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Announcements
Miller Memorial Presbyterian Church, Ridge Road, is seeking vendors to participate in its 47 annual Country Fair Fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 29 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the South Brunswick High School, Ridge Road. Tables start at $10. All welcome. For more information, call the church office at 732-329-6262 or 732-297-1107. * *…
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Schools’ tests scores achieve NCLB goals
Complete tests scores show improvements in failing categories By Eileen Oldfield Staff Writer With all test scores reported, Hillsborough schools received passing designations for all subgroups in all test areas under No Child Left Behind standards, Superintendent Edward Forsthoffer said at the Aug. 20 Board of Education meeting. Preliminary test scores, which were released at…
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Sunnymead Road reopened
By:Audrey Levine Sunnymeade Road reopened Aug. 22, according to John Kenzlak, Somerset County bridge coordinator, after the bridge near Falcon Road was replaced. Mr. Kezlak said that the repairs on the bridge, which were contracted out by the county to Empco Contracting Inc. in Dumont, had been originally scheduled for completion by Labor Day. "We…
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Green scene
Commission seeks input on conservation By: Stephanie Prokop BORDENTOWN CITYThe city Environmental Commission is encouraging the public to attend meetings throughout the fall to contribute to new "green" legislation, starting with an organizational meeting Sept. 5. "There’s not a lot that has been substantially changed since the 1980s, so we’re definitely overdue," said Mike Hunninghake,…
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School board to draft drug test policy
But looming changes to state law may force later rewriting By Eileen Oldfield Staff Writer Despite pending state legislation that could change laws on conducting random drug tests, the Board of Education approved a plan to draft a random drug test policy last week. The move came despite objections from board members Frank Blandino and…
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Lifeguard revives 2-year-old
By Paul Koepp, Staff Writer A toddler nearly drowned Tuesday afternoon in the pool of the Southridge Woods apartment complex off Northumberland Way in Monmouth Junction. A Hillsborough High School student, Ray Sanchez, 17, who was acting as lifeguard for the pool, saved the life of the 2-year-old boy, whose name was not released by…
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BACK TO SCHOOL
Kindergartners get a trial run. By: Madeleine Johnson While many students are getting ready for the first day of school, kindergartners are getting ready for a whole lot of firsts. And their teachers are here to make sure that their first taste of elementary school set to begin Sept. 6 is an inviting…
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PTAs developing programs ahead of schools’ start
By Eileen Oldfield Staff Writer 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, one thing is certain: The summer’s over, and…
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Book Notes
Remembering Doug Marlette By: Joan Ruddiman Reading the comics is not supposed to make you cry, but on a lovely August day, the sad reality that Doug Marlette was really gone hit hard. "Kudzu," his daily cartoon strip that I’d followed for over 25 years had been replaced. Even sadder, not a word acknowledged the…
