Category: archives
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Open space tax hike OK’d
Voters gave permission to the Township Council to raise the open space tax to up to 3 cents per $100 of assessed value. By: Lea Kahn A 2-cent increase in the municipal open space tax for 2002 will be used to pay down debt that includes the recent purchase of the Carson Road Woods property.…
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Kukoda tops bowling field in BC Open
New Egypt High School girls bowling team has a good week. By: Kyle Moylan The New Egypt High School girls’ bowling team had a good week. Christine Kukoda had a great one. Thanks to Kukoda’s 681 series, New Egypt was able to place third in the Burlington County Open, held back on Feb. 19. Northern…
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Dinner’s Ready
Personal chefs assure sumptuous meals will be on the table hot at the end of your hot day. By: Jodi Thompson Imagine this far-fetched scenario: coming home from a long day of wage-earning, opening the refrigerator and encountering like a buoyant life preserver in a rough sea dinner. Just pop it…
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New coach for baseball
Leo Danik steps up to the plate as high school’s latest leader By: Nick D’Amore The South Brunswick High School varsity baseball team has its third coach since the end of last season. Leo Danik was approved by the Board of Education Monday to take over the position. He will replace Daniel Ioffredo, who resigned…
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Pennington planners mull optionsfor Route 31-West Franklin intersection
PENNINGTON PLANNING UPDATE By: Marianne Hooker At its Feb. 13 meeting, the Pennington Planning Board discussed various alternatives for rezoning the area around the intersection of Route 31 and West Franklin Avenue. There has been a proposal to build a Wendy’s restaurant on a lot at the southeast corner of this intersection. The board also…
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George Mellis
HAMILTON George M. Mellis, 91, died Thursday, Feb. 21, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton. Born in Kardamila, near Chios, Greece, he moved to the Trenton area in 1941. He was a longtime Lawrence resident before moving to Hamilton Square more than two years ago. Mr. Mellis was a chief engineer with…
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Letters to the editor, Feb. 28, 2002
Invest in public service! To the editor: In a recent guest opinion, Elizabeth Muoio told us Pennington needs to ask itself if it wants to be in the trash business. What a limited view of the service we currently receive from dedicated, long-term municipal employees who have our personal and environmental health and well-being…
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Property tax system is still a loser
POLITICAL FORUM by Jack Mozloom: Time to pressure governor, Legislature to change system. By: During the general election campaign last year, both candidates for governor and many candidates for the Legislature said publicly that they would focus their attention on reforming what many experts consider to be the worst property tax system in the country.…
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The rest of the story
Allentown High School to present ‘Into the Woods’ as spring musical. By: Ken Weingartner If you’ve ever wondered about what happens to fairy tale characters after "happily ever after," Allentown High School is the place to be this weekend. The school’s spring musical, Stephen Sondheim’s Tony Award-winning "Into the Woods," blends several Brothers Grimm fairy…
