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CENTRAL JERSEY: Police Beat
Police news from Allentown, Robbinsville Allentown Hayden T. Carlton, 19, of Troy, New York, was charged with possession of less than 50 grams of marijuana after a motor vehicle stop on South Main Street at 2:01 a.m. on Dec. 25, police said. Patrolman Nicholas Dell’Acqua transported Mr. Carlton to police headquarters, where he was processed…
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ROBBINSVILLE: Sharon School, RHS robotics fight hunger
ROBBINSVILLE — The high school’s robotics team, with help from Sharon Elementary School, set a new record in their annual food drive to restock the Robbinsville Food Pantry by collecting 1,749 nonperishable grocery items. Although the entire K-3 elementary school took part in the food drive, special recognition was given to Sharon Martin’s first-grade class…
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ALLENTOWN: New interim guidance director hired (again)
By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor ALLENTOWN — For the second time in less than a month, the Upper Freehold Regional Board of Education has voted to hire a new director of guidance. The school board voted unanimously Jan. 2 to hire Sandra DeLuca as the district’s full-time interim guidance director at a prorated salary of…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Varela named SBHS principal
By Ed Birch, Special Writer The Board of Education unanimously appointed Peter Varela as the permanent high school principal Monday night. Mr. Varela has served in an interim capacity since last summer. The principal vacancy was caused by the departure of Timothy Matheney, who left the position for a job with the New Jersey Department…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Council mulls gun amnesty
By Charles W. Kim, Managing Editor The Township Council will consider a former councilman’s request for the community to develop a program for residents to surrender guns to police. Former Councilman John O’Sullivan made the proposal to the governing body Tuesday night during the public portion of the meeting. ”We are all aware, now more…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: National Merit semi-finalists honored
By Ed Birch, Special Writer The Board of Education honored eight students who have been recognized as National Merit Semi-Finalists this year. These honorees represent the top 16,000 of the 1.5 million students who competed in the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT) last year. SBHS had nine semi-finalists and 36 commended students. The combined total…
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CHESTERFIELD: There’s a new mayor in town
By Matt Nelson, Special Writer CHESTERFIELD — Richard LoCascio is the township’s new mayor. He was appointed to the position by his colleagues on the Township Committee during its annual reorganization meeting Jan. 2. Mayor LoCascio was nominated by Committeeman Michael Hlubik, Chesterfield’s outgoing mayor of 2012. Mr. Hlubik successfully ran an uncontested race in…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: National Merit semi-finalists honored
Ed Birch photo National Merit Scholars, left to right, Shivani Bhangley, Jerry Britto, Grace Li, Davis Liu, Gautam Ramaswamy, Shweta Sharma, Francesca Tang and Richard Xu pictured with SBHS Principal Peter Varela.
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