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  • Letters to the Editor, Aug. 14, 2003

    ‘We’ve learned from it, and it is over’ To the editor:     I attended the Hopewell Borough Council meeting on Aug. 4, because I was concerned as a Christian, pastor, and citizen about the appointment of Marc Moran to our town council.    If you recall, Mr. Moran was the councilman appointed to fill a vacancy…

  • No borough retirement savings seen

    New law allows for early benefits for some government workers, although it doesn’t always help taxpayers By:G. Natasha Zoe    A combination of four new laws, billed as a budget balancing effort for municipalities and school boards, may not be used in Manville.    But according to some, any potential savings would probably be offset by higher…

  • SBAA 9’s win Cal Ripken state title

    By:    The SBAA 9-year-olders are showing that last year was no fluke.    In 2002, as 8-year-olds, SBAA showed its vast potential by going 38-1 and winning seven tournaments.    This year, South Brunswick won an additional six championships, capped by winning the Cal Ripken State Tournament in South Plainfield last week. As a result, the team…

  • Language skills dragging down test scores

    Latest tests scores show most students do well By:Beth Kressel    General education students in eighth and 11th grades passed the 2002-2003 standardized tests with flying colors, but special education students and those who speak English as a second language, must improve their scores in order to completely meet state standards by next year.    That was…

  • Hotel tax passed by council

    Florence Township Council approves plan to collect one percent of overall eight percent hotel occupancy tax. By: Scott Morgan    FLORENCE — The Township Council last week adopted a plan to cash in on a new state hotel/motel occupancy tax enacted as part of the state’s 2003-2004 budget.    During its Aug. 6 meeting, the council unanimously…

  • Hopewell Borough firehouse gets new floor

    Commissioner Mel Myers said the Hopewell Township Board of Fire Commissioners has agreed to fund 70 percent of the project’s cost.    Epoxy Techniques, Inc., of Forked River recently was awarded a contract (not to exceed $31,299) to provide a slip-resistant resinous flooring system for the Hopewell Firehouse, which houses the fire station and emergency medical…

  • Council will mull car sale restrictions Tuesday

    Hotel tax, police chief’s salary also on agenda. By: Lea Kahn    Aiming to prevent residential neighborhoods from resembling secondhand car dealerships, Township Council may introduce an ordinance Tuesday that would regulate how residents can go about selling their cars from their homes.    Township Council will discuss the proposed ordinance at its meeting Tuesday, which starts…

  • Funds for well work approved

    Florence Township Council approves bond for construction and repair of wells to accomodate growing municipal need. By: Scott Morgan    FLORENCE — The Township Council last week approved a two-part bond allotting $730,000 for the construction and repair of two township wells.    Of the total cost, $650,000 will go toward building a sixth well to accommodate…

  • Post Forum: Service station

    Should the township allow a service station to be built on Route 1 and Raymond Road? Should the township allow a service station to be built on Route 1 and Raymond Road?