Category: archives
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An 18th century English Country House Concert by Le Triomphe de l’amour
By Janet Palumbo Le Triomphe de l’amour Music of the Baroque on Period Instruments Music from Burghley House: 18th Century Music Collected by the Earl of Exeter It sure looks like Downton Abbey! But it is not. Welcome to Burghley House. Le Triomphe de l’amour, New Jersey’s chamber music ensemble performing music of the…
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BLAWENBERG: Band’s rich heritage
Established 1890 Founded in Blawenburg, New Jersey, in 1890, the Blawenburg Band is a community band – part of a great tradition that began when towns depended upon their own people to provide live music. The band is one of the oldest community bands in the State, and among the most active. In 1999 the…
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JACKSONVILLE: Township information
SPRINNGFIELD TOWNSHIP Mayor Denis McDaniel 723-8222 Tax Rate: The current property tax rate for Springfield Township is 2.211 cents per $100 of assessed value. The average home in Springfield is assessed at $321,701 and the average tax bill is $7,112.81. Government: Springfield has a five-person Township Council. Members serve four-year terms…
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GRIGGSTOWN: Photos show canal history
This series of photos in the state’s archives, includes 39 views of the Delaware and Raritan Canal taken during the period 1935-1936, according to information posted on the state’s website. The collection was compiled by Henry B. Kümmel, State Geologist and Director of the New Jersey Department of Conservation and Development, which administered the canal…
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PERRINEVILLE: Township history
Township of Millstone website Millstone Township is located in the southwestern section of Monmouth County New Jersey. The residents still enjoy the beautiful landscape our town’s forefathers enjoyed centuries ago. Our first residents were the Lenape Indians. Later the Europeans came to clear land for homesteads, which in turn became our farmlands of today. Our…
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IMLAYSTOWN: Still seeking historic approvals
According to the Preservation NJ website, the district has been included in the Upper Freehold Farmland Byways project, which is currently in the federal approval stage. Unfortunately, not much else has changed about the district since its nomination. The situation remains static as the governing body is unsympathetic to preservation efforts, according to the site.…
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