Category: archives
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Channel Surfing: Half a loaf
Hank Kalet comments on the state’s plans for Route 1 in his Channel Surfing blog.
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Barrett becomes Cardinals’ coach
BOYS SOCCER By Tim Falls, Sports Editor PJ Barrett has his team excited to play. Lawrence High School’s new boys varsity soccer coach has been preparing his team another successful season and the Cardinals are confident that they can accomplish even more than they did last season. Former coach, Keith Fithen, helped Lawrence reach the…
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Things to Do
Sept. 5 South Brunswick Camera Club meeting: Focus on shared discussion of photographs brought in by members. Participants may bring up to three photos for discussion, but everyone is welcome to attend to either share or listen. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the meeting room of the South Brunswick Library, Kingston Lane. For more…
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Township to take final step for sewer
Houses in Lynwood Farms expect $10,000 cost to hook up By: Stephanie Prokop MANSFIELD The Township Committee is set to vote Sept. 12 on whether to bring sewer service to homes in Lynwood Farms at a cost of $10,000 per household, plus a one-time hookup fee. Joseph Monzo, Robert Higgins, and Kenneth Denti of the…
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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…
