Category: archives
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Local students become presidential pen pals
by Davy James, Staff Writer The rise of Barack Obama to the presidency is a story that inspired many people across the nation, and it has led to some students from St. Augustine’s School to share their own dreams in letters they hope may reach the president himself. Third- and fourth-graders at the school are…
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MANVILLE: Going for the (blue and) gold
Manville stylist Jessi Alpizar applies blue and gold hair coloring to Weston School Principal Don Frank after the school’s third-graders read a combined 250,000 minutes in a challenge designed to increase the time they spent reading. Staff photo by Eileen Oldfield
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Bordentown boys, Florence girls only local basketball teams to make states
By: Kyle Moylan Sports Editor Despite losing all three of its games this past week, the Bordentown High School boys’ basketball team had an 8-8 record at the state cutoff and will be playing in the post-season. “You’re always happy when you make states,” noted Bordentown High Coach Craig Parker. “I’m very proud…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: THINGS TO DO
Feb. 13 Jazz Café: The Voodudes, will return to the South Brunswick Jazz Café, 8 p.m. at the Senior Center at the South Brunswick Municipal Complex, 540 Ridge Road, Monmouth Junction. Admission is $5. Valentine’s Day roses: Sponsored by St. Augustine of Canterbury School, 45 Henderson Road, Kendall Park. Friday, Feb. 13, 12 to 8…
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BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: District 2 proposes steady fire budget
By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — Fire District 2 will not seek to raise its overall budget at the upcoming fire election. On Saturday, Feb. 21, voters will be asked to approve a total budget of $1,321,488, with $1,256,376 to be raised through taxation, according to Fire Commissioner David Horsnall. He said the…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Police blotter
James Amick, 38, of Roselle, was charged with driving while intoxicated, careless driving, use of cell phone and failure to maintain his vehicle’s lights after police pulled him over for drifting over to the fog line and the center line, and for using a cell phone while driving on Route 206 at 12:19 a.m. Jan.…
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BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: Road name honors bugler
By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — The Township Committee has formally changed the name of one of the township’s two “Roosevelt Avenues” to “Lone Bugler Way.” The new name, approved unanimously at the committee’s Monday meeting, is meant to honor retired Army 1st Sgt. Richard Pinter, who resides on the road. …
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BORDENTOWN—Girls repeat as SJ Group I bowling champs
By: Kyle Moylan Sports Editor The Bordentown High School girls’ bowling team won its third straight South Jersey Group I title while competing this past Saturday at the Playdrome in Cherry Hill. Bordentown finished with a score of 2,661, easily topping the 2,203 put up by the second place squad from Holy Cross.…
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HIGHTSTOWN: Police chief in the dark
By Vic Monaco, Managing Editor HIGHTSTOWN — Several Borough Council members and the public weren’t the only people kept in the dark about a feasibility study of the consolidation of the borough and East Windsor. While municipal staff from both towns recently provided assistance to the consultant, that staff did not include Hightstown…
