Category: archives
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School district considers plan to go ‘paperless’
By Eileen Oldfield Staff Writer School notices could fill parents’ e-mail inboxes rather than their kids’ backpacks if the Board of Education decides to nix paper copies of the information. Though the board is still discussing the matter, Communications Committee Chairwoman Judy Haas said that her committee discussed e-mailing notices to parents during her committee…
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Valerie A. Harris
Valerie A. Harris, 55, of Lawrenceville died Monday at the Lawrenceville Nursing Home. Born in Trenton, she also was a former resident of Pennington and Ewing Township. She was an executive administrator for the Attorney General’s Office, State of New Jersey, Department of Law and Public Safety. Daughter of the late Alvin R. and Catherine…
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POLICE BLOTTER: Sept. 16
Evan Anderson, 20, of Monitor Lane in Tallahassee, Fla. was charged with being a minor in possession of alcohol at 12:34 a.m. Sunday, after being stopped on Prospect Avenue. Mr. Anderson was released to Princeton University Public Safety. Alexander Thornley Jr., 24, of Makesfield Road in Morrisville, Pa., was charged with contempt of court at…
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Camilla M. Schwieger
Son a West Windsor resident Camilla M. Schwieger, 94, died Saturday at Meadow Lakes in Hightstown. Ms. Schwieger was born in Manhattan and resided in New York City until moving to Meadow Lakes in 1998. She spent her summers in New Paltz, N.Y., in an old farmhouse renovated by her parents. As a young woman,…
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Community Open House
BORDENTOWN CITY — From 6 to 8 p.m. on Sept. 19, come out and stroll historic Bordentown City and enjoy the third Friday in September. Start your evening out by viewing the several homes for sale, then visit the shops, restaurants, art galleries. Over 15 homes will be open for viewing and many will…
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Preparations under way for Halloween parade
BORDENTOWN CITY —The Bordentown Halloween Parade has become a tradition in town over the years. Members of the Consolidated Fire Association have been coordinating the parade since its creation in 1970 following the completion of its station on Crosswicks Street. Chairman Steve McGowan said he can only remember three or four years that the parade was cancelled…
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Men’s Health Network meeting open to county residents
Burlington County’s Men’s Health Network is looking for new members to come to its next meeting Tuesday, Sept. 30 at 6 p.m. at the Burlington County Health Department on Pioneer Boulevard in Westampton. A light dinner will be served. The Health Network, formed in 2005 by the Health Department and Burlington CountyCancer Coalition, has…
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Teachers accept mediator’s report — board to vote Tuesday
By Eileen Oldfield Contract woes could be at an end for Manville teachers, after the Manville Education Association (MEA) accepted a state-appointed fact-finder’s report on the contract negotiations during a general membership meeting Thursday. New Jersey Education Association Representative Christy Kanaby said that, while the exact vote tally was unknown, the majority of the 160-member…
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Multicultural health festival scheduled for Sept. 20
Burlington County’s fourth annual Minority and Multicultural Health Festival, “Faith in Wellness,” will be Saturday, Sept. 20 from 1 – 4 p.m. at the Kennedy Center on JFK Way in Willingboro. September is Minority and Multicultural Health Month and the purpose of the festival is to raise awareness about discrepancies in the health status…
