Category: archives
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A local spin on classic ‘Godspell’
By: Cara Latham MANSFIELD It may be normal for students at Northern Burlington County Regional High School to design spring musical sets depicting famous locales such as New York City, Paris or other faraway destinations. But this year, students are bringing their spring musical even closer to home, with a Columbus backdrop for their…
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HoVal’s FIRST Robotics team takes a first
Team expects to compete in the FIRST National Championship at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Ga., in mid-April Hopewell Valley Central High School’s FIRST Robotics Team 293 won first place at the Chesapeake Regional, held at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., from March 15-17. The team and their robot, Spike X, allied…
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Letters to the editor
Week of March 22 Correspondence pertaining to the April 17 school elections will not be printed after April 5. Correspondence pertaining to the May 8 Washington Township Council election will not be printed after April 26. Common sense, leadership prevail To the editor: Our Board of Education is looking down the road all…
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Manville High Winter Sports Awards
Boys, Manderski finished strong By: Rudy Brandl We might still get more snow and sleet, but the winter athletic season has long been over at Manville High. The month of March will conclude without a single official athletic event involving any MHS athletes or teams. When senior heavyweight wrestler Mark Manderski was pinned in the…
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Redbird baseball preps to make run at playoffs
By: Kyle Moylan The Allentown High School baseball team took a "Nice" first step during the 2006 season. Now the Allentown coaches and players want to finish the job. "We took a jump forward last season, but we were still a game or two away from making the state playoffs," noted Allentown Coach Brian Nice,…
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Budget Season 2007
BRSD expects some tax relief By: Cara Latham The tentative spending plan released by Bordentown Regional School District this week could include a tax decrease in Bordentown City and Bordentown Township, and an increase in Fieldsboro, said Superintendent John Polomano this week. Mr. Polomano said Tuesday that budget figures and tax rates would not be…
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Obituaries
Week of March 22 Frank E. Nagren CHESTERFIELD Frank E. Nagren, 80, died Sunday at his home. He was born in Hamilton Township and had resided all of his life in this area. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and had retired from the Mercer County Bridge Department. He was…
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District grapples with state’s strings on additional aid
The school district received a $377,000 increase in state aid, but $193,000 of that must be spent on academic programs for economically disadvantaged students. By: Donna Lukiw The Manville School District’s increase in state aid is coming with some strings attached, which means the extra aid isn’t going to benefit taxpayers as much as district…
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POLICE BLOTTER
By: Carlos R. Flores-Avila, 29, of Bethlehem, Pa., was charged with theft at 4:50 p.m. March 12 while at Adesa Auto Auctions on North Main Street, where he was employed. Police said Adesa security reported that Mr. Flores-Avila allegedly stole 74 remote keys for cars on the lot, valued at $2,960. He was processed and…
