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MONROE: Theresa Wysokowski remembered as loving mother, grandmother
By Maria Prato, Staff Writer MONROE — It was Mother’s Day 2009 when Theresa Wysokowski’s oldest son surprised her with some good news: She was going to be a grandmother. And, friends and co-workers say, she couldn’t have been more elated. ”Theresa couldn’t wait for Mother’s Day this year; she just couldn’t wait until Sunday,”…
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MANVILLE: ABIS council raises funds to help Haiti
The ABIS Student Council members, shown with advisor Robin Cook, raised more than $600 for American Red Cross projects in Haiti. Photo by Mary Ellen Zangara
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School budget impasse
Stanley J. Vitello, Hopewell On May 5, I attended the public meeting of the Hopewell Valley Regional School District called to discuss the school budget impasse. This is what I heard and learned, much of it disheartening. I share my views on the present state of affairs. The 85 percent cut in state aid…
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MANVILLE: Meetings with schools’ new principals present familiar faces in new places
By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer A series of meetings which began Monday for parents to get to know the new principals at Manville High School, Alexander Batcho Intermediate School and Roosevelt School is meant to ease the transition for the new principal and the parents they’ll work with. ”It’s the correct thing to do,” District…
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HOPEWELL VALLEY: School officials suggest additional budget reductions
On May 17 at 7:30 p.m., board plans to vote on resolution to approve the budget as set by municipalities By Ruth Luse, Managing Editor On Tuesday, the Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education met with members of the Valley’s three governing bodies “to formalize the final budget prior to the May 19 statutory deadline,”…
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Land Trust Farmers’ Market to reopen Sunday
To learn more about the Hunterdon Land Trust Alliance, visit: www.hlta.org The Hunterdon Land Trust’s Farmers’ Market at Dvoor is reopening on May 16. Shoppers will find locally grown vegetables, artisan breads and cheeses, grass-fed meats, flowers, honey, wine and much more while enjoying a cup of coffee and the spring sunshine. WDVR FM will…
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MANVILLE: Police blotter
Helena Shutack, 89, of Somerville Avenue, was charged with careless driving at 10:56 a.m. April 27 after hitting the front of Easy Pharmacy, located on Kennedy Boulevard. Police reported receiving a call about a motor vehicle crashing into a building and dispatched patrols, the Fire Department and rescue squad to the scene. An investigation of…
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Community Christian Choir Registration
By Judy Levy Registration for Fall Season ‘10 June 4th and 5th Registration for the fall season of the Community Christian Choir will be held on Friday, June 4th from 4 n 7 pm and Saturday, June 5th from 9 n 11 am at the Hamilton Square Presbyterian Church, 3550 Nottingham Way, Hamilton Square, NJ.…
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HVEA speaks out
Heidi Olson, HVEA president As an educator with nearly 25 years of experience, (16 of them in Hopewell Valley) and the president of the Hopewell Valley Education Association (HVEA), I feel it is necessary to set the record straight on the association’s work with the board of education on the 2010-11 school budget. Some…
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