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Roosevelt Public School rears responsive students
New educational approach helps develop social and emotional competency BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Roosevelt Public School teachers have implemented a way of educating that emphasizes social and emotional growth. Roosevelt Public School second-graders participate in their morning meeting, a component of a new program called Responsive Classroom, on March 24. ERIC SUCAR staff The…
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After cuts in education will come a ‘teachable moment’
Coda • GREG BEAN Our clan no longer has children in public schools in New Jersey, but I certainly don’t envy the parents of children who are attending those institutions these days. As we all know, the bill for years of mismanagement, overspending and prolific waste at the state level has finally come due, and…
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Census 2010: Will Roosevelt be counted?
Onus placed on residents due to unique mail situation By Jennifer Kohlhepp The U.S. Census Bureau claims the country can’t move forward until residents have mailed their census forms back, but it never sent questionnaires to Roosevelt. Census Day, the climax survey day for the rest of the U.S. population, came and went April 1…
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SPRINGFIELD: Car strikes tree, kills 16-year-old
By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer SPRINGFIELD A 16-year-old North Brunswick boy was killed in a one-vehicle accident on Route 295 on Sunday, according to state police. Phillip Pae, a passenger in the back of the vehicle, was declared dead at the scene, said state police Trooper Brian Polite. The driver, Phillip’s brother, Andrew Pae,…
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BORDENTOWN JOTTINGS: From the April 1 edition
Please send items for this column to [email protected] with the words “Bordentown Jottings” in the subject line. Bordentown Township Senior Citizen Club meetings are held on the first and third Monday of each month at the Senior Community Center on Municipal Drive. All township seniors age 55 and over welcome. Thursday, April 1 and 29,…
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CHESTERFIELD CHATTER: From the April 1 edition
Nancy Mrzljak Tel: 298-0567 Fax: 298-3936 [email protected] The Chesterfield Township Municipal Office will be closed Friday, April 2, in observance of the Easter holiday. For more information call 298-2311 or visit the township Web site www.chesterfieldtwp.com. * * * The Crosswicks Monthly Meeting Easter Egg Hunt will be held at 1 p.m., sharp,…
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LAWRENCE: Annual report shows overall crime decline
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer The trend toward fewer major crimes occurring in Lawrence Township continued in 2009, following a small increase in those crimes in 2008, according to statistics compiled by the township Police Department. The 2009 annual crime report, released to Township Council last month, showed a 12 percent drop in…
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LAWRENCE: Community calendar from the April 1 edition
Thursday, April 1 Tea and Poetry: Enjoy a cup of tea and the beauty of the spoken word. Lawrence residents Howard and Tina Zogott will read poems by Allen Ginsberg, Robert Frost and other great American poets. Refreshments will be served. 3 p.m. Free. Lawrence library. Registration suggested. Call 609-989-6920 or e-mail Matthew Latta,…
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LAWRENCE: None injured in Sunday house fire
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer A two-alarm fire Sunday morning that apparently began in the chimney and climbed up into the walls caused heavy fire damage to a house at 20 Carla Way, according to Deputy Fire Chief Gary Wasko, of the Lawrenceville Fire Company. The fire was reported about 12:30 p.m., Deputy…
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