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  • LAWRENCE: Schoolyard bullying subject of hearing aimed at revising outdated policies

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Seeking to crack down on bullying in New Jersey’s public schools, Gov. Jon Corzine signed legislation last year that created the New Jersey Commission on Bullying in Schools.     Last week, a handful of commission members spent three hours at Lawrence High School in the second of a series of…

  • LAWRENCE: Police blotter

    A Plainsboro Township resident reported the theft of his Guess brand jacket, valued at $150, from the coat rack in the men’s locker room at Gold’s Gym on Quakerbridge Road between 9:57 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Feb. 21, police said.     A Town Court North resident reported someone scratched the passenger side door and the…

  • MILLSTONE: Basketball player fined for court no-show

    by Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    MILLSTONE — NBA player and local resident J.R. Smith has been ordered to pay a $1,000 fine after failing to appear in Municipal Court here last month on motor vehicle summonses stemming from a fatal accident in June 2007, court officials there confirmed.    In a court conference Feb. 17, Judge…

  • Are Your Employees Afraid of You?

    I hear lots of complaints about bosses… By Larry Wenger I hear lots of complaints about bosses. “Things would be much better if only….” Rarely however has anyone considered their responsibility to help the boss improve the organization or prevent the boss from making a mistake.   They are much more comfortable playing the role of “victim”. Bosses need…

  • LAWRENCE: Energy audit could cut township costs

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Township Council has awarded a $5,000 contract to Concord Engineering Group Inc., based in Voorhees, to conduct an energy audit of five township-owned buildings.     The council awarded the contract at its Feb. 3 meeting. The company was chosen from a list of pre-selected energy auditing firms presented to the…

  • Belmar Arts Council Presents

    A benefit concert at the Belmar Elementary School on Sunday April 26th at 3 PM BY Belmar Arts Council Belmar, NJ, February 23, 2009 – The Belmar Arts Council (BAC) will host a benefit concert at the Belmar Elementary School on Sunday April 26th at 3 PM, featuring original compositions by guest composers of Westminster…

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  • BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: Living museum educates and entertains

    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: Living museum educates and entertains

    Bordentown Middle School sixth-graders Adam Khanu and Akiko Berry portray Barack and Michelle Obama in a living history museum last week. Staff photo by Phil McAuliffe.

  • PSEG Partners with Nonprofit Leaders to Discuss Challenges Ahead

    PSEG Partners with Nonprofit Leaders to Discuss Challenges Ahead

    Calvin Thomas (left), Director of Training for the Support Center in NJ, greets Thomas Dallessio, Executive Director of Leadership New Jersey, at PSEG nonprofit networking event.