• MANVILLE: School officials may balk at added federal funding

    by Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer    Federal stimulus money the district could receive through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has district administrators wary of the money it would receive.    During Monday’s Board of Education meeting, District Superintendent Donald Burkhardt listed uncertainties about the funding amount, including how long the district would receive the funding, and…

  • Relay for Life set

    John Pfefferkorn, Public Relations Chairperson for New Egypt Relay for Life To the editor:    Statistics can be a big motivator. Would you bet your paycheck on flipping a penny’s heads or tails odds? The chances are 50-50. Well, if you are a male living in the US, those are your odds of getting cancer in…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: School budget gets thumbs up

    Voters elect high school student to school board      Voters approved a $139.4 million budget by a vote of 2,554 to 1,214, Tuesday.      Under the plan, the tax rate would remain the same at $2.605 per $100 of assessed valuation. Under that rate, the owner of a home assessed at the township average of $196,400…

  • MANVILLE: Budget falls

       Manville voters turned down the proposed $19 million school budget Tuesday, while returning Ned Panfile and Andrew Zangara — and adding Cathy Wiedwald — to the Board of Education.    With 12.8 percent of registered voters casting ballots, the budget failed by a 353-283 margin. The budget will go to the Borough Council, where council members…

  • Break the Dress Code to Break the Silence

    By SAFE in Hunterdon Join SAFE in Hunterdon and your community—wear jeans to work to raise awareness and take a stand against sexual assault FLEMINGTON, NJ, APRIL 21, 2009 — SAFE in Hunterdon invites community members, elected officials, businesses, organizations and students to make a statement, take a stand and wear denim to promote the…

  • Support for Cheesman

    Michael Tunney of Bordentown City To the editor:    I was fortunate enough to grow up in a large family in Bordentown City and attend the Bordentown schools. I chose to stay in Bordentown and raise my family here. During the last 50-plus years, I have seen Bordentown grow from a tiny village to a thriving…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Township eyes 1-cent tax rate hike

    By Audrey Levine, The Packet Group    Audrey LevineStaff Writer    ROBBINSVILLE — The Township Council is set to sink its teeth into a proposed $18.2 million 2009 municipal budget that carries a tax rate hike of about a penny.    With a recommendation not to take part in the state’s pension deferral plan, Mayor Dave Fried on…

  • SPRINGFIELD: Young actress makes film debut

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    SPRINGFIELD — An ad seen on the bus a year ago has led one local girl to begin pursuing a career in film.    Jett Bohonko, 13, of Racehorse Lane, recently played a part as an extra in the upcoming movie, “Law Abiding Citizen.”    ”It was very exciting,” said the seventh-grade…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Valero finishes off Knights in South win

    By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Eric Valero has made a career out of finding the open cutter for the West Windsor-Plainsboro South boys lacrosse team.    The Pirates senior showed Saturday that he’s also a very capable finisher if needed.    Valero scored four goals and added an assist as the Pirates avenged back-to-back heartbreaking losses…

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