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Voters nix school tab
Voters turn down budget by a margin of five votes. By: Melissa Hayes As the numbers came in, district administrators, school board members and their families held on to the hope that the news would get better. That wasn’t the case, however. South Brunswick voters, by a 1,475-1,470 margin on Tuesday, turned down the school…
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Local kids join Election Day voters
Township students cast their votes at a polling station at the Washington Township Fire Department as part of Project Democracy. By: Lauren Burgoon WASHINGTON Civic responsibility starts early in Washington. Mixed in among adults voting on the school budget and selecting school board members Tuesday were hundreds of township students voting on their own…
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Supernatural Sound
Kip Rosser will demonstrate the magic of the theremin during a marathon performance at the David Sarnoff Library. By: Kara Fitzpatrick PHOTO: KARA FITZPATRICK Kip Rosser practices the theremin daily, and plays classical music, jazz and pop on the electrical instrument. With the theremin positioned in front of him, he moves his arms around it…
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Having fun for a good cause
St. Baldrick’s celebration Iain McWhirter (left) gets his head shaved by Diana Cooper from Beverly Hills Hair Salon. With him is brother Andrew, who also took part in the St. Baldrick’s event to help raise money for cancer research Saturday at Timberlane Middle School. The event raised over $10,000.
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Hopewell Valley school board honors outgoing president
Bill Hills has served two three-year terms on the nine-member board. By John Tredrea Monday night marked the last regularly scheduled school board meeting over which Bill Hills would preside as board president. Mr. Hills, who has served two three-year terms on the nine-member Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education, opted not to seek a…
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Pennington officials anticipate 9-cent tax rate increase
Hike would bring the municipal tax rate to 72 cents per $100 this year, according to Councilman Weed Tucker. By John Tredrea A draft $2,959,000 Pennington budget for 2005 would bring a municipal tax rate increase of 9 cents per $100 of assessed property value if adopted by the Borough Council. Councilman Weed Tucker said…
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School budget, second question OK’d
Approval results in combined 14-cent tax rate hike for 2005-06. By: Lea Kahn The township school district’s proposed $57.6 million operating budget and a second question that would raise money for special projects squeaked past the voters Tuesday, resulting in a combined 14-cent tax rate increase for 2005-06. Voters approved the $49.3 million tax levy…
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Tennis team finds right doubles mix
Lawrence boys tennis By: Jim Green With a huge upheaval of his roster and poor preseason weather conditions to deal with, Lawrence High School boys tennis coach Pat Tarrant knew it would take a while for him to find the right lineup. It took seven matches and more than two weeks of the regular season,…
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Township bans engine braking
Bordentown Township Committee unanimously adopted an ordinance prohibiting engine braking. BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP The Township Committee is trying to silence trucks riding along municipal roadways and causing loud disturbances through the use of engine braking. At its April 12 meeting, the Township Committee unanimously adopted an ordinance prohibiting engine braking, which involves using any mechanical…
