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Courses to be added at learning academies
Stone Bridge Middle School pupils will participate in ‘Big History Project’ BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer The Upper Freehold Regional School District Board of Education has approved a number of changes to the district’s learning academies program. The changes will take effect in September. The changes proposed by Assistant Superintendent Steve Cochrane and the Office…
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Bringing concussions into focus
Masking injuries to get back in the game can be a life-changing decision BY TIM MORRIS & KENNY WALTER Staff Writers Marlboro’s Niki Popyer certainly understands the consequences of concussions. By the count of her neurologist she’s had 17, and she still suffers from post-concussion symptoms, such as headaches and attention deficit. Now a student…
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CPAC’s message to Christie: You’re not our kind of people
CODA GREG BEAN It was the great American philosopher Groucho Marx who sent the Friars Club this terse message by telegram: “Please accept my resignation. I don’t want to belong to any club that will accept people like me as a member.” Last week, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie sent a variation of that message…
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Equine veterinarian David Foster will present “Equine Dentistry” at the March 14 meeting of the Pleasure Horse Club to be held at the Millstone Township Community Center, 463 Stagecoach Road, Millstone. Entrance is in the rear of the building. The meeting will begin at 7:15 p.m. All horse owners and horse enthusiasts are welcome…
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PRINCETON: School board rejects Valley Road community center plan
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer The Princeton Board of Education on Tuesday rejected a proposal from a group led by former Mayor Richard Woodbridge and others to turn the Valley Road School into a community center. The school board cited a litany of reasons for its decision, outlined in a lengthy resolution that board…
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LAWRENCE: Joining ‘missing link’ to be studied
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Township Council has awarded a $39,999 contract to consultant Parsons Brinckerhoff for a feasibility study to determine if it is possible to join the northern and southern legs of the Johnson Trolley Line also known as the “missing link.” The study is being funded by a Transportation and Community…
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CENTRAL JERSEY: Man continues to evade police
By Amy Batista and Charles Kim, Packet Media Group FLORENCE — Police in the region are on the lookout for a Pennsylvania man who allegedly stole multiple vehicles. According to regional law enforcement agencies, Justin Alexander Miller, 23, of Effort, Pennsylvania, led police in Monroe Township in a brief high-speed pursuit Feb. 27 a few…
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CHESTERFIELD: Dignitaries visit elementary school
Chesterfield Elementary School was recently selected by the Burlington County Education Association to have a score of special guest readers visit its kindergarten classes. The event was held March 1 and was the culminating activity of Read Across America week, said Ellen McHenry, superintendent. Guest readers included Senator Samuel Thompson, Assemblyman Ronald Dancer, Sheriff Jean Stansfield,…
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REGISTER SPOTLIGHT: PHOTOS: Week of March 7
Florence Township Riverfront School teachers dressed for fun during Read Across America last week by dressing up as their favorite literary character, including Mary Poppins, portrayed by fifth grade teacher Alexa Horvath; and June E. B. Jones, portrayed by fifth grade teacher Nicole Eckley on Feb. 26. (Photo courtesy of Bernadette McAneney-Harris)
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