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Curtiss keeps boys’ bowling rolling BY JUSTIN FEIL
The Ewing High School boys’ bowling team did not have a senior in a 17-2-1 year last season, so there was plenty optimism with the entire lineup returning. Sebastian Curtiss’s improvements only raised expectations higher. The junior has picked up 21 pins on his average to bump it up to 209.90 through 14 games to help the Blue Devils start the season 13-1 and ranked third in
Central Jersey Group 3 by power points. “I’m very happy,” Curtiss said. “We’re doing pretty good this year, like last year. Just hoping to keep on the same pace.” Curtiss and the Blue Devils were looking to avenge their lone loss of the season to Medford Tech in a key Burlington County Scholastic League match, but the goals are even bigger for the postseason. Ewing would like to be rolling when it hits the BCSL Open on See BOWLING, Page 11
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Proposed legislation moving through the New Jersey Legislature could give towns served by Trenton Water Works a new financial framework that supporters say could help facilitate regionalization or other public water options. The measure would create a state-created, pensionbacked structure that could be used, with additional approvals, to support efforts by communities served by Trenton Water Works to pursue alternatives to the existing system. The bill, known as the Citizens Fund Act, has drawn sharp debate as lawmakers weigh how — or whether — it could help address years of infrastructure failures, governance disputes, and financial strain at the troubled municipal water system. The Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee had advanced the bill on Jan. 5 to the Appropriations Committee. The bill was sponsored by Assemblyman Wayne DeAngelo, D-Mercer. On Jan. 8, the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee had advanced a companion bill, with amendments, and placed it on second reading in the Senate. The Senate version is sponsored by Sen. Linda Greenstein, D-Mercer. A floor vote had not yet been scheduled. Unfortunately, with the start of the new legislative session on Jan. 13, the prior versions of the Citizens Fund Act expired. Th ebill ust now be reintroduced to move forward. Any newly filed version of the legislation would be required to begin the legislative process again, including committee referrals and hearings, before advancing to a floor vote. See BILL, Page 5
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