leadership Award to PSE&G’s Don Tretola Monday, March 23
Advancing Opportunities EWING, NJ – Non-profit disability service provider Advancing Opportunities, formerly Cerebral Palsy of New Jersey, will present its Civic Leadership Award to PSE&G’s Regional Public Affairs Manager and Burlington County resident Don Tretola during a breakfast ceremony on Monday, March 23 at 8:30 a.m. at Trenton’s Lafayette Yard Marriott. One hundred guests are…
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MONROE: Students graded by state
By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer MONROE — Monroe high school and middle school students fared well on the New Jersey State report cards as recently released test scores show. Regarding high school students who took the language arts literacy proficiency assessment test, partial proficient scores dropped from last year’s 12.2 percent to this year’s 11.4.…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Sustainable project gets township boost
By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer The Township Committee gave additional support March 9 for a sustainable Hillsborough with the approval of a resolution supporting participation in the Sustainable Jersey Municipal Certification Program. ”We must now obtain certification as a sustainable community,” Mayor Frank DelCore said. “It will be helpful for getting grants in the future.”…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Not a millionaire, but still better off
By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer Just four questions away from becoming a millionaire, Erin Jones, formerly of Hillsborough, made what she called an “easy” decision when she accepted a check for $50,000 after answering the timeless question, “Is that your final answer?” ”I promised myself that once I got to $25,000, I would be more…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Township looking for cuts
By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer The township is dealing with another proposed $271,000 cut in consolidated municipal property tax relief for 2009 on top of a $569,000 cut in 2008 as it works to evaluate what can be done to reduce spending before the 2009 budget is introduced in early April. ”The cut in aid…
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MANVILLE: School boards group hears praise for Manville students
By Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer Yanela Cruz and Emily Velez receive Outstanding Student Awards Two Manville students were recognized by the Business Education Alliance Inc. and the Somerset County School Boards Association at their annual Outstanding Student Awards on March 11. The awards were held at the Somerset County Vocational-Technical High School with their…
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MANVILLE: Preliminary school plan tops $19 million
By John Patten, Managing Editor Working to meet deadlines, board holds off discussion until March 31 Without any discussion or review, the Manville Board of Education approved a preliminary $19 million budget Tuesday. Prepared to meet the state-set March 20 deadline for submitting a budget to the county for review — following the March 11…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Chirico went from walk-on hopeful to pole vault stud for Blue Hens
By Rich Fisher, Sports Editor For someone who’s on the Dean’s List at the University of Delaware, Laura Chirico sure had a dumb idea. When she graduated from South Brunswick High School in 2005, the UD senior figured her track & field career was over. Boy, was she ever wrong. Four years later, she finds…
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CRANBURY: Police eye hybrid
By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer CRANBURY — As it prepares to add to its fleet, the next stop for the Cranbury Police Department: hybrid vehicles. The department expects to hear back from the state concerning bids on a hybrid sports utility vehicle by the end of the month, said Police Chief Ed Kahler. ”Once you…
