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Tests reveal "no problems" with borough water supply
DEP said Fieldsboro passed lead, copper tests By: Scott Morgan FIELDSBORO Borough water samples have passed the second round of court-ordered tests for lead and copper to comply with the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, the state Department of Environmental Protection announced last week. In September 2002, the borough was cited by state Superior…
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Rail gate quirk alarms motorists
Florence officials say erratic gates at railroad crossings are problematic By: Scott Morgan FLORENCE About a quarter mile west of Route 130, where the train tracks span Delaware Avenue, there are black boxes spewing cables, electrical closets full of contacts and the reflective red-and-white arms of the railroad’s safety gates on the lookout for…
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Letters to the Editor, July 10. 2003
‘Insatiable appetite’ To the editor: We would like to register our opposition to the proposed Open Space Preservation tax increase by the Hopewell Township Committee. First of all, Hopewell Township has ample recreational and open space including county and state parks, preserved farmland along with recent open space land acquisitions. With each and every…
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Wayne Forrest sworn in for second term
By:Beth Kressel Wayne J. Forrest was sworn in July 3 for a second five-year term as Somerset County Prosecutor. He was re-appointed by Gov. James E. McGreevey who did not attend the ceremony at the Historic Courthouse in Somerset County. The prosecutor, who also served that day as master of ceremonies for the promotion of…
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POLICE BLOTTER
Police discovered three basement storage areas for residents of a Revere Court development had been entered, with the items stored in them removed, after a third resident reported their area had been broken into at 1 p.m., June 22. The investigating officer also reported observing one of the storage areas had been set up for…
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Letter: Foodtown management grateful to community
To the editor: After reading the Thursday, July 3 edition, I decided that I would write and offer some additional information on the article that was written about the closing of Foodtown in Dayton. Since I was interviewed for the story, I thought I would follow up and let your readers know some of…
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Edition of July 10, 2003
Harry B. Gray III Harry Barton Gray III, 65, of Ringoes died June 29 at home. A longtime Hopewell Borough resident, he was born in Gladwyn, Pa., attended school in Ardmore, Pa., and graduated from Drexel University in 1962. He served briefly in the Army. He was employed by Service Press in Metuchen from 1967…
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Committeemen forget campaign pledges
To the editor According to a story about monster tax hikes in Hillsborough in the Courier-News, Candidates Tony Gwiazdowski, John Souren and Steven Sireci seem to have died and been replaced by Mayor Gwiazdowski and Committeemen Souren and Sireci. Candidate Gwiazdowski carefully explained that it is perfectly OK to increase the assessed valuation of a…
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Outraged crowd protests tax bills
Hundreds of residents pack Hillsborough Township meeting in search of causes. By:Beth Kressel Hillsborough residents outraged about their third-quarter tax bills overflowed two municipal complex meeting rooms at Tuesday’s Township Committee meeting. The questions and comments, which flowed for three-and-a-half-hours, focused on the rolling reassessment of property values in Hillsborough, and on the school board…
