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WEST WINDSOR: Tough conditions at Mercer Relays
By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor The conditions were less than ideal for optimum performances, but that didn’t stop track and field teams from competing at Saturday’s Mercer County Relays. ”There was a strong wind and it was playing havoc with the times,” West Windsor-Plainsboro High South coach Todd Smith said. “It was cold and wet…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Lottery will fill full-day kindergarten slots
By Andrew Corselli, Staff Writer A full-day, tuition-based kindergarten program will be in effect in September if the budget passes on April 27. The program aims to have one class in each of the six elementary schools with no more than 22 children in each section. The 132 or so students in the program would…
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LAWRENCE: Groundbreaking held for ballfields at ex-airport
By John Tredrea Monday at noon was a big moment for the Hopewell -Lawrence active recreation community and youth sports leagues. Mercer County Executive Brian Hughes was joined by local officials, at a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the beginning of construction of athletic fields at the former 40-acre Twin Pines Airport site. ”You know the…
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Week of April 21
Tell us about you. If your local nonprofit organization plans a special event and you would like to have the information published in The Manville News, send a note to Manville News Calendar, P.O. Box 350, Princeton, NJ 08542. All items should be typed and must be mailed, faxed (609-924-3842) or e-mailed to: [email protected] before…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Student wins $1,000 for anti-smoking ad
School also gains $1,000 from medical group Don Anthony Tyson Jr. of Hillsborough High School was rewarded for his print ad encouraging people to stop smoking. ENT and Allergy Associates, with the American Cancer Society and the Mt. Sinai Medical Center, presented Don Anthony and school administrators each with $1,000 checks on March 24. This…
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Voters to the polls Wednesday for school election
By Amber Cox Voters go to the polls Wednesday, April 27, to select school board members and decide the fate of district budgets, all under the constraints of the 2 percent stated-mandated spending cap. Bordentown Regional School District The $33.2 million final 2011-12 budget adopted 7-2 on March 23, calls for a tax hike for…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Departing member Hudes asks for support for Chris Pulsifer
I want to encourage the electorate to vote for Chris Pulsifer for the Board of Education. Chris is a past board member who was so highly regarded by his colleagues that he served two terms as its president. A leader, level-headed and reasonable individual, Chris has shown that he can represent the district and community…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Congressman sees robotics team’s operation
By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor Congressman Leonard Lance met Eleanor the robot on Tuesday. The congressman spent almost 90 minutes Tuesday night seeing the operation of Hillsborough High School RoboRaiders club firsthand, and he came away impressed, he said. As much as he came to see the technology firsthand, he wanted to honor the students…
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LAWRENCE: Voters go to polls Wednesday
By Lea Kahn Township residents will go to the polls Wednesday not Tuesday to select three school board members and to vote on a tax levy to support the school district’s proposed $64.6 million operating budget for 2011-12. The six polling places will be open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. The annual…
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