Category: archives
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Area districts welcome new staff, programs for school year
The following is a roundup of school news for districts in The Messenger-Press coverage area. Editor’s note: The following is a roundup of school news for districts in The Messenger-Press coverage area. New principal joins school UPPER FREEHOLD When students walk into Upper Freehold Regional Elementary-Middle School for the start of the new year…
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POLICE BLOTTER
By: Triangle School officials reported that a skylight located on the school’s roof was smashed at 10:30 a.m., Aug. 22. School officials also said that a nearby antenna had been knocked to the ground. The incident occurred sometime overnight between Aug. 21 and 22. Police estimated the total damage to be $600. * * *…
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Tree City ordinance adopted
Upper Freehold will participate in the National Arbor Day Foundation’s Tree City USA program. By: Dana Lynn Flatekval UPPER FREEHOLD The question of whether the township will become a Tree City has finally been answered. The Township Committee last week adopted a revised ordinance that allows Upper Freehold to participate in the National Arbor…
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It’s time for opinions on proposed Merrill Lynch settlement
EDITORIAL By Ruth Luse As most Hopewell Township residents should know by now, Merrill Lynch and some Hopewell Township officials have worked out a proposal that if approved by township leaders by the end of October will remove the threat of a Merrill Lynch lawsuit over the downzoning of 440 acres of Merrill…
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September 7, 2004Part 2
By: infoUSA/Donnelley Marketing of Ames, Iowa The Princeton Packet Inc. publishes information on real estate transactions in its core market as a public service because it believes the information is newsworthy and appropriate. The information is all on the public record. In some cases the listing represents the property’s mailing address rather than the municipal…
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LETTER: Oppose Greenstein’s election legislation
To the editor: All taxpayers should oppose Assemblywoman Linda Greenstein’s legislative bill to further subsidize politicians. She wants to give taxpayers money to state legislative candidates of the two government-sanctioned political parties, the Democrats and Republicans. It is a pity that we already have to subsidize the presidential and gubernatorial campaigns. Just think, your…
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Pantry location gets thumbs down
Volunteers worry about new location’s size, location and security. By: Joseph Harvie Volunteers aren’t happy that the Department of Social Services is being moved temporarily to a trailer in Woodlot Park, next to the community center. They say a temporary 12-foot-by-60-foot trailer will be too small to house the township’s holiday food and gift drive,…
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LETTER: Explaining terrorism
To the editor: When innocent people, especially children, are intentionally maimed and killed, their killers are called animals. Russian citizens have just become the latest victims of such barbaric violence. As we grieve these horrendous losses, we need to do what we have done with other recurrent acts of violence, such as school shootings…
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Builders’ lawsuits nearing settlement
Council members to meet with court-appointed adviser By:Roger Alvarado Borough Council members expect to find out Monday whether a court-appointed master thinks townhouses units can be built in Lost Valley, according to Mayor Angelo Corradino. The mayor said that Jeffrey Lehrer, the borough’s special Coalition on Affordable Housing counsel, is expected to brief council members…
