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  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

    From the issue of April 5, 2007. Come check out the public library To the editor:     During the week of April 15, schools, campuses and communities across the country celebrate National Library Week. This is a time to remind the public about the contribution libraries, librarians and library workers make to their communities every…

  • Frank Cichon

       MILLSTONE BOROUGH — Frank Cichon died March 30 at home. He was 73.    He was born in Stodoly, Poland, and lived in Manville for many years. He then moved to Millstone Borough, where he had been a resident for the past 30 years.    Mr. Cichon worked as an assembler at Ethicon Corp. in Raritan for…

  • AHS girls track has talent for a great year

    By: Kyle Moylan    Allentown High will be returning a lot of talented athletes on its girls’ track team this year. The girls can run fast, jump high and far and throw various items a long way.    Allentown can do almost all of the things needed to insure victory in a sporting event. The one thing…

  • Hillsborough girls look awesome

    Refi: Could be best track and field team ever By: Rudy Brandl    Hillsborough High girls’ track and field coach Rich Refi is excited about the potential of this year’s outdoor team.    Refi, who has coached many outstanding teams in the past decade, rarely makes bold statements or predictions before the season. While he still can’t…

  • Developer nixes mill deal

    Future again uncertain for Roebling site By: Stephanie Prokop    FLORENCE — Preferred Real Estate, of Conshohocken, Pa., has decided not to go any further on the proposed $2.5 million deal to redevelop a 170-acre portion of the old Roebling Steel Mill site, said Mayor Michael Muchowski on Wednesday.    "They were given the 90-day due-diligence period,…

  • Greyhound golf 1-1 in first week

    By: Sean Moylan    The Northern Burlington County Regional High varsity golf team split its first two matches of the season.    On Monday afternoon, the Greyhounds hosted Pemberton at Falcon Creek Golf Course and won an easy 178-223 decision. NBC’s Chris Barbera was the medalist with a 40 score. Ryan Richardson (41), Angelo Barbero (47) and…

  • Reassessments lower two districts’ rates

    By: Stephanie Prokop    MANSFIELD — Both Chesterfield and Mansfield could see a school tax bill decrease, while North Hanover and Springfield may see an increase, under the budget adopted by Northern Burlington County Regional School District last week.    The total proposed budget increase for Northern Burlington Regional School District is just around 2.3 percent, with…

  • UF board approves ‘good news budget’

    By: Rebecca Weltmann    UPPER FREEHOLD — The Upper Freehold Regional Board of Education held its budget hearing March 28 and with barely a quorum voted unanimously to approve the 2007-08 budget of about $29.4 million, up from last year’s $27.5 million.    Interim Superintendent Robert Smith called the budget a "good news budget."    The good news,…

  • Amy Feiman Behar

       Amy Feiman Behar, 49, of Kendall Park, died Thursday, March 27, at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick.    She was a Brown University graduate and maintained dual American and Israeli Citizenship. She was an Office Manager at Princeton Consultants, Inc. She was an active member of The National Council of Jewish Women and…