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Photo by Peter Borg
By: centraljersey.com Frederick Douglass. Ida B. Wells Barnett. Louis Armstrong. Martin Luther King Jr. Malcolm X. Stevie Wonder. Thelonius Monk. John Coltrane. It’s hard to find a group of people that exemplifies the best of what it means to be human, said Princeton University professor Cornel West, the keynote speaker for Black History Month at…
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Sat., March 5
By: centraljersey.com Cranbury Library board of trustees retreat: rescheduled from Jan. 22; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Meadow Lakes, Etra Road, Hightstown. Mon., March 7 Monroe Township Council, 7:30 p.m., 1 Municipal Plaza. Cranbury Township Board of Health, 7 p.m., municipal building, 23A N. Main St. Tues., March 8 Monroe Township Human Relations Commission, 4…
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Andrew Corselli
By: centraljersey.com Last year the Board of Education let go 45 teachers, five administrators and 16 other employees as a key strategy to reduce its annual budget. This year, the school board is targeting almost all of the district’s non-instructional jobs – custodians, bus drivers, teacher aides – to save $2.2 million in the proposed…
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LAWRENCE:Budget eyes 6-cent tax rate hike
by Lea Kahn Township Council got its first look at the proposed 2011 municipal budget Tuesday night, and it did not like what it saw a 6-cent increase in the municipal property tax rate, which follows on the heels of last year’s 5-cent increase. Municipal Manager Richard Krawczun outlined his proposed $42.1 million spending…
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Writers and Artists Invited to Submit Work for Mercer County Literary Journal; Sponsorship Opportunities Available
By Wendy Humphrey West Windsor, N.J. – Area writers and artists are invited to submit their work for possible inclusion in Kelsey Review 2011, a Mercer County literary journal published annually by Mercer County Community College. The review accepts short fiction, poetry, creative non-fiction essays, excerpts of novels, black and white line drawings (suitable for digital…
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Justin Feil
By: centraljersey.com The Hillsborough High School ice hockey team looked motivated to go after a state crown as they opened play in the public A Division tournament with a 4-1 win over Bayonne. No one looked better than Danny Congiusta, who scored a pair of goals, including the game-winner short-handed in the second period. He…
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PARENTING PEARLS: Offering service: A constant source of happiness
By Mae Sakharov As I was growing up, for me reading was salvation and a way to learn about the world beyond my family and my little town in New Jersey. A voracious reader from as early as I could turn a page, my favored books were about those courageous individuals who triumphed over adversity…
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Arts and Transit neighborhood would be a benefit
Rob Robertson, Princeton As a member of the Mercer Hill Historic District Association (MHHDA), I strongly urge the borough and the township to move forward with concrete plans for implementing Princeton University’s proposed Arts and Transit neighborhood. The Mercer Hill Historic District is adjacent to this proposed cultural center and we will feel the impact…
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State championships are next for area wrestlers
EB’s Shleyfer leads qualifiers BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent East Brunswick High School’s Jonathan Shleyfer (r) tries to score a take-down against South Brunswick’s James Pagano during their 145-pound final at the NJSIAA District 20 Tournament. Shleyfer, a freshman, grabbed the gold with a 16-6 major decision victory. The Bear was voted the tournament’s Most Outstanding…
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