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District eyes tight budget
Some programs, supplies could be in danger By: Bill Greenwood The Board of Education’s budget philosophy has changed from "need to have vs. nice to have" to "what can we preserve," Superintendent Gary McCartney said. He said during a Feb. 8 meeting of the board’s Budget Committee that flat state funding and a possible new…
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Girls’ basketball teams get playoff dates
NEHS will play at Gloucester City; AHS plays at Willingboro By: Kyle Moylan The New Egypt High School girls’ basketball team will play the first playoff game in its history when it travels to face Gloucester City on Tuesday, Feb. 27. New Egypt earned the ninth seed and Gloucester City is seeded eighth. The winner…
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Officials, residents speak on truck ban
People want big rigs off routes 206, 27. By: Lea Kahn About 150 people turned out on an icy, snowy Tuesday night to make their plea to state Department of Transportation officials to keep 18-wheelers off routes 206 and 27 by removing those roads from the statewide trucking network. State DOT Commissioner Kris Kolluri fielded…
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NBC boys’ basketball notches big local win
By: Sean Moylan In a season bogged down by far too many on-the-court heartbreakers, the Northern Burlington County Regional High boys’ basketball team finally gave a masterful performance in Monday night’s 78-71 home win over Bordentown. NBC’s Anthony Malvaso (30 points) and Ryan Gauze (26 points) both tossed in career highs. But Monday…
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Lawrence has too much energy
GIRLS BASKETBALL By: Tim Falls The Lawrence High School girls varsity basketball team played with too much energy on offense against West Windsor-Plainsboro South. The Pirates defeated the Cardinals, 54-34, in the first round of the Mercer County Tournament on Monday. While Lawrence coach Greg Zenerovitz appreciated his team’s hustle, the hurried offense did not…
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Nature courses at the D&R
Nurseries in need of help for preservation By: Joseph Harvie The Friends of Princeton Nursery Lands are looking for more friends. The nonprofit organization raises money to offer programs and help preserve buildings on the 214-acre Mapleton Preserve, the former nursery site along the D&R Canal, between Mapleton and Ridge roads in Kingston. The township…
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YMCA celebrates Youth Complex’s grand opening
Community comes out to celebrate opening festivities By: Audrey Levine With a pair of giant of scissors, Emma Lund, 8, walked over to the ribbon. With cameras flashing and township officials and residents looking on, she cut the ribbon, signaling the opening of the new Youth Complex at the South Brunswick Family YMCA on Culver…
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Schools developing suicide guidelines
The policy encompasses everything from student suicide prevention and procedures to recognizing suicidal students and responding to an attempted suicide. By: Donna Lukiw Although exact numbers were not provided by school administrators, Superintendent Donald Burkhardt said new state requirements and several attempted suicides among Manville middle and high school students prompted the district to enact…
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Ferrara dashes to victory
GIRLS TRACK By: Tim Falls Hopewell Valley Central High School freshman Nicole Ferrara wanted a perfect start. The Bulldog got one and won the 55-meter dash at the Mercer County Championships at the Toms River John Bennett Indoor Track Facility on Sunday. "You have to start perfect or else you’ll do bad in it," Ferrara…
