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  • Committee to study appeal procedures

    Washington Township Committee tables proposal to limit fees related to zoning board appeals. By: Mark Moffa    WASHINGTON — Zoning board Chairwoman Kathy Goodwine last week voiced objections to a proposed policy that would make it less expensive for residents to appeal board rulings.    Ms. Goodwine, who was not speaking on behalf of the zoning board,…

  • GSA could give depot to Hillsborough for park

    Local officials vow to work together to make sure Belle Mead Depot becomes open space. By:John Patten    If anyone involved in the disposal of the Belle Mead Depot in Hillsborough wondered what local residents and officials wanted done with the property, they couldn’t have missed the message at Saturday’s meeting: Make it a park.    Hillsborough…

  • All that seems to bemissing is the crime

    EDITORIAL: Until someone finds the borough’s ‘missing money’ missing, there hasn’t been a crime    When lawyers enter a courtroom to make their cases, they like to base their arguments on what they call "the facts of the matter." It’s very difficult to be persuasive in any fashion without setting out a few facts that everyone…

  • Students benefit from elders’ business sense

    By: Lea Kahn    So you think it would be easy to open a deli?    You think you can walk right into a bank, ask for $150,000 to open the store and the loan officer will write a check on the spot?    Well, it’s not that easy, said Lawrence Rotary Club member and certified public accountant…

  • Plan to cut rentalfees under review

    Cutting fee wouldn’t even cover cost of inspections, mayor says By:Alec Moore    The borough’s plan to inspect all rental units is falling behind, leading some to say the fees collected represent unfair taxation.    Councilman Martin Wierzba said $75 to $100 for inspection fees is too much to charge owner-occupant landlords in town. The councilman hopes…

  • A novel solution to Enron’s shortfalls

    LEDGER FORUM    I recently read a story concerning a Chinese businessman who lives in the United States who cheated a Chinese toy factory and their employees out of money on a toy contract. When his wife, and later he, visited China, the employees (not the police) placed them under house arrest. They were finally allowed…

  • Schools leery of state aid freeze

    McGreevey’s cuts could cause even more budget shortfalls By: Brian Shappell    School officials are worried that Gov. James McGreevey’s announcement that aid to schools and towns will be frozen could have a negative impact on this year’s budget because of growing enrollment.    Meanwhile, township officials have been planning for an aid freeze and have crafted…

  • High seed awaits Pennington girls

    Pennington School By: Mike Molaro    It’s full speed ahead for The Pennington School girls basketball squad.    Even a week off for exams couldn’t stop these Red Raiders (14-2) as they rolled past visiting Saddle River last Saturday, 61-20, and romped at Morristown-Beard, 61-15, Monday in a game rescheduled from earlier this season.    With the Prep…

  • Ruffalo lost for season as injury bug puts nasty bite on South Brunswick hockey

    By: Brian Shappell    The grind of a 19-game regular season schedule has finally worn on the South Brunswick High ice hockey team with just four games left.    The Vikings will try to pick up the pieces from a 2-0 upset loss at Monsignor Donovan on Monday. MonDon avenged an 11-1 loss against the Vikings on…