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MILLSTONE: County offers document shredding
MILLSTONE — One of Monmouth County’s upcoming shredding events will take place in Millstone so residents have the opportunity to get rid of old documents and confidential files safely. The Millstone shredding will be offered at Wagner Farm Park, located at the corner of Woodville and Baird roads on May 18 from 9 a.m. to…
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BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: Homeowners to see higher taxes
Township Committee adopts $10.9 million budget By Amy Batista, Special Writer BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — Taxes increased by 2.7 cents for locals last week after the committee approved the municipality’s $10.9 million budget with a 3-1 vote. The tax rate for 2013 is 54.9 cents per $100 of assessed property value. In 2012, the tax rate…
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LAMBERTVILLE: Historians host author’s talk Sunday
Sharon Bisaha, author of “In the Beacon Light, Lambertville, NJ 1860 to 1900.”
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LAWRENCE: Schools do well on state report cards
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer The Lawrence Township public school district fared well overall, based on the state Department of Education’s annual School Performance Report Card that was released last week. The 2013 report card, however, differs from earlier versions that compared school districts to each other. Now, the state compares each school to schools…
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Bishop continues to disregard our plea
Christina Delate of Plumsted To the editor: First, I would like to start off by saying that if this letter seems disrespectful, that is not my intention at all. But I am just so angry with the way Bishop O’Connell has disregarded our plea for help. It has to be quite apparent now to Bishop O’Connell…
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MCCC Gallery Hosts Student Visual Art Show April 17-May 10
By Jim Gardner The talents of Mercer County Community College’s art students will be on display in this year’s “MCCC Student Visual Art Show,” the exhibit at The Gallery at Mercer from Wednesday, April 17 through Friday, May 10. The exhibit is free and open to the public at The Gallery, located on the second…
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LAWRENCE: Police blotter
A burglar pried off a piece of metal siding and entered the Shemin Nurseries office on Bakers Basin Road between 11:30 p.m. April 8 and 11:52 a.m. April 10, but nothing was reported missing. Two Trenton teenagers, ages 16 and 17, were charged with shoplifting clothing worth a combined $122 from J.C. Penney at 8:42…
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BUSINESS HIGHLIGHTS: Spring open houses, St. Peter’s baby fair
By Bradley Koltz Courtesy photo Linda Pecsi, a Sales Associate in the Princeton office of Prudential Fox & Roach has earned her New Jersey broker’s license. Courtesy photo Randall Kirkpatrick, Director of Community Development for CASA for Children of Mercer and Burlington Counties; Yvette Donado, Chief Administrative Officer and Senior VP for Educational Testing Service…
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ROBBINSVILLE: Municipal budget introduced
by James McEvoy, managing editor ROBBINSVILLE — After weeks of tinkering with various expenditures and revenues, the Township Council has formally introduced the 2013 budget. Under the current parameters of the $21.9 million budget, unanimously introduced at the April 11 meeting, taxpayers would receive a 2-cent cut in the municipal rate, saving them approximately $76…
