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  • Rocky Hill voters give school budget a big win

       ROCKY HILL — Borough voters adopted next year’s $688,229 school budget by an overwhelming 49-5 vote Tuesday night.    The budget carries a tax rate of $1.06 per $100 of assessed value, a 4.8-percent increase from last year. At that rate, the owner of a home assessed at the borough’s equalized average of $261,500 would pay…

  • Borough school plan defeated

    JAMESBURG — Council to review budget By: Melissa Morgan    JAMESBURG — Borough residents failed to approve a proposed $9.5 million school budget that would have raised taxes by 22 percent.    Less than 10 percent of 2,900 registered voters visited Borough Hall on Tuesday to defeat the budget with a vote of 111-164.    The Borough Council…

  • Princeton Borough school race ends in a tie

    Board seeks recount in Strasburger-Mostoller contest; budget approved; Bliss and Spear win in township. By: Jeff Milgram    The Princeton Regional Board of Education will ask for a recount in the race for a seat from Princeton Borough that ended up a dead heat in Tuesday’s school board election.    After the votes were tallied Tuesday night,…

  • Twin Rivers residents question lawsuit immunity

    The Twin Rivers Homeowners Assocation board of directors held a forum Wednesday for residents to learn about the proposed tort immunity clause to the community’s bylaws. By: T.J. Furman    EAST WINDSOR — Residents asked questions and officials provided answers Wednesday night as the Twin Rivers Homeowners Association board of directors held a forum to discuss…

  • A frantic finish to file taxes

    By: Melissa Morgan and Nick D’Amore    Despite long lines and a prolonged wait at some local post offices Monday, most procrastinators and postal workers said that the last-minute rush to mail tax returns on deadline day wasn’t as bad as they had expected.    The Monroe Post Office on Perrineville Road, the Jamesburg Post Office on…

  • Younger Falcon softball players get their chance

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    With a loss and a win on a recent road trip, the Monroe Township High School varsity softball team remained on the plus side with a record of 5-4. The Lady Falcons fell to Woodbridge 7-0 in a crossover match, but flattened Greater Middlesex Conference Blue Division rival Mother Seton 11-0…

  • Voters approve district’s budget

    Both municipalities passed the spending plan, which was approved by an overall vote of 841-524. By: Chris Karmiol    In a strong victory for the number crunchers of the East Windsor Regional School District, voters passed the $58,327,466 school budget Tuesday night by a vote of 841-524.    Of the district’s 15,384 registered voters, 1,339, or 8.7…

  • Week of April 19, 2002

    From Corporate, East Windsor, Hillsborough and Princeton CORPORATE    Jacelyn Botti, senior vice president, has announced that Roger Christman has been promoted to vice president of Weichert Capital Properties and Estates Division.    "Roger has earned his new position through hard work and dedication and I have no doubt he will do an excellent job," Ms. Botti…

  • THE STATE WE’RE IN

    New report: save the Highlands! By: Michele Byers    The USDA Forest Service released a second study on the New York-New Jersey Highlands, updating a 1992 study. The new study reinforces earlier findings: the Highlands is nationally significant, has a great diversity of plants and animals, contains priceless water for millions of residents, is located within…