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North Hanover eyes stable school tax rate
NORTH HANOVER The township school district will be expanding to full-day kindergarten, with no increase to the local taxpayer, thanks to a large increase in federal and state aid. By:David Koch The full kindergarten services are part of the township’s $15.5 million education budget introduced last week. This year’s budget is $1.2 million…
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Gladys Anthony
Gladys Anthony, 88, of Monmouth Junction, died Friday Feb. 23 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Born in Dayton, she had resided in South Brunswick life. She was a former member of the First Presbyterian Church of Dayton. She is survived by her husband of 58 years, Russell Anthony, six sisters-in-law, two brothers-in-law…
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HHS musical production brings comedy to the ‘Forum’
When Titus Maccius Plautus (254-184 C.E.) wrote his plays more than 2,000 years ago, he probably never dreamed they would be the basis for one of the most well-known musicals of our time, "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum." By:Minx McCloud The musical’s creators Stephen Sondheim, Burt Shrevelove and Larry…
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Springfield fire leaves woman homeless
SPRINGFIELD A township woman lost her home and possessions after a fire tore through her apartment on Monmouth Road on the night of Feb. 20, said township Fire Marshal Bruce Flynn. By:Vanessa S. Holt Police, firefighters and emergency responders received a 911 call from Sharon Coleman, 59, at 10:27 p.m. when the fire…
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Pasquale Fasciano, 64, of Washington Township
Funeral service set for Friday, March 2. By: WASHINGTON — Pasquale Fasciano, 64, of Robbinsville, died Monday, Feb. 26, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton. Born in Molfetta, Italy, he lived in Imlaystown 30 years before moving to Robbinsville seven years ago. Mr. Fasciano owned Ecker Contractors and Roofing Co. Inc. Brother of…
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Residents wary of pending blasting
Township officials say developer met requirementsA developer’s plans to use explosives to blast through rock to excavate the foundation on two lots in the Golden Crest subdivision, off Federal City Road, has drawn concern from neighbors. By: Lea Kahn However, township officials said the developer met all of the requirements for a blasting permit, which…
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O’Hea expects Mustangs to win CJ 1 opener
MHS boys must regain focus for Perth Amboy Tech test By: Rudy Brandl Manville High boys’ basketball head coach Bill O’Hea is confident his team will win its first state playoff game since 1988 this afternoon. The Mustangs, who haven’t appeared in the Central Jersey Group 1 playoffs since advancing to the sectional final…
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PENNINGTON PLANNING UPDATE
February 14 session By:Marianne Hooker At its Feb. 14 meeting, the Pennington Planning Board approved several hardship and use variances requested by Nextel Communications. The board also gave Nextel preliminary and final site plan approval for its project. Nextel proposes to install an additional antenna on the monopole tower at the Pennington Fire Company building,…
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Post office storywas not correct
By:Jeff Pecca To the editor: Although I am not a longtime Hillsborough resident (less than 10 years), I found the second paragraph of the article on the new Hillsborough post office to contain many errors. First, of the three post offices said to have been within the township, only one, Flagtown, was actually there. The…
