Author: Central Jersey
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WEST AMWELL: Local government share of tax rate would stay flat
West Amwell introduces $3.5 million budget By John Tredrea, Special Writer A proposed West Amwell Township budget for 2014 would bring no increase in the municipal property tax rate, if adopted. Introduced Monday night by the Township Committee was a $3,547,330 budget, up $121,000 from last year’s budget of $3,428,855. The budget will be scheduled…
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LOOSE ENDS: Probing Princeton’s Palmer Square
Architect Jerry Ford looks for the motivation behind the creation By Pam Hersh The renowned Princeton architect Jerry Ford, a founding partner of Ford3 Architects LLC of Princeton, calls himself an architect posing as a historian. I would call him an architect posing as a psychologist. As he revealed in a Lunch-and-Learn Lecture earlier this…
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LOOSE ENDS: Probing Princeton’s Palmer Square
A view of the area now occupied by Princeton’s Palmer Square with Princeton University in the background.
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HILLSBOROUGH: Kenny Dundorf represents Immaculata in accepting award for charity work
He’s one of four students to travel to D.C. to accept national honor Kenny Dundorf of Hillsborough was one of four students who traveled to the nation’s capital to accept a national award for charity and social services for Immaculata High School’s Campus Ministry. The Somerville school’s Campus Ministry was honored by the Basilica National…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Kenny Dundorf represents Immaculata in accepting award for charity work
From left, Immaculata students Erin Cummins, Anthony Cracchiolo, Kenny Dundorf and Lisa Slobodzian accepted an award in the nation’s capital for work by the school’s Campus Ministry.
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WEST WINDSOR: Pirates’ Schoenauer adjusts well to switch to track
By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor Kathryn Schoenauer gave indoor track and field a try to get in shape for lacrosse. Now lacrosse likely won’t ever get the West Windsor-Plainsboro South sophomore back. ”I ended up enjoying track so much and the atmosphere of the South team,” Schoenauer said. “It was very surprising.” It didn’t…
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MANVILLE: Children lead effort in caring
They organize food, monetary donations for Caritas Children from three Manville churches and the Catholic elementary school led efforts to collect food and gift cards for families assisted through the Caritas organization, which is headed by borough resident Barbara Demchak through Christ the Redeemer Parish. Caritas is the Latin word for “caring and sharing” and…
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STATE: Chickadees tell us about the changing climate
The State We’re In column By Michele Byers, N.J. Conservation Foundation Chickadees aren’t signs of spring since these cheery little birds are year-round Jersey residents. But they could signal a warming climate. An interesting new study focuses on “hybrid” chickadees — the offspring of northern black-capped chickadees and their southern relatives, Carolina chickadees — in…
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As Ever, Pudd – A Love Story That Never Ends, Told in Letters
By 1888pressrelease 1888PressRelease – New book from author Anita Ann Caruso tells of her journey into a love affair that yielded the love of her life. Why would two people who were married for a total of over 50 years to other spouses travel down a path that was destined to change their lives forever?…
