Category: archives
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Princeton Einsten celebration inspires a Web site
"Think Einstein" events now on Internet. Princeton’s celebration of the 100th anniversary of Albert Einstein’s "annus mirabilis" the year his Theory of Relativity and other landmark papers were published now is on the Web. The celebration, called "Think Einstein, " is a series of events honoring the special relationship that Albert Einstein had…
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Slight increase expected in Chesterfield tax rate
Proposed increase would take municipal tax rate to 8.9 cents. By: Scott Morgan CHESTERFIELD A taxpayer with a home assessed at the $212,000 township average can expect to pay about $188 in municipal taxes this year, an increase of $23 over last year. Those numbers are the result of the $2.6 million 2005 municipal…
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Mother’s gamble puts DeHart on path to A.C.
By: Kyle Moylan In a way, Alex DeHart’s wrestling career started as almost a form of punishment. Now, DeHart makes sure to punish most of the other wrestlers that step on to the mat with him. The Lawrence High junior recently finished off a season in which he went 30-6, placed third in the Mercer…
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Police file charges after gun incident
North PLainfield man allegedly put handgun to head of another during late-night fight By:Roger Alvarado A North Plainfield man has been charged with aggravated assault after he allegedly held a gun to the head of an unidentified man during a March 4 fight at Applebee’s parking lot along Route 206. Lt. Paul Kaminsky said Monday…
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HHS boys fell just short in close games
Team finished with deceiving 8-13 record By: Rudy Brandl Watching Bridgewater-Raritan win a sectional basketball title last week served as another reminder of how close the Hillsborough High boys came to being a very good team this winter. The Raiders gave the Panthers fits in two regular season meetings but lost both games by…
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Bravo! For ‘Aida’
To the editor By: "Aida," the Elton John and Tom Rice Broadway musical, has come to the Hillsborough High School stage. It’s another smash hit. Bravo! To the student actors and singers. Bravo! To the ensemble. Bravo! To the student musicians in the pit band. Bravo! To the creative staging and lighting. Bravo! To the…
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‘Bandits’ eyed for trash pickup
Mansfield Township plans on modernizing its trash pickup operations with the purchase of two new sanitation trucks, commonly known as "one-armed bandits." By: William Wichert MANSFIELD The township plans to consort with some bandits, who would not steal money, but put it back in municipal pockets. By the beginning of next year, the township…
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New Hanover school taxes could go up by 6 cents
Public hearing set for Wednesday. By: William Wichert NEW HANOVER Board of Education members will vote on final adoption of a $4.3 million budget for the 2005-2006 school year at a public hearing at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the New Hanover School on Fort Dix Street. This budget, which represents an increase of $249,843…
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Cingular seeks OK to erect higher tower on New Road
Firm wants site plan approval for 180-foot-high cellular tower that would address existing gap in service coverage. By Marianne Hooker At its March 2 meeting, the Hopewell Township Zoning Board of Adjustment heard preliminary testimony on a use variance request to replace an existing 150-foot-high telecommunications tower with a new tower that would be 30…
