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REGION: Schools not used for Senate primary
By Philip Sean Curran, Packet Media Group Public schools will not be used as polling places for voting districts in the area for the Aug. 13 special primary election for the U.S. Senate seat of the late Frank Lautenberg. In a contest where turnout is expected to be low, voters have been urged to look…
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PRINCETON: Battlefield group appeals decision on IAS housing
The Princeton Battlefield Society is keeping up its legal fight to stop the Institute for Advanced Study from building faculty housing on what the society says is a “core” section of the Rev The Princeton Battlefield Society is keeping up its legal fight to stop the Institute for Advanced Study from building faculty housing on…
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ROBBINSVILLE: Student visits Republic of Georgia
Andrew Kurzeja, a 2011 graduate of Robbinsville High School, recently spent over a month in Tbilisi in Republic of Georgia. ROBBINSVILLE — Andrew Kurzeja, a 2011 graduate of Robbinsville High School, recently spent over a month in Tbilisi in Republic of Georgia. Along with 40 other U.S. soldiers, the earth and environmental studies major attended…
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HIGHTSTOWN: Borough to decide if municipal building can be rehabilitated
Architect suggests tearing down a portion, creating new police station By Amy Batista, Special Writer The rehabilitation of Borough Hall and associated costs will be discussed at Monday’s council meeting. The Borough Council agreed July 25 to hear an architect’s proposal for Borough Hall at the next public meeting. Hightstown residents have been…
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POLICE BLOTTER: Week of Aug. 1, 2013
Hopewell Township police Chief George Meyer reported: — At 2:13 p.m. July 24, police received a call reporting a fire at St. George’s Roman Catholic Church on Route 29 in Titusville. Officers arrived to find the electric meter box on the exterior of the old church — which is used as a parish center…
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HOPEWELL VALLEY: Biology teacher gets award from national group
Karen Lucci is High School Biology Teacher of the Year By John Tredrea, Special Writer A veteran biology teacher at Hopewell Valley Central High School has received a prestigious award from her peers. Karen Lucci has been named as New Jersey’s Outstanding High School Biology Teacher of the Year by the National Association of Biology…
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HAMILTON: Former cop in reality TV tussle loses pension
Physician told pension board Joseph Derrico was no longer disabled by James McEvoy, Managing Editor HAMILTON — The state’s Police and Firemen’s Retirement System board of trustees formally has halted former Hamilton police officer Joseph Derrico’s disability pension benefits. Sgt. John Sierchio, a Bloomfield police detective who serves on the PFRS board, confirmed the board…
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HIGHTSTOWN: Grant helps close funding gap
Better Beginnings received a $25,000 grant from the Princeton Area Community Foundation. Better Beginnings evolved from providing a nursery school experience for a few economically disadvantaged children in 1967 to becoming an accredited early childhood education center that provides children with developmentally-appropriate learning experiences in a safe, healthy and nurturing environment. The center…
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BORDENTOWN: Curtain rises on first teen production
Photo by Deirdre Ryan at www.dryanphoto.com Jason Wylie, of Chesterfield (standing), portrays Angel Schunard and Matt Dalton, of Bordentown, plays Roger Davis in the production of ‘Rent: School Edition’ at the Bordentown Performing Arts Center.
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