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A Potemkin village
Win Straube Pennington If the Historical Preservation Ordinance proponents are going to have their way, Borough Council will have the opportunity on April 4 to turn Pennington, or at least part of it, into a Potemkin village with fake (historic) facades, just as the Russian minister, Grigory Potyomkin, did in 1787 to impress and…
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Egypt will be topic at Pennington Library
John Tredrea The Pennington Public Library will follow up its very well-attended series of Sunday afternoon programs on the Civil War with another presentation that couldn’t be more timely. On April 10 at 3 p.m., Robert L. Tignor will speak at the library about his new book, “Egypt – A Short History,” and the current…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Abschutz ending family tradition
Charles W. Kim, Managing Editor For the first time in just over two decades there will not be an Abschutz on the South Brunswick Board of Education. Member and chairman of the board’s Budget Committee, Martin Abschutz, said he will not seek another term on the board, ending a period of 21 years that either…
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Marketorum, LLC Launches The Social Sprocket™, A Social Media Service Offering
Wesley Schmidt LAMBERTVILLE, N.J. n March 30, 2011 n Marketorum, LLC announced today the launch of The Social Sprocket™, a social media service offering with three product levels customizable to organizations looking to develop and implement a strategic social media plan. The Social Sprocket focuses on Facebook, which has more than 500 million active users,…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK EDITORIAL – Teachers should have taken freeze
EDITORIAL The budget process has been especially difficult this year with many positions in both the township and school district being cut. Township officials are preparing to cut seven positions while the Board of Education plans to cut 34.1 full-time equivalency positions, which could actually mean losing between 35 and 70 actual jobs. The reason…
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ALLENTOWN: UFR to lay off 19, outsource busing
By Joanne Degnan, Staff Writer ALLENTOWN — The Upper Freehold Regional Board of Education will ask voters to approve a $33 million general fund budget that keeps the tax levy increase within the state-mandated 2 percent cap by laying off 19 employees, outsourcing bus routes to private contractors and raising some fees parents pay. The…
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PRINCETON: Curriculum expo for grades 3 to 8
By Stephanie Vaccaro, Staff Writer Princeton Regional Schools is inviting parents to its first curriculum expo on Tuesday, April 5, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at John Witherspoon Middle School. ”It’s really a showcase of what we’re doing with our curriculum in grades 3 through 8,” said Bonnie Lehet, assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction.…
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