| U. Pitts. BOE approves food service contract
UPPER PITTSGROVE TWP. The board of education here has approved a contract between the Upper Pittsgrove School District and Dowling Food Service Management, Inc. for the 2007-2008 school year. The cost for the management services will be in the amount of $8,500 for the entire year, effective Sept. 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008. Representatives from Dowling Food Service Management, Inc. were on hand for the contract approval and thanked the Upper Pittsgrove Board of Education for unanimously approving the agreement. Dowling Food Service Management, located in Stanhope, provides food service to over 40 schools in several districts throughout New Jersey. The closest schools served by the company are located in Camden County and Vineland, said District Manager Jeanine E.
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Poll: Stress divides youths by gender
NEW YORK — Stressed out by your high-pressured job? Don't assume your kid is any less stressed out by school. Especially if she's a she.Young people experience stress at a high rate, and females more than males, an extensive Associated Press/MTV survey shows. A similar divide exists in terms of fears and safety: Girls and young women are less likely to feel safe in their neighborhoods, in schools or from terror attacks.The source of stress changes as we get older, the survey shows. Among 13- to 17-year-olds, school is by far the most commonly mentioned source. Among 18- to 24-year-olds, it's jobs and financial matters. In all, fully 85 percent of young people said they felt stress at least sometimes.“I'm a pretty high-stressed person," says Katie Duda, 21, who's finishing up a degree in culinary arts and awaiting the birth of her first child in a few weeks.
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