Category: archives
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Township faces tough budget
by Davy James, Staff Writer An anticipated decrease in state aid may present the township with difficulties when putting together the upcoming municipal budget. Local officials said they’re anticipating a $500,000 cut in state aid and the upcoming municipal budget will most likely carry a proposed 1 percent spending increase from last year’s $49.5 million…
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ALLENTOWN—Scheuerman, Shonk, Maul win MCT titles
By: Kyle Moylan Sports Editor With three individual champions in the Mercer County Tournament, the Allentown High wrestling team was making some school history this past weekend. Considering all three of Allentown’s champions are just sophomores, there’s even a good chance history will repeat itself. Taylor Maul (121 pounds), Sam Shonk (132)…
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MANVILLE: Four seniors among NJ’s ‘best and brightest’
Manville High School students Arielle Mizov, Yanela Cruz, Dan Kirkaldy and Takiyah Hodge have been named Edward J. Bloustein Distinguished Scholars, an award recognizing “the best and brightest New Jersey students.” Photo by Mary Ellen Zangara
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Stenton Hosts Talk on Two Overlooked African
By Stenton Museum On Saturday, February 7, at 1:00 p.m., Historic Stenton will host a talk by Douglas B. Mooney, Senior Archaeologist with the URS Corporation, on James Oronoco Dexter and the Reverend Stephen Gloucester, two key leaders in Philadelphia’s early free Black community. Tours emphasizing the African-American presence at Stenton will follow. Admission is…
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FLORENCE—Girls’ basketball heading back to states
By: Kyle Moylan Sports Editor Vince Cipriano knows his Florence High School girls’ basketball team is on a winning streak. The veteran coach would just prefer not to think about it. “I don’t want to know,” Cipriano laughed when asked how many games his team has won in a row. “It might be…
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CENTRAL JERSEY: EWRSD test scores top most state averages
By Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer Students in the East Windsor Regional School District performed above state averages in virtually every category in state standardized testing, according to the State Report Cards released Wednesday by the state Department of Education. The figures in the report are from the 2007-2008 school year, and show a marked increase…
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MANVILLE: Thanks and welcome
Mayor Lillian Zuza presents a borough proclamation to squad volunteer Vic Emodi, who recently returned from a tour of duty in Iraq.
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NORTH BRUNSWICK: Former teacher sentenced
by Davy James, Staff Writer A North Brunswick High School history teacher and girls soccer team coach, who admitted to fondling a 17-year-old student in South Brunswick in 2007, has been sentenced to three years in a New Jersey state prison. Matthew Engelson, 32, a Cherry Hill resident who previously lived in Lawrenceville, was sentenced…
