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SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Local parents demand gov reinstate school funding
Staff photo by Mary Brienza Left to right, Monmouth Junction Elementary School parents Stacye Chen, Maryann Herrera, Kim Schreiber, Mary Ann Muha, Abbey Aymes, Jenna Hartman, Nicole Geary, Helene Winston, and Lisa Rodgers attended a press conference to ask Gov. Chris Christie to restore funding to schools on May 25 at the school on Ridge…
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LAWRENCE: Nine Cardinals advance to Group III meet
By Ken Weingartner, Special Writer Semei Mitchell might jump up and surprise some people, but his Lawrence High School coaches and teammates will not be among them. Only a freshman, Mitchell finished second in the long jump at last weekend’s Central Jersey Group III track-and-field championships at Monmouth Regional High. His performance earned him a…
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PARENTING PEARLS: Expectations can be vastly different from reality
By Mae Sakharov I boarded the Greyhound at the Port Authority Bus Station in New York en route to Bemidji, Minn., with about $40 in my pocket, gifts from the actors at the North Jersey Playhouse for my 16th birthday. My destination was the only summer stock company that accepted me as an apprentice. I…
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HOPEWELL VALLEY: CHS seniors given tough reality lesson
By John Tredrea, Staff Writer A somber crowd of Hopewell Valley Central High School seniors watched a dramatic emergency services drill on a motor vehicle accident on May 19. In the staged incident, suggested by a CHS student who is a local volunteer firefighter and EMT, firefighters used the jaws of life on a “crashed”…
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PRINCETON AREA: Road closure causing traffic headaches
By Allison Musante, Staff Writer Gridlock in and out Princeton is what drivers might find themselves experiencing for the next four weeks as a result of reconstruction work on Alexander Road in West Windsor. On Wednesday, Lucas Construction Group began a four-week full closure of Alexander Road between Canal Pointe Boulevard and Canal Road to…
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HIGHTSTOWN: Police Blotter
Hightstown On May 25 at 9:54 a.m. on Rogers Avenue, officers arrested Alberdeen Johnson Jr., 52, of Wynbrook Apartments, in East Windsor. Mr. Johnson was charged with contempt of court, police said. Officers found, once dispatched on the scene, that Mr. Johnson matched the description of a suspicious person complaint that had just been issued.…
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EDEN AUTISM SERVICES PRESIDENT &CEO TESTIFIES AT GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ON AUTISM HEARING IN WASHINGTON DC
By Aileen Kornblatt Washington, DC –On May 31, 2011, Dr. Tom McCool, President & CEO of Eden Autism Services, a nationally acclaimed organization specializing in educating children and adults with autism as well as providing workshops and training for families and professionals, testified before the subcommittee on Africa, Global Health and Human Rights hearing entitled…
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PLAINSBORO: Firefighter remembered for his service
By Allison Musante, Staff Writer PLAINSBORO Of the many things that firefighter Jeff Pryor was in his life, his sister Cindy Kim remembers him most as a wonderful uncle to her 9-year-old daughter, Lauren. ”As far as being a good brother, he was a good uncle, and I couldn’t ask for more,” she said.…
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Flag etiquette?
Carol Stawski Hopewell Township Monday’s Memorial Day parade was beautifully organized. It was gratifying to see how many volunteers are working to keep the people of this area safe. However, when was flag etiquette forgotten? When the color guards with our national emblem pass by, why are almost all spectators still in their seats? Why…
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