Tag: Skillman
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Sourland Mountain Region gains 10K trees in 2022
For Hillsborough Township resident Jennifer Bryson, the “tremendous loss of ash trees” in the area in and around her property has been “devastating.” That is why when the Sourland Conservancy (SC) expanded its efforts to include plantings directly on private land through a grant from the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) in partnership with the FoHVOS…
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Pennington School students excel in foreign language exams
Several students at The Pennington School received nationally ranked scores on the National German Exam this year, with tenth-grader Maya Meehan-Ritter earning a gold medal. The Princeton resident completed the Level 4 exam and finished in the 90th percentile, according to information provided by the school. Four students, Ariana Colner, 12th grade, of Lawrenceville; Benjamin…
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Area students will compete in The American Rocketry Challenge
Four student teams from New Jersey are among the 100 national finalists in The American Rocketry Challenge (TARC). The teams include Jamesburg Presbyterian Church in Jamesburg, advised by Shital Shah; John P. Stevens High School in Edison, advised by William McMullen; Morristown County 4-H in Morristown, advised by Luke McConoughey; and Montgomery High School in…
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Tennis tournament supports Montgomery first responders
Nassau Tennis Club and Montgomery Tennis Patrons Association co-hosted the 10th Annual Presidents Day Weekend Community Tennis Tournament at Nassau Tennis Club’s indoor tennis facility in Skillman on Feb. 21. The event included Doubles and Mixed Doubles events for men and women at USTA levels ranging from 3.0 to 4.5. The fundraiser was established in…
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Corveleyn honored to be a recipient of Presidential Award for Excellence
The White House named Hopewell Elementary School’s Helen Corveleyn as a recipient of the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). PAEMST are the nation’s highest honors for teachers of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and/or computer science. “It truly is an enormous honor to be recognized in this way. There are tons…
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Mother accused of restraining children in vehicle; two kids found dead off Mountain View Road
A mother from Skillman is accused of murdering her two children, restraining them in their car seats prior to officers finding them inside her vehicle. Hillsborough Township police responded to a 9-1-1 call reporting a disabled motor vehicle which had left the roadway on Mountain View Road in Hillsborough around 7:41 a.m. Nov. 9. Upon…
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Local museum creates educational Black history resources for New Jersey schools
Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum (SSAAM) board member Kevin Burkman delivered a detailed, poster-sized map of Black history sites in the Sourland Mountain region to Village Elementary School in Skillman as part of the museum’s educational outreach program. Montgomery, Hopewell Valley, Princeton and Hillsborough school districts, as well as the Princeton Day School, also received…
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Montgomery church listed on National Register of Historic Places
Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church, the home of the Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum (SSAAM) in the village of Skillman, Montgomery Township, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 7. The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by…
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Springpoint residents give communities high marks for pandemic response
In a recent independent survey, residents of Springpoint Senior Living gave their communities high marks for the response to the COVID-19 health crisis, with an overall ranking of 4.72 out of 5. Holleran, a nationally recognized research and consulting firm that specializes in the senior living industry, conducted the survey of 1,204 Springpoint independent living…