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Hopefuls: Ratables will lower expenses
Millstone Township Committee candidates express opinions on municipal tax concerns. By: Rob Heyman MILLSTONE The Messenger-Press continues its election coverage this week by posing a question to each of the municipal candidates regarding an issue of concern in their respective municipalities. Answers were obtained in separate phone interviews. Millstone has two seats up for…
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Local family’s holiday tradition is really scary
Tours give glimpse of Halloween fun By:Beth Kressel A haunted farm tour opens the annual fall traditions of one Hillsborough family complete with elaborate spooky decorations, sticky edibles and scary costumes to visitors through Oct. 31. "Our mothers have always made a big deal over Halloween," said Alex Powers, 14, before a tour…
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Council will hold hearing on background checks
Meeting will be at 8 p.m. Tuesday at Municipal Building. By: Lea Kahn A public hearing on a proposed ordinance requiring criminal background checks on all adult volunteers in township-sponsored youth recreation activities tops Township Council’s agenda Tuesday night. Township Council will meet Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the Council Chambers on the main level…
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MHS boys blanked in county tourney
Absence of Jimenez hurts at Montgomery By: John E. Powers The Manville High School boys’ soccer team knew it would have a steep challenge in confronting Montgomery in the Somerset County Tournament. And then, the 14th-seeded Mustangs discovered they had to do it without their best player. Montgomery, the No. 6 seed, rolled to…
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PERCEPTIONS: A fix for Arnold’s budget woes
Available revenue is at the new governor’s fingertips. By: Steve Feitl I admit I found the recall debacle in California to be rather humorous. It was definitely a black eye for the state, but at least it wasn’t happening here in the great state of New Jersey. I don’t even mind that action connoisseur Arnold…
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Town needs leaders with integrity
To the editor Since January 2003, residents of Hillsborough have written, phoned, e-mailed and spoken to me directly at events and on the street to express their dissatisfaction with the conduct and behavior of the Republican Majority at the Township Committee meetings. Citizens in large numbers have been watching the Hillsborough Township meetings every two…
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Bound Brook requests regionalization talks
But school officials are only interested in sharing services By:Beth Kressel Manville school board members said they would be willing to explore a sending/receiving relationship with Bound Brook if Manville High School was at the receiving end. The school board discussed the issue after receiving a letter from the Bound Brook school board asking to…
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Oct. 16, 5:40 p.m.: Dispatches
The crazy world of the Cubs By: Hank Kalet Read this week’s Dispatches on the Cubs. (Good piece from Thomas Boswell in The Washington Post.
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For the Oct. 16 issue
William J. Schmitt, John S. Henry, Doris Broadway, Marlene Flanigan, Henry Luning Sr., Helen Hughart, Esther Brown, Shirley Ayers. William J. Schmitt JACOBSTOWN William J. "Willee" Schmitt, 51, died Oct. 7 at the Deborah Heart and Lung Center in Browns Mills. Born in Dayton, Ohio, he was a resident of Bucks County, Pa. before…
