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HIGHTSTOWN: Hightstown budget brings 1.5-cent local tax rate hike
By Amy Batista, Special Writer HIGHTSTOWN — The Borough Council introduced its 2013 municipal budget of more than $6.5 million Monday. It calls for a 1.5-cent increase to the municipal tax rate for Hightstownians. ”The highlight is some ups and downs and some ins and outs,” said Mayor Steven Kirson. The public hearing for…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: SBHS alumnus part of holy history
Submitted photo Sean Hudgins (with microphone) and two other interns are interviewed in Rome by the Today Show’s Matt Lauer.
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MANVILLE: Seniors can hear about Medicare fraud Tuesday
Manville senior citizens will hear about Medicare and Medicare fraud at a program Tuesday at the Senior Citizen Center in Fire Company No. 1 at 20 South Third Ave. The center is open Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.– 2:30 p.m. A suggested lunch donation of $1.50 is recommended for individuals age 60 and older. The cost of…
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HUNTERDON COUNTY: YMCA invites community to fight child sexual abuse
”The statistics are shocking. Retrospective studies indicate that one in four girls and one in six boys were sexually abused before their 18th birthday,” said a YMCA spokesman. ”Ninety percent of the abusers are known to and trusted by the child or their family. There are an estimated 39 million survivors living in the U.S.…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Rinko gains Manville job as interim administrator
Andrew Rinko, who served a month’s stint as an interim assistant superintendent in Hillsborough schools, has moved on to become an interim elementary school principal in the Manville school district. Mr. Rinko is a retired Bedminster Township schools superintendent. In Hillsborough, he bridged the gap between Scott Rocco, who resigned in December to take a…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Robeson awards go to four teens
Honors go to middle school students Gary Redden Jr. and Catherine Hawkes, and high schoolers Marissa Jackson and Rachel Stoddard. Four Hillsborough teens were among the 18 middle and high school students from Somerset and Hunterdon counties honored at the 23rd annual Paul Robeson Youth Achievement Awards reception on March 11 at Raritan Valley Community…
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MANVILLE: Beekeeper to address seniors next week
Senior Corner column, issue of April 4 Beekeeper Mark Sopko will give a presentation on bees, explain their importance for pollination of plants and trees and give some demonstrations at the April 11 meeting of the Manville Senior Citizens. He will also have honey for sale. The Senior Citizens meet at 12:30 p.m. the second…
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FLEMINGTON: Community shred event April 27
On April 27 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at RVIS, 361 Route 31, Flemington, there will be a free community shred event. Sponsored by Bedard, Kurowicki & Co., CPAs, Raritan Valley Insurance Services and Cynergy Benefits, residents cam help prevent identity theft and help the planet. Confidential paperwork will be shredded. There also will be a…
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NEW HOPE: Footbridge rehabilitation project at halfway mark
NEW HOPE – Hikers, bicyclists and sightseers who may seek to take advantage of the sunny and warm weather predicted for the approaching weekend are urged to remember that the Lumberville-Raven Rock Toll-Supported Pedestrian Bridge remains closed to public use. The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission warned recreationists that the bridge will remain shut…
