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Dems call GOP signs misleading
Party files misconduct complaint By:Roger Alvarado Democrats are crying foul because a Republican candidate for the Manville Borough Council has dropped her married name from campaign literature and signs. Ida Corradino, president of the Manville Democratic Club and co-campaign manager for the Democratic candidates, filed an official complaint on behalf of her party against the…
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Mediterranean Café
A mock streetscape, complete with a cobblestone floor, establishes the atmosphere at this Italian restaurant in Langhorne, Pa. By: Richard Burns Mediterranean Café The Shoppes at Flowers Mill Road 144 N. Flowers Mill Road Langhorne (215) 752-7800 Food: Very good to excellent Service: Good Prices: Moderate Cuisine: Italian Ambiance: Italian street Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 11 a.m.-10…
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Ex-committeeman one of ‘them’
To the editor Having recently received what looked like a home-printed flier from former Township Committeeman Bill Gold and his running mate, which leads off with the phrase, "Don’t Let Them Tax Us Out," I simply have to ask the question, "Who exactly are ‘them’?" "Them" certainly can’t be the Republican candidates, since both Bob…
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Pennington Council OKs 4 percent raise for all nonunionized employees
PENNINGTON COUNCIL UPDATE By John Tredrea A 4 percent raise for the year 2003 for all nonunionized borough employees was approved by the Pennington Borough Council Monday night via a unanimous vote to adopt a salary ordinance. The pay increase, which is retroactive to Jan. 1, does not cover the police or public works departments,…
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6 candidates vie for seats
Candidates prepare for Nov. 4 elections for three positions on the Allentown Borough Council. By: Cynthia Koons ALLENTOWN Three seats on the Borough Council, including the mayor’s, are up for grabs in next month’s elections. All the Republican incumbents are running and a slate of three Democrats is opposing them. No strangers to political…
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Conformity in the eyes of beholder
Battle brewing between developerand planners over impact of project By:John Patten A developer’s claim of providing a conforming application failed to impress members of the Planning Board at the Oct. 2 introduction of Northeast Developers’ plan for four houses off of South Branch Road. Speaking for the developer, engineer Lawrence Lopresti of EPK Consulting in…
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Oct. 9, 4:57 p.m.: Musical immemorium
Strummer, Zevon and Cash. By: Hank Kalet Eric Alterman honors the dead in this week’s issue of The Nation, the dead being Joe Strummer, Warren Zevon and Johnny Cash. The music world and the world more generally is a far less gracious place this year with their losses, though we are very lucky…
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To build schools … or not to build
Population shifts mean relief in still-growing Hillsborough By: Beth Kressel To build, or not to build? That is the question facing the Hillsborough School District as the Board of Education decides whether constructing a new school building is necessary to accommodate children whose families might move to future township housing developments. Two New Jersey demographers…
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Voters to decide fire consolidation
Florence Township Fire Chief defends plan to centralize station. By: Scott Morgan The week before its special election, the Florence Township Fire District is fending off an anonymous campaign aimed at swaying voters from approving a $4.2 million bond plan to purchase land for a new, centralizing station building. Over the past week, a string…
