Category: archives
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Tax meeting fills courtroom
Residents say information helpful but more needed By:Roger Alvarado Hillsborough residents got their opportunity to quiz local, county and state tax assessors over the reassessment program during an informational question-and-answer forum designed to educate residents on the process Tuesday night. More than 150 residents packed themselves into the courtroom at the municipal complex to learn…
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Tree lighting set for Friday
Holiday celebrations will begin in Plumsted Township with a tree lighting ceremony at 40 Main St. By: Sarah Winkelman PLUMSTED The holiday season is quickly approaching and Plumsted will start spreading its winter cheer at the township’s Christmas tree lighting ceremony on Friday. This year’s celebration promises to be bigger and better than in…
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Plumsted earns safety honor
Plumsted School District is awarded a 2003 Safety Award by the New Jersey School Boards Association Insurance Group. By: Sarah Winkelman PLUMSTED For its efforts to maintain a safe work environment, the Plumsted School District has been awarded a 2003 Safety Award by the New Jersey School Boards Association Insurance Group (NJSBAIG). Of the…
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Students, faculty question authority
GOP congressmen visit Hillsborough High School government class By:Beth Kressel Two U.S. congressmen visited the high school Tuesday morning to talk about changes to a federal education law known as No Child Left Behind. The changes alter testing requirements for special education students. But in a question and answer forum, Hillsborough High School students and…
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Rising costs may pinch open space program
Towns must compete with builders for available property. By: Matthew Kirdahy Officials in Cranbury, Monroe and South Brunswick are aggressively pursuing land preservation to stave off residential development. But rising housing prices in the region make land more attractive for developers, increasing the cost of undeveloped land and making it potentially more difficult for towns…
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Township expected to continue debate on athletic fields
Session set for 7 p.m. tonight at municipal building, Route 546 and Scotch Road. By John Tredrea The debate on a proposed bond ordinance under which the township would pay $300,000 to $350,000 for drainage work at the site of the controversial Back Timberlane athletic fields is expected to resume at tonight’s Hopewell…
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Guiding lights
Countywide fund-raising project will help fight domestic violence By:Roger Alvarado The Resource Center for Women and Their Families is set to illuminate Manville and Hillsborough this holiday season with its Communities of Light 2003 campaign, a fund-raiser designed to shine a bright light on domestic abuse. The center hopes that between now and Dec. 21,…
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Snowflakes in kitchen bring a flurry of fun
FROM ROOSEVELT by Linda Schuster It began as a birthday party craft activity. Sarah’s first-grade classmates painted ceramic star and mitten ornaments in our kitchen. A lively variety of color combinations and designs were demonstrated. Sealed with a clear glittered glaze, each unique piece sparkled. Once they had dried I tied them individually with thin,…
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Girl Scouts blaze trail for residents
Troop clears half-mile path behind Environmental Center. By: Rebecca Tokarz Township residents can now enjoy a brisk walk through the woods behind the South Brunswick Township Environmental Center thanks to a group of Scouts. Cadets in Girl Scout Troop 764, all high school freshmen, spent more than a year working to clear the trail and…
