Category: archives
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Millstone tax rate stays stable
MILLSTONE Township officials say they don’t expect to see an increase in the municipal tax rate for 2001, thanks in part to a $39 million hike in the value of taxable property. The budget totals $6.08 million, up approximately $81,000 from last year. By:Frank C. D’Amico Last year’s municipal tax rate was 15.1 cents…
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Around Allentown
AROUND ALLENTOWN by Julie Gartland: Events and happenings in the Allentown area. By: My children were bored last weekend, yet they found the most wonderful things to do with their time. We visited a friend’s cabin in the mountains of Pennsylvania for a family getaway. There was nothing to do except be with one another.…
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‘Lockdown and evacuation’ drill went well, school leaders, police say
The intent of the drills was to give teachers and staff an opportunity to refine the sort of decision-making skills they would need during a severe crisis in a school By: John Tredrea Faculty, administrators and other staff at all five Hopewell Valley schools participated in simulated lockdown and evacuation drills Monday, when schools were…
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Benefit concert a real high note for community
EDITORIAL: Benefit at high school an example of community’s strengths The sound of applause filled the Hillsborough High School gym on March 12, as a crowd estimated at more than 500 gathered for a benefit program featuring student and school bands performing punk, rock classics, Broadway and classical music. A round of applause from the…
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Ledger announces letters blackout
Editorial notice The 2001 schools election process is quickly coming to a head, as readers of Letters to the Editor will note. In the spirit of fairness to all candidates and with an eye toward providing the best service to readers, this newspaper will establish an editorial blackout for the issue of April 12. Every…
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NiE 5K Fun Run
Download your NiE 5k Fun Run Registration here! If you children want to run please go to For Kids only to download a pledge sheet. NiE Download your NiE 5k Fun Run Registration here! If you children want to run please go to For Kids only to download a pledge sheet.
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The real issue is funding reform
EDITORIAL: A look at a variety of issues in The Messenger-Press coverage area. Residents in The Messenger-Press coverage area face school tax increases ranging from 3½ percent to nearly 11 percent for the 2001-02 school year. Given the enrollment growth in the area somewhere near an average of 10 percent annually it’s probably…
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Unexpected revenue to benefit Hillsborough
Unlike the school district, township coffers can sometimes grow from sources other than direct taxes. By:Laura Toto For example, Hillsborough’s Municipal Court will kick in more than $200,000 more to the township than it did in 1998. Township officials say that’s not the result of any particular plan to penalize drivers more it’s just…
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Wrestling success runs in Lawrence’s Savino family
WrestlingLawrence High School wrestling coach Chris Lynne needed just one word to describe Mike Savino’s season incredible. By: Mike Molaro "Part of what I’ve accomplished has sunk in and part of it hasn’t," Savino said. "I wanted to be the first Mercer County champion, so I’m a little disappointed about that. When I look…
