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HOPEWELL VALLEY: Want to run for school board?
June 4 is petition deadline; election in November The deadline for filing nomination petitions to run for positions on the Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education is 4 p.m. June 4. The following terms will be open on the Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education at the Nov. 5 annual school election: — Hopewell Township…
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Highland Park 3rd Graders Learn About Wind, Water & Solar Power
Nick Romanenko Rutgers Nanotechnology for Clean Energy graduate student Kim Scott at the water power exhibit with third graders (l. to r.) Robin Pestka, Maria Hu, Kylah Rohan, Dhrithi Manjunath and Alina Guan at Highland Park’s Bartle School.
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LAMBERTVILLE: Pineno: ‘Fantastic street fair’ fetes coming of spring
By John Tredrea, Special Writer LAMBERTVILLE —The Shad Festival has been around a long time — 32 years — and continues to evolve and expand, but what really makes the two-day event so special is its consistency. That’s what Ellen Pineno, lead organizer of the Shad Festival, believes. ”The real stroke of magic of the…
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EAST WINDSOR: Student wins third in State Bee
From left, Robert P. Laverty, East Windsor Regional Board of Education president; David Bilenker, assistant principal at Ethel McKnight School; fifth-grader Nathan Ackerman; and Superintendent Edward Forsthoffer III celebrate Nathan’s third-place win at the state bee this past winter. (Courtesy photo)
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HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Drinking episode yields many charges
By Ruth Luse, Managing Editor An Elm Ridge Park teen drinking party, which attracted over 50 young people, ended quickly on April 4 with a visit from Hopewell Township police. As a result of this event, 26 individuals have been charged with a variety of offenses. Many of the charges are related directly to a…
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HIGHTSTOWN: Board recognizes fifth-grader, literary writers
Members of the Red Ink, an award winning literary magazine of Kreps Middle School, attended the Board of Education meeting April 16 in Hightstown for recognition. From left are, Robert P. Laverty, board president; students Swetha Subramaniam; Stephanie Rosen´thal; Jaanvi Mahesh; Alexa Ferst; Sanjana Duggirala; Emily Ackerman; advisor Richard Christiano; and Superintendent Edward Forsthoffer III.…
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Stony Brook students explore Indian culture
Stony Brook Elementary School recently explored the diverse culture, music and dances of India through the assembly — “Satyam-Shivam-Sundaram” — with a message of “Oneness despite Differences.” ”Satyam-Shivam-Sundaram” is an ancient Indian saying in Sanskrit. It means exactly what Stony Brook All Stars follow — Truth Beauty and Goodness! A proof that, no matter where…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Democratic Alliance hears about gun buybacks
Detective Sgt. Doug Brownlie from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Public Information Office was guest speaker at the April 3 Hillsborough Democratic Alliance meeting, just days prior to what turned out to Somerset County’s gun buyback weekend. Mr. Brownlie explained that gun buyback programs have been emerging in this area, and that New Jersey has been…
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