Category: archives
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Going green: Solar power possible for schools
Photovoltaic panels to go on rooftops By Jessica Ercolino, Staff Writer PLUMSTED The district could save about $45,000 a year in energy costs and earn more than $25,000 in revenue if it is approved for a New Jersey Office of Clean Energy Program (NJCEP) that helps school districts finance the cost of installing solar…
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Phyllis Irene Conlon
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. Phyllis Irene Conlon, 85, died Friday in Myrtle Beach. She was a supervisor in the Department of Motor Vehicles for the State of New Jersey. She is survived by two sons, Dennis Bowes of Bordentown Township and Wesley Bowes of Arizona; three daughters, Violet Cominski of New Jersey, Sharon White of…
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Township teen died of accidental alcohol overdose
By Matt Chiappardi, Staff Writer EAST WINDSOR A toxicology report has determined that 16-year-old Thomas Carroll died of an accidental alcohol overdose, according to the Mercer County prosecutor’s office. At the time of his death, his blood alcohol level was .37, spokeswoman Casey DeBlasio said this week. That is more than four times the…
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Deadline looms for school election
by Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer All three incumbents on the South Brunswick Board of Education say they will be running for the board again this year. The terms of board President Martin Abschutz, Matthew Speesler and Naushad Islam are all expiring. Mr. Abschutz and Mr. Speesler have both previously been elected, while Mr. Islam was…
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Church worries about state of Africa
St. Anthony of Padua’s new ministry aims to aid, educate By Anthony Coppola, Staff Writer HIGHTSTOWN Members of St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church know about the hardships facing many parts of Africa. Now, they are doing what they can to help. The parish, located on Franklin Street, has started an African Ministry…
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Resident not happy with Wal-Mart decision to scrap plan
Herman Hammerschmidt, Brandon Road I hope you are all happy, congratulations! Aren’t we lucky! Wal-Mart has agreed to not pursue its Lawrence Township Spruce Street location. The loud minority has again beaten down the vast majority — we now lose tens of thousands of dollars of tax revenue and thousands of contribution dollars to local…
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Papawick family collecting memories
Patricia (Papawick) Beronio, Martinsville My parents, George and Margaret (Jurick) Papawick, sister Marjorie Evans, and I were active members of the St. Mary’s Byzantine Catholic Church in Manville (now Hillsborough) in various societies since the 1930s. We were also active in all sorts of community affairs, including PTA, Red Cross, Disaster Relief, Visiting Nurses, other…
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Water company drowning municipalities in fees
Mayor Dave Fried of Robbinsville To the editor Nobody likes a price increase, but consumers like it even less when they are forced to pay for the same thing twice. That’s an important point as state regulators consider the latest outrageous request from Aqua New Jersey to raise water rates for 45,000 New Jersey customers.…
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Mustangs finish with another mat victory
Seniors go out in style at home by Rudy Brandl, Sports Editor It wasn’t their official senior night, but the Manville High upperclassmen put on quite a show in their final home wrestling match vs. Rutgers Prep Feb. 11. Four of the five seniors in the lineup prevailed to lead the Mustangs to a 43-30…
