Category: archives
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Town reassessment slated for next year
Washington Township is due for its routinely scheduled reassessment which considers the value all of the properties in the township for tax purposes. By: Lauren Burgoon WASHINGTON The township is preparing for a county-ordered reassessment tentatively planned for next year. Mercer County informed Washington last month that the town needed to be reassessed as…
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School violence report released
Local school officials react to State Department of Education’s report on school violence for the 2002-2003 school year. By: William Wichert The state Department of Education released its report on school violence last week announcing that the 2002-2003 school year produced lows in the overall number of violent incidents reported, but many local school officials…
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Washington First gets needed signatures
Citizens’ group wants to ask voters if Washington Township government should be constituted by a nonpartisan council with a separately elected mayor. By: Lauren Burgoon WASHINGTON The race to put a question on the November ballot seeking to change Washington Township’s form of government appears to be over and the citizens’ group Washington First…
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Council critical of PATRIOT Act
Lawrence joins national movement. By: Steve Feitl The PATRIOT Act has been a controversial legislation since Congress passed it in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The president has supported it as an important tool in battling terrorism, while other lawmakers have debated its possible civil rights infringements. Groups such as the…
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If I was second-in-command…
RANDOM NOTES by Scott Morgan People often ask me why I’m such a bitter little man and I always tell them to eat it. But the truth of the matter is that I keep getting passed up for things I obviously deserve. A perfect example four years ago, Time magazine scouted up and down…
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Is township asleep as depot developed?
To the editor By: A huge "transload" facility is currently being developed at the VA Depot and our township government has, to this point, seemingly not done one thing to study or understand its ramifications, its impact on our quality of life, or its financial impact on Hillsborough residents. This transload facility, where materials such…
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Middle school site chosen; residents question decision
Public meeting on proposed new middle school on Walnford Road in Upper Freehold is planned for July 19. By: Lauren Burgoon UPPER FREEHOLD Township residents have formed a citizens’ group to gather information and question the feasibility of building a middle school on Walnford Road in response to a Board of Education announcement that…
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Borough tells bars to clean up litter
By:John Patten Manville’s bars may become a little tidier, thanks to provisions inserted in the annual renewals for liquor licenses approved by the Borough Council. At the very least, they should become better neighbors. In response to public complaints of noise and litter near local bars and liquor stores, the council added two new conditions…
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Advocate for neglected children seeks volunteers
WEST WINDSOR The township has been recognized for protecting two key parcels of open space and farmland the Yeger property and the Tindall Farm. Delaware & Raritan Greenway Inc., the regional nonprofit land conservancy, officially honored the township for its preservation efforts last month. The township had to apply and meet several requirements…
