Category: archives
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Taxes will exceed mortgage payments
To the editor By: Dear Mayor Gwiazdowski: Currently, our real estate taxes are about 30 percent of our mortgage payments, on an annual basis. If we let this increase take place, taxes can be as high as 45 percent of our mortgage payments. At this rate, in a few years we will paying as much,…
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Town mulls truck ban
Truck weight ordinance is being discussed by Township Council. By: Sharlee DiMenichi The Township Council introduced an ordinance Tuesday calling for truck weight limit and speed limit changes on Henderson Road between routes 1 and 27. If the ordinance is approved Aug. 19, trucks weighing more than 36 tons would be prohibited from using the…
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Hopewell Borough will survive and be a stronger community
GUEST OPINION By David Nettles It’s been an interesting week in Hopewell Borough. The appointment of Marc Moran to the Borough Council, the subsequent revelations about his associations and Internet postings, the resulting public outcry and his ultimate resignation have pretty much consumed my week and probably have figured largely in most of…
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Elites drop extra-inning barnburner
Palumbo sparks team in return By: Rudy Brandl For a while, it looked like another high school softball game. There was plenty of drama, not a lot of runs and solid pitching and defense from both sides. Although Hillsborough’s Elite team lost last week’s home opener to Clinton at Ann Van Middlesworth Park, the…
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Movies
By: Pick a movie here28 Days LaterBad Boys IIAliasAmazing Race, TheAmerican IdolAngelBachelor, TheBoomtownBuffyC.S.I.C.S.I. MiamiCharmedDawson’s CreekDead Zone, TheEnterpriseEREverwoodFelicityFireflyFraternity LifeGilmore GirlsJoe MillionaireMole, TheMondo ExtrasOsbournes, TheOzReal World, TheSex and the CitySix Feet UnderSmallvilleSopranos, TheSorority LifeSurreal Life, TheSurvivorTrading SpacesWest Wing, The
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Ramblin’ Man
Allman Brothers co-founder Dickey Betts and Great Southern are part of the lineup for the New Jersey Festival of Ballooning. By: Susan Van Dongen "My way of reconing is live in the studio," says Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Dickey Betts. "There’s more natural energy if we do the tracks this way. When…
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South Brunswick 14-year-olds fifth in PONY tournament
By: The New Jersey PONY Softball Championship was held in South Brunswick this past weekend, and the host team made a strong showing by finishing fifth (out of 26 teams) in the 14-and-under tournament. What made SB’s efforts so impressive is that its team was composed of local players, going against regionally recruited teams. The…
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Please end property tax increases
To the editor As a resident of Hillsborough for only five short years, I have seen huge jumps in my property taxes. I only wish my income would go up 33 percent in one year but, alas, it has not! When we built our home in 1998, our estimated taxes were $4,800, they will now…
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Lawrence path grant application withdrawn
Opposition leads township officials to rescind request. By: Lea Kahn Facing opposition from neighbors who do not want a 10-foot-wide asphalt bicycle path bisecting the Carson Road Woods property, township officials have quietly withdrawn an application for state funding for the path. Township Council was scheduled to take action on a resolution that would approve…
