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Press Forum: Hotel tax
Should local communities enact a 1 percent tax on hotel rooms? Should local communities enact a 1 percent tax on hotel rooms?
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Sod farmer buys NPDC tracts
Purchases three parcels at Thursday auction for $2.01 million. By: Paul Sisolak MONTGOMERY Three parcels of state-owned farmland, making up the northern section of the former North Princeton Developmental Center, were purchased for $2.01 million by a Somerset sod farmer at a Thursday morning auction. Ken Selody, owner of the Selody Sod Farm, was…
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Residents air traffic complaints
Mayor Bob Patten meets with Grant Avenue residents in Hightstown to discuss traffic problems. By: Brooke Olster and Sarah Winkelman HIGHTSTOWN The sound of cars whizzing by their houses at all hours of the night has got Grant Avenue residents up in arms. The multiple stop signs and the 25-mph speed limit around Association…
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Aug. 1, 2:13 p.m.: Getting better, but for whom?
Economists don’t seem to see the shrinking job base as a problem. By: Hank Kalet Here’s a fun story full of contradictions According to the U.S. Labor Department, the economy lost 44,000 jobs in July while the unemployment rate also fell to a two-month low of 6.2 percent. Economists are calling it a sign of…
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Movie Timetables
Going to the movies tonight? Find out where and when the show you want to see is playing. Movies and times are valid from Friday, August 1 through Thursday, August 7. Because of the possibility of last-minute schedule changes, it is wise to call the theater before leaving home. Please note: In the event that…
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Letter: Protect our water supply
To the editor: So you think we have had enough rain? Think again. Many places in the world, among them Monroe, get drinking water from aquifers underground pools that fill gradually from seepage of rain from the watersheds. In the past it was thought that in New Jersey we could use water freely…
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Arnold Koch
Arnold A. Koch, 75, died Wednesday, July 23, at his home. Born in Jersey City, he lived in Millstone and East Windsor for many years before moving to Monroe six years ago. He worked as a truck driver and then as a warehouse foreman for American Oil Company in Carteret for 25 years. He retired…
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New state affordable housing guidelines on the way
Requirements for low- and moderate-income housing expected under a "growth share" approach. By: David Campbell After years of delay, the state is poised to release its new methodology for determining how much low- and moderate-income housing each municipality must build under the Supreme Court’s landmark Mount Laurel ruling. There are reports that the McGreevey administration…
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Twin Rivers library marks 30 years of service
Ina Heiman, who has been with the library since its inception, refelcts on the past 30 years. By: David Pescatore EAST WINDSOR Ina Heiman came with the Twin Rivers Branch of the Mercer County Library System. She was there when it opened as part of a strip mall in 1973, moved to its current…
