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Upper Freehold to get tougher on drug use
Proposed revisions expected to take effect in Sept. (March 16) By: William Wichert UPPER FREEHOLD Passing a football or playing the flute may now get a little harder for drug users at Allentown High School. Under the proposed revisions to substance abuse policies within the Upper Freehold Regional School District, students testing positive for…
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What’s Next shows teenage girls how to explore future options
The annual "What’s Next" at Lawrence High Schools offered teen girls a look at college life and the workforce. By:Cara Latham Special Writer Hey college-bound girls don’t know what to do with your life yet? Don’t worry, but do explore your options. Chris Rollins, a radio personality for 94.5 WPST’s Wake Up Crew, offered…
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Web update: South Brunswick planners reverse warehouse decision
Board grants approval to Trammell Crow after developer offers $100,000 for stormwater study. By: Joseph Harvie Less than a month after denying Trammell Crow’s plan to build 1.8 million square feet of warehouse space, the Planning Board reversed itself Wednesday, after the developer promised to donate $100,000 to the township for the study of stormwater…
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School board sticks with redistricting plan
Board to go ahead with plan despite complaints from Whispering Woods parents. By: Joseph Harvie Despite opposition from some residents, the Board of Education said Monday that it would not revise its plans to move students who live in Whispering Woods from Cambridge to Constable School. The district’s plan, which was adopted in May, relocated…
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Jeane Nielson
HILLSBOROUGH Jeane C. Nielson died March 5 at Hunterdon Medical Center, Flemington. She was 75. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she lived in Hillsborough for many years. Ms. Nielson was a graphic artist for 15 years with the Somerset County Office of Information in Somerville, retiring in 1993. She was a graduate of Somerset County…
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Towns served by dedicated police chiefs
EDITORIAL By Ruth Luse Much of Hopewell Valley the whole of Hopewell Township and the Borough of Hopewell is being well-served again by a police leader who knows his community well. Like his predecessor, he is a man who truly cares about the well-being of the residents of Hopewell Valley. We believe those…
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Inmate found dead at Wagner center
Inmate’s death marks prison’s first homicide in memory By: Scott Morgan CHESTERFIELD A 25-year-old inmate at the Albert C. Wagner Youth Correctional Facility was found strangled to death in another inmate’s cell last week, marking the prison’s first homicide in memory. According to Matt Schuman, spokesman for the state Department of Corrections, Jason Schweitzer,…
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Mangini falls short in state wrestling final
HHS still without a state champion By: Rudy Brandl ATLANTIC CITY Hillsborough High still does not have a state wrestling champion, but John Mangini came one step closer to achieving his dream and to ending the school’s drought at last weekend’s NJSIAA Championships in Atlantic City. Mangini (15-1) won his first three bouts on…
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Hopewell police pact is OK’d by township
$349,500 will be paid in four installments By John Tredrea An interlocal agreement with Hopewell Borough under which the borough will pay the township $349,500 for police services in 2006 was approved by the Hopewell Township Committee Monday night. The money, which represents a 10 percent increase over what services cost Hopewell last…
