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Golden Brews
The Book and The Cook Festival’s Philly beer tours draw fans from all over the country. By: Jillian Kalonick TIMEOFF/MARK CZAJKOWSKI Lew Bryson’s favorite local bar is Isaac Newton’s in Newtown, Pa. On March 12 and 19 he’ll be the "John Madden" of The Book and The Cook’s Golden Age of Philadelphia Beer Tours. Nine…
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Oliszewski won’t let Voyce be heard
Lawrence wrestling By: John E. Powers Lawrence High School senior 215-pounder Adam Oliszewski figured Voorhees’ Zach Voyce was going to come out with redemption on his mind and fire in his eyes. But Oliszewski never gave Voyce a chance in last Saturday’s Region 5 Tournament final at the Hunterdon Central Fieldhouse. Oliszewski, who had beaten…
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School rate may rise 9%
Growing enrollment and flat state aid are factors of nine percent increase in school tax rate. By: Melissa Hayes Growing enrollment, flat state aid and a decrease in the amount of total taxable property in the township have school district officials seeking a 9 percent increase in the school tax rate. The $106.7 million preliminary…
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Toll Brothers Inc. returns with new housing proposal
Developers eye North Hanover for 200 age-restricted houses. By: William Wichert NORTH HANOVER They’re back. Several months after one of its development proposals was knocked down by township officials, Toll Brothers Inc. has returned to the table with a new idea to build more than 200 age-restricted houses on a 110-acre property along Cookstown-New…
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LETTERS: Roundtable can be winner on Rt. 92
To the editor: As always, I commend the Post’s guardianship of South Brunswick, and the entire region. However, I must point out a flaw in the reasoning in Hank Kalet’s recent "Dispatches" on the Route 92 roundtable. If the proposed roundtable is limited to dealing over who puts the asphalt where, then of course…
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Lawrence BOE OKs $57.6 million plan
Budget would equal 9-cent school rate increase. By: Lea Kahn The Lawrence Township Board of Education voted unanimously to send its proposed $57.6 million budget for 2005-06 to the Mercer County Superintendent of Education for review at a special meeting Monday night. The county approved the budget, as well as a separate second question that…
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LETTERS: Kudos to Fekete for years of service
To the editor: Linda Fekete deserves our appreciation, respect and honor as she concludes her long career in South Brunswick High School. Our high school enjoys the reputation throughout the state as a place that puts students and learning first and a place that respects teachers and promotes professionalism. Linda has been a vital…
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Community Foundation funds Scouts
New troop set up for Eggerts community. By: Lea Kahn For years, the Girl Scouts of Delaware-Raritan Inc. had wanted to organize a Girl Scout troop in the Eggerts Crossing neighborhood in Lawrence Township. Last month, that wish came true as the Lawrence Township Community Foundation awarded a $5,000 grant to help sponsor a troop…
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Hopewell wants to preserve St. Michael’s as open space
A public hearing on the borough’s Green Acres funding application will be held at a special meeting of Borough Council at Borough Hall on Monday, March 21 at 7:30 p.m. By Lauren Graham Delehey At the March 2 Hopewell Borough Planning Board meeting, Borough Council President David Knights reported that the borough had met its…
