Category: archives
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Post Forum: Council candidates
What issues should the candidates for Township Council focus on during the 2008 election campaign?
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BREAKING: Jamesburg councilman charged with sending lewd photos via internet
Borough Councilman Thomas Bodall, in a picture supplied by the Bergen County prosecutor’s office.
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Sikorski pushed to comment on mayoral recall drive
By Anthony Coppola, Staff Writer HIGHTSTOWN After being challenged to take a public stance on the petition effort to recall Mayor Bob Patten, one member of the Borough Council said this week that no member of the governing body plans to support the measure. ”I believe I can speak for the council members who…
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Hunterdon keeping an eye on Hanna
The Hunterdon County Division of Emergency Management is continuing to monitor Tropical Storm Hanna as it makes it way toward the area. The county is working with the New Jersey State Office of Emergency Management and the National Weather Service to keep updated on the track of the tropical storm as well as emergency preparedness…
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ACLU: East Windsor schools ask anti-immigrant questions
Bolandi denies intent but will change enrollment forms By Vic Monaco, Managing Editor The East Windsor Regional School district is among 187 statewide that are “breaking the law by asking for information that would reveal a parent or child’s Social Security number or immigration status as a prerequisite for enrollment,” according to the American Civil…
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537/539 fix may begin by early ’09
By Jessica Ercolino, Staff Writer PLUMSTED — Local officials are taking steps toward improving an intersection they say is highly traveled and highly hazardous. Plumsted Township and the Office of the Ocean County Engineer have made improving the intersection at routes 539 and 537 a priority, Mayor Ron Dancer said. There is no designated left-turn…
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Parenting Pearls-Sept. 4, 2008
Take time to evaluate teacher training programs By Mae Sakharov Over the next decade, many teaching positions will open up as the baby boomers retire, marking the first shortage of teachers across the country in many years. The National Education Association reported, “The shortage is critical. We need to hire two million teachers over the…
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Robbinsville to hold 9/11 observance
Robbinsville officials, firefighters and police will take part in a ceremony to honor all who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. The ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. at the Town Center 9/11 memorial off Lake Drive and Hutchinson Road. The ceremony will take place at the memorial dedicated to…
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Municipalities to discuss possible state police costs
By Jessica Ercolino, Staff Writer Officials in Upper Freehold and Millstone are looking for more information regarding the state’s decision to charge the municipalities for state police usage, and will send representatives to tonight’s (Thursday’s) League of Municipalities meeting on the issue. Municipalities have until Dec. 15 to decide whether they want to pay for…
