Category: archives
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Township’s Rx for insurance costs: state plan
Move from current self-funded plan is expected to save $400,000 annually By Audrey Levine Staff Writer A change in insurance providers approved by the Township Committee this week may help the township save about $400,000 a year. The committee approved a resolution to rejoin the New Jersey Health Benefits Program as of Nov. 1, after…
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Tino
Tino, a friendly 2-year-old hound mix, is in need of a loving home and available for adoption from SAVE, Princeton’s animal shelter, 900 Herrontown Road, Princeton. For information about adopting "Moo Moo" or another cat or dog, call (609) 921-6122. SAVE: http://www.petfinder.org/shelters/NJ143.html
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LIVING IN MANVILLE: Teachers already back in classrooms
Roosevelt teacher honeymoons in Mexico during hurricane By:Mary Ellen Zangara Manville students may be enjoying their last days of summer vacation, but for some teachers, it’s already time to get back to the classroom. At Roosevelt School on Brooks Boulevard, fifth-grade teacher April (Stone) Fisher was in her classroom this week getting it ready for…
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EDITORIAL
New Jersey should ban aluminum bats. New Jersey needs to do New York City one better. The Big Apple has banned the use of metal bats in high school baseball games a ban upheld by a federal judge Tuesday saying balls hit with metal bats move faster than those hit with wooden bats,…
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Traffic congestion expected at Timberlane, Central High
As many as 200 additional vehicles are expected at daily arrival and dismissal times By John Tredrea Due to controversial changes in school busing policy, as many as 200 additional vehicles are expected at the Timberlane Middle School-Central High School campus at daily arrival and dismissal times once school starts next week. The 200-vehicle estimate…
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PTAs developing programs ahead of schools’ start
A year of activities and fundraisers already is under way. By: Eileen Oldfield As students start cramming new notebooks into their new backpacks, find the perfect lunch box, and convince their parents to run out to the store for more pencils, markers, and glue to replace the one that dried out between June and September,…
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Religious News
Beginning Sunday, Sept. 9, The United Methodist Church of Cranbury, North Main Street, will resume its regular worship hours. Religious education will be at 9 a.m. for 2-year-olds to adults, worship services will be at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m., and childcare will be available during the 11 a.m. service. For more information, call 609-395-1737.…
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The new boys of summer
Cricket, baseball’s distant cousin, growing in popularity By Paul Koepp, Staff Writer Baseball may be the national pastime, but one of its cousins is getting plenty of play in parks across South Brunswick and throughout the state. The sound of bat on ball rang out across Veterans Park Sunday morning as Kings Cricket Club, a…
