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Lieutenant governor role needs defining
For the first time, New Jersey voters will select a lieutenant governor along with a governor in November, but many are unaware or confused about the role the lieutenant governor will play. Soon candidates for governor will announce their picks — and speculation abounds — but not much has been said about the responsibilities and…
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Dixon claims fifth SuperNationals win
Larry Dixon likes coming to Raceway Park in Old Bridge for a good reason. The Top Fuel driver has developed a knack for winning races at the track. Top: A pair of race cars create billows of smoke as they zoom down the strip at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park during last weekend’s 40th annual…
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On citizen participation in Millstone school woes
Lone BOE meeting attendee talks how, why he does it BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MILLSTONE — Ramon Recalde admits he has taken some ribbing from friends as he is frequently referred to in the press as one of the few residents who regularly attends Board of Education meetings. Nonetheless, it is an accurate description…
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Millstone school and bus schedules change
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MILLSTONE — Next year’s starting and closing times for the township’s three schools were announced at the June 8 Board of Education meeting. Superintendent of Schools Mary Anne Donahue said that the primary school will open ten minutes later next fall at 9:05 a.m., with dismissal at 3:45 p.m. The…
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AmberView considered for schools
Students’ photos and biographical info. would be stored in database BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MILLSTONE — The school district may become part of a pilot program in New Jersey to aid authorities in finding missing children. Representatives of the AmberView program, which is already in use in West Virginia and parts of Virginia, gave…
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Hide the children; he’s got a new power saw
Coda • GREG BEAN Now that the weather is nicer, I’ve been doing some home improvement and maintenance projects. And those who have been reading this column for a long time know that’s about as dangerous for me as driving the wrong way down a one-way street, blindfolded. Although I hate to admit it, I…
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Millstone woman earns two business awards
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MILLSTONE — A township woman is the recipient of two prestigious business awards recently bestowed by local organizations. Susan Koval received the Nancy C. Righter Service Award on June 2 at the New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners (NJAWBO) annual conference. On June 4 she was the recipient of…
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NEW HOPE: Bridge Street now open both ways
PennDOT replaced the old 67-year-old bridge over the Delaware Canal with a new concrete adjacent box beam bridge NEW HOPE — The new Route 179 (Bridge Street) Bridge in New Hope Borough, Bucks County, was opened to two-way traffic June 12, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. ”We couldn’t be more pleased to reopen…
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PET TALK: Choice is yours not Spot’s or Cleo’s
By Dr. Daniel Eubanks This is the second of a three-part series discussing feeding our pets. Last month we described how to feed a pet, referring to pet food only in terms of dry and canned. Now let’s look more closely at the specific ingredients in the various foods. Remember this article contains equal…
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