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  • Washington Township Tax Info

    By: WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP TAX INFORMATION 2000-01 School Tax: $1.69 per $100 of assessed valuation. Increase over 1999-2000: 11 percent (17 cents per $100). Taxes based on house assessed at township average of $165,000: $2,789. 2000 Municipal Tax: 40 cents per $100. Increase over 1999: 43 percent (12 cents per $100). Taxes based on house assessed…

  • Township man ban new churches in agricultural zone

    Township officials are considering a zoning change to halt construction of houses of worship in the western part of Cranbury, now mostly farmland. By:Brian Shappell    Township officials are considering a zoning change to halt construction of houses of worship in the western part of Cranbury, now mostly farmland.    The proposed ordinance, scheduled to be discussed…

  • Rossmoor projects go to public for approval

    By:Al Wicklund    MONROE — Residents of Rossmoor, a planned adult community, are voting by mail on a proposal for $1.2 million to renovate three of the community’s common properties.    “Some 2,300 ballots went in the mail Monday, July 17. The count of votes is scheduled to be done Aug. 15,” Rossmoor Community Association President John…

  • AROUND CRANBURY: What Cranburians are reading

    By:Lorraine Sedor Francine Hannay called to invite the community to a concert she is directing for a 55-member singing group in Concordia. The group will present a concert version of "Kiss Me Kate," on Saturday, July 29 at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, July 30 at 2:00 p.m. The group has been presenting concerts for a…

  • EDITORIAL: Save a life: Give blood this summer

    By: Take a minute this summer to think about something other than your vacation or warm weather activities.    Think about how many people will get injured in boating or motor vehicle accidents or other mishaps. Think about the people who can’t go on vacation, but must, instead, spend the beautiful days receiving chemotherapy or radiation…

  • Borough budget (finally) wins OK

    Council approves budget raising tax rate 1.9-cents per $100 assessed value By: Mark Moffa HIGHTSTOWN – The Borough Council adopted revisions to the borough’s budget at a special meeting Thursday, reflecting the decision of the state not to provide any of the aid requested by the borough this year. The revised budget brings the local…

  • Upshaw plays with toughness of true linebacker

    By: Rudy Brandl        Kurt Upshaw certainly plays much bigger than his 5-foot-11, 187-pound frame. Upshaw displayed his intensity and hard-nosed attitude again in the fourth annual Sunshine Bowl Football Classic held earlier this month at The College of New Jersey.    The recent Hillsborough High graduate, by far the Raiders’ leading tackler last fall, helped…

  • Seven celebrate birthdays at group party

    By:Al Wicklund         MONROE — Some 50 people gathered Tuesday in the activities room of the Residence at Forsgate, an assisted living facility.     Unlike many days, the familiar bingo board on the wall was ignored.     Instead, the focus of the gathering was balloons, a large cake, music and seven fellow residents —…

  • Princeton smoking ban set back

    Measure put on hold as judge says she believes state law supersedes ordinance. By: Jennifer Potash    The Princeton Regional Health Commission’s comprehensive ban on smoking in public places was put on hold temporarily Thursday by Mercer County Superior Court Judge Linda R. Feinberg until she issues her final ruling next month.    Judge Feinberg also indicated…