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Board member, candidate responds to letters
To the editor: As a current board member running for re-election, I am responding to the half-truths written about me last week. Mr. Dalton said the budget is over the 2 percent cap by “deceptive measures” and was “rubber stamped” by the board. He didn’t tell you those “deceptive measures” are allowed by the…
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BORDENTOWN CITY: Annual railroad festival set
The third annual Bordentown Heritage Railroad Days festival has been set for Nov. 9 and 10. BORDENTOWN CITY — The third annual Bordentown Heritage Railroad Days festival has been set for Nov. 9 and 10. The festival will commemorate the first public running of the “John Bull” locomotive and the successful start of commercial rail…
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STATE WE’RE IN: Palisades on list of places worth saving
by Michele Byers Which one doesn’t fit: The Palisades cliffs above the Hudson River, the City of Venice, the Sierra de Moeda mountains in Brazil, the island of Mozambique, rock cliffs in the Kurdistan region of Iraq or a green oasis in the heart of developed Singapore? The answer is they all fit! All have…
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MCCC: College to host open house
Mercer County Community College’s Board of Trustees invites the community to an open house and ease of transfer information session on Thursday, Nov. 14 at the Conference Center on the college’s West Windsor Campus. WEST WINDSOR — Mercer County Community College’s Board of Trustees invites the community to an open house and ease of transfer…
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LAWRENCE: Scout serving up tables for Eagle project
Christine Lee, the director of the Lawrence Community Center, keeps a wish list of what she would like to have at the center at 295 Eggerts Crossing Road — and high up on the list was a picnic table fo By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Christine Lee, the director of the Lawrence Community Center, keeps…
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Upper Freehold Committee in need of a change
To The Editor: Steve Alexander may be surprised to learn that the Democrats also love living in Upper Freehold for the very same reasons that members of his party love it – the open space, the farmland, the highly rated schools and a way of life that we are all looking to preserve. The…
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Voters to decide two public questions on ballot
One question involves raising the minimum wage and tie it to the U.S. Consumer Price Index, and the another would allow veterans’ groups to use money from games of chance to support their groups. by Lea Kahn, Packet Media Group Voters across the state on Nov. 5 will be asked to approve or disapprove two…
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BORDENTOWN CITY: Crowds warm to Halloween marchers
Frankenstein’s monster walked the streets of Bordentown in the annual Halloween parade on Oct. 27.
