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Editorial: Needed hike in gas tax looks dead
EDITORIAL: New Jersey currently boasts one of the smallest gasoline tax rates in the country. It looks as though the first order of business for the lame-duck session of the state Legislature will be a proposed hike in the state’s gasoline tax, now among the lowest in the nation. This is a matter that should…
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Key Club, FBLA and MIKES set food drive
Groups will collect food Friday and Saturday By:Roger Alvarado With the holiday season just around the corner, a local organization and a group of high school students have decided to give the Food Bank of Somerset County a helping hand in collecting food for the needy. MIKES for Manville and the members of Manville High…
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District to proceed with LES tree removal plan
Concerned Lawrence neighbors make last-minute plea. By: Lea Kahn Township school district officials intend to go ahead with plans to cut down three stately oak trees behind Lawrenceville Elementary School, claiming that the trees stand in the way of needed drainage improvements at the school. But a group of parents and neighbors say the trees…
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Kaplowitz reaches state gymnastics championship in bars
By: Rich Fisher Ellise Kaplowitz may be young, but she is already a veteran when it comes to high school success. The freshman became the first South Brunswick High gymnast in eight years – and only the second overall – to reach the NJSIAA state meet. Kaplowitz advanced by tying for fourth place in bars…
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Town, district eye flooding fix
Regrading planned for Brunswick Acres property. By: Sharlee DiMenichi Life for residents who say floodwater at Brunswick Acres School is running onto their properties could get less soggy, according to township and district officials. Grading and other improvements to the school property could begin Nov. 17, according to Jeff Scott, assistant superintendent for business. He…
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Merdinger’s comments demeaning to township
To the editor By: At a recent public meeting of the Hillsborough Planning Board, Mike Merdinger, a member of the board, referred to the Hillsborough Historic Preservation Commission as the "hysterical" commission. These meetings are taped and televised for the convenience of the public. After viewing the televised meeting, a number of people contacted Township…
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Barry Road speed limit measure OK’d by Hopewell Township
The DOT, which must OK the 30-mph limit, said it would give that approval once enabling ordinances have been passed by Hopewell and West Amwell townships. By John Tredrea A 30-mph speed limit can be posted in both directions on Barry Road under an ordinance adopted by a unanimous vote of the Hopewell Township Committee…
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Dispatches: It’s time for pragmatism, not idealism
DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet: Third party candidates have a rather dim history in the United states, especially when running for president. By: Hank Kalet Third party candidates have a rather dim history in the United States, especially when running for president. Rarely do they poll more than a handful of votes, and when they do…
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District seeking to build better construction plan
Millstone School Board looking to residents for opinions on reconstruction of school referendum. By: Sarah Winkelman MILLSTONE Voters’ recent defeat of the $39.9 million school referendum sent district officials back to the drawing board. Now they’re asking residents to help them draw a plan that can succeed. Last week, the school board mailed 3,000…
