• HILLSBOROUGH: Veterans feted at ballpark

    By Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer    The Somerset Patriots stadium was not just for baseball on Sunday, but was host to a large tribute to veterans before the game.    Veterans from WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Lebanon, Grenada, Panama, Somalia, Gulf War, Desert Storm, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Haiti, Afghanistan, Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom were all…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Principal, student share South Africa experience

    HILLSBOROUGH: Principal, student share South Africa experience

    Woods Road Elementary School Principal Jody Howe with children she met in the South Africa Township of Langa.

  • LAWRENCE: Schools superintendent sets out priorities for 2010-11

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    LAWRENCE — When the Lawrence Township public school district’s teachers entered their classrooms today to start the 2010-11 school year, their work was already cut out for them.    They will be faced with four issues this year, Philip Meara, the superintendent of schools, told the teachers that had gathered in…

  • Miele launches the pet lover’s dream cleaning tool

    Miele launches the pet lover’s dream cleaning tool

    By Paul McCormack Miele launches the pet lover’s dream cleaning tool New S7 Cat & Dog vacuum makes pet clean-ups easier and healthier Princeton, NJ – September 1, 2010 – Pets are a joy. Now cleaning up after them is too! Miele, creator of the world’s first HEPA certified vacuum cleaner and floor care innovation…

  • LAWRENCE: School board wants more from tax exempt schools

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    LAWRENCE — The Lawrence Township Board of Education is calling on the New Jersey School Boards Association for help in requiring private schools and colleges to reimburse public school districts for the cost of educating the children of faculty members who live in tax-exempt campus housing.    The school board adopted…

  • Vacation’s over and the school buses are rolling

    By Christopher Sacco Bordentown    Despite a defeated budget last April, no staff cuts were necessary for the Bordentown Regional School District. Superintendent Constance Bauer attributed this to several unanticipated retirements. The middle school’s interscholastic varsity teams, which had been cut, were restored over the summer. Ultimately, no programs were cut.    Installation is continuing on the…

  • Comedian Ralphie May To Perform at The Stress Factory Comedy Club

    Comedian Ralphie May To Perform at The Stress Factory Comedy Club

    By Meredith Trotter The Stress Factory Comedy Club located at 90 Church Street in New Brunswick, NJ is proud to present Ralphie May on September 2nd-4th. Show times are 8pm with an additional 10:30 show on Friday and Saturday. Tickets range from $26-$28. Since Ralphie May’s debut on season one of “Last Comic Standing,” audiences…

  • Comedian Ralphie May To Perform at The Stress Factory Comedy Club
  • State colleges need control over compensation

    Michael W. Klein of NJ Association of State Colleges     “Doing more with less” is a recurring theme these days for families and businesses. It’s also true for New Jersey’s state colleges and universities. Step one is figuring out what you’re spending in the first place. In the case of the state colleges, their workers…

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