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New Jersey wants schools to share services as Education Commissioner Schundler backs off forcing consolidations
OCEAN CITY — The state Department of Education has abandoned plans for school consolidations and will instead encourage school officials to s By centraljersey.com OCEAN CITY — The state Department of Education has abandoned plans for school consolidations and will instead encourage school officials to share services and find ways to operate more efficiently, Education…
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Wine and Words
By Laura Smelas Join the Friends of the Hopewell Public Library for a Wine and Words event to celebrate Princeton author and resident Jean Hanff Korelitz on Sunday, June 13th at the Princeton Elks Club in Blawenburg from 4:30 to 6:30 pm. Jean Hanff Korelitz was raised in New York City and graduated from Dartmouth College and Clare…
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LAWRENCE: Township to state: No more noise
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Emphasizing the need for a noise barrier along I-95/295 in the Long Acres neighborhood, Township Council passed a resolution Tuesday night calling on the state Department of Transportation to build it. Residents of the Long Acres neighborhood, behind the Municipal Building, have been clamoring for a noise barrier…
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NEW HANOVER: Township trims $16k from district
By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer NEW HANOVER The township and Wrightstown Borough have agreed to cut its shared elementary and middle school district budget by $166,000, township Mayor Dennis Roohr said. ”We came to a joint agreement we’re both very happy with and we’re very proud of,” he said. The resolution was passed May…
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POLICE BEAT: From the May 21 edition
Staff reports BORDENTOWN CITY Aloysius Ross, 21, of Willingboro, was charged May 1 with possession of a controlled dangerous substance and possession of CDS paraphernalia. Police said they stopped a vehicle he was in at 10:38 p.m. for having an expired registration sticker and once stopped noticed green vegetation on the floor of the car…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Project Graduation seeks golfers and sponsors
By Davy James, Staff Writer South Brunswick High School’s Project Graduation program will be holding its biggest fundraiser of the year next week as it seeks to provide graduating seniors with a drug- and alcohol-free event graduation night. The 12th annual Project Graduation Golf Outing will be held May 28 at Bunker Hill Golf Course…
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Hopewell Elementary earns Signature School Award
Hopewell Elementary School earned a Signature School Award from the Piedmont Triad Education Consortium. The school was recognized at the December meeting of the Randolph County Board of Education for its significant improvements in a 12-month period. Principal Sharon Harper believes the award is the direct result of Hopewell’s staff and innovative programs. “We have…
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AROUND TOWN: Week of May 20
Poppy program raising money The Lt. John Farnkopf American Legion and Auxiliary Posts 401 are holding their annual poppy drive. Donations for the poppies are used to assist veterans and their families, such as helping hospitalized veterans and assisting veterans and veterans’ families in need. Please make a donation. Donations also may be made by…
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POLICE BEAT: Robbinsville
Week of May 20 Robbinsville A 17-year-old Hightstown girl was charged May 11 with possession of prescription legend pills. Police said they stopped a vehicle at 1:38 a.m. on Route 130 for having a suspended registration. They found active warrants for the driver, Christopher Baker, 27, of Academy Street, Hightstown, for $5,000 and took him…
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