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George Lengyel
BOUND BROOK George Lengyel, 75, died Thursday, July 10, at Somerville Medical Center in Somerville. Born in Rahway, he had lived in Hillsborough most of his life before moving to Bound Brook four years ago. Mr. Lengyel was honorably discharged from the United States Navy after serving as a Radioman Seaman during Word War…
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Farm zoning plan to be rewritten
Ordinance tabled to allow advisory group’s recommendations to be added By:Beth Kressel The Township Committee tabled an agricultural zoning ordinance July 8 to review possible changes in response to concerns of the Agricultural Advisory Committee and the township’s Planning Board. The new proposal will be similar to the previous one, according to Township Planner Bob…
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Editorial: Hotel industry perfect target for taxation
EDITORIAL: When the government is looking to tax, there are several criteria that guide the search and hotels meet many of them. Whenever government looks around for somebody else to tax and government is always looking for somebody to tax there are several criteria that guide the search. First, the target has to…
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Hopewell Borough man dies in Alaska plane crash
Stephen Finley, of Eaton Place in Hopewell Borough, aborted an attempted landing on a short runway in the small village of Nanwalek. By John Tredrea A 49-year-old Hopewell Borough man was killed late Friday morning when the mail plane he was flying solo crashed into Kachemak Bay, southwest of Anchorage, Alaska. Alaska State Police spokesman…
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Hopewell Township mayor backs Democrats’ call for code of conduct
Citing the string of controversies that have roiled the Township Committee this year, the Democrats’ resolution asks that township government commit to higher standards of professional behavior after review of applicable laws. By John Tredrea The local Democratic Committee is calling on the Hopewell Township Committee to adopt a code of conduct for itself and…
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Stockton properties to be reassessed
The borough’s ratio of assessments to market value has fallen to a percentage in the 70s. By: Linda Seida STOCKTON A boroughwide revaluation will be completed by October 2004, and the new assessment values will be on the tax rolls by the following year, according to tax assessor Richard Vinchur. "What a revaluation will…
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Fire company seeks new station, paid staff
Franklin Fire Company formulated five-year plan By: Eve Collins MANSFIELD Officials from Franklin Fire Company No. 1 last week asked township officials to endorse the department’s five-year plan, which includes plans for a new headquarters, a substation, and possibly a paid staff of firefighters. Fire Department officials did not get the endorsement they were…
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Family expresses thanks for support
To the editor We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the wonderful people that have supported our family while Mike was deployed in the Persian Gulf. Your donations and support have been greatly appreciated. I recently spoke to Mike and he is scheduled to come home in July. He received the…
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Lawrence special education supervisor resigns
Miller, one of two department heads, leaves Aug. 29. By: Lea Kahn The Lawrence Township Board of Education was expected to accept the resignation of Wendy Miller, one of two supervisors of instructional services, as The Lawrence Ledger went to press Wednesday. The supervisors of instructional services oversee the district’s special education program. Ms. Miller…
