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  • Saturday Recycling Drop-off on March 7

    Recycling Center will accept clean, dry textiles, including clothing, drapes, curtains, sheets, towels, belts, handbags, clean cloth, shoes (pairs) and small stuffed animals. By Somerset County Board of Freeholders The next drop-off for the First Saturday of the Month program will be held 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 7, at the Somerset County…

  • Beyond report cards

    John Sunkiskis, Lambertville     Your Feb. 19 article “N. J. report cards give student measurement data” is certainly helpful to the taxpayers in the three sending districts to South Hunterdon Regional High School (SHRHS). Your listings of the SHRHS tests scores, as well as the state averages, informs readers that SHRHS is achieving good results…

  • BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: District considers impact of tougher graduation rules

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — The state Board of Education last week unanimously approved a proposal to toughen high school graduation requirements throughout the state.    The new rules are open to public comment for 60 days, and could then be adopted by the board as early as June.    Aimed at preparing students…

  • FLORENCE: Man on bike hit by bus

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    FLORENCE — A 75-year-old township man was listed in fair condition Tuesday after a school bus hit his bicycle Monday, police said.    Police did not name the man, but said he was hit at Delaware and Railroad avenues at 2:58 p.m. Monday. He was taken to Capital Health Systems Fuld…

  • Announcing the return of MILK & COOKIES a Free Series for Children

    Announcing the return of MILK & COOKIES a Free Series for Children

    The State Theatre By Kelly Skinner – www.StateTheatreNJ.org New Brunswick, NJ (October 7, 2008)—The State Theatre announces the return of the interactive, FREE series, MILK & COOKIES for children, ages three to eight, and their families. The fall series, fully-funded and sponsored by the Provident Bank Foundation and presented by the State Theatre, is a…

  • BEACON SCHOOL NOTES

    Welcome Conrad Birdie    South Hunterdon Regional High School is making “Bye Bye Birdie” come alive this week with a little bit of hair gel, some high ponytails, lots of sequins and poodle skirts and a whole new theatre! The addition of South’s theatre, along with the lively cast, is guaranteed to make this musical one…

  • ‘HARVEST OF HOPE’ TO HOST RECRUITMENT LUNCHEON

    Homes Needed for 1,000s of New Jersey Children By Maureen Archibald (SOMERSET, NJ) – Maureen Archibald, Executive Director of Harvest of Hope Family Services Network, Inc., today said recruitment of foster care families for thousands of children is the goal when Harvest of Hope Family Services Network hosts a luncheon Tuesday, Feb. 24th – led by Rev.…

  • LAWRENCE: Community calendar from the Feb. 26 edition

    Thursday, Feb. 26     Free help on income tax: Free one-on-one counseling to help individuals prepare basic tax forms, including the 1040, 1040A, 1040EZ and other standard schedules, from trained volunteers from AARP and VITA are available at the Lawrence Library every Thursday through April 9. Hour-long appointments are available at noon, 1, 2 and…

  • ALLENTOWN: High-schoolers ready for friendly Lunacy

    ALLENTOWN: High-schoolers ready for friendly Lunacy

    Allentown High School students Andrew Newman Jr., Zak Moy and Pace Nalbone work on their robot that is programmed to pick up balls. Staff photo by Phil McAuliffe