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  • MANVILLE: Assembly bill clears flood buyout tax hurdle

       Legislation co-sponsored by Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli that would exempt flood-prone properties acquired by municipalities from county, school and fire district property taxes for the following tax year was approved by the General Assembly on Monday.    Under current law, if a municipality acquires such a property after Oct. 1, it must pay the county, school and…

  • ALLENTOWN: Third-grader wins national T-shirt design contest

    ALLENTOWN: Third-grader wins national T-shirt design contest

    Newell Elementary School student Ava Strovinsky, 8, shown with her art teacher, Tamara Diaczenko, on Friday is the grand-prize third-grade winner of Aeropostale’s nationwide “What Makes You Smile” art contest. Ava’s achievement means Newell Elementary School will be receiving a $5,000 grant for art supplies from Aeropostale. Staff photo by Joanne Degnan

  • Local Libraries Selected to Participate in Pilot Program to Assist Blind and Physically Handicapped Local Residents

    By Gary Cooper Eleven New Jersey libraries have been selected to participate in a pilot project, initiated by the New Jersey State Library Talking Book & Braille Center (TBBC), to assist eligible residents with accessing and downloading audio books and magazines from the Braille and Audio Reading Download (BARD) web site, a national database made…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Democratic Alliance prepares to work for Obama ideas

       The Hillsborough Democratic Alliance will discuss President Obama’s agenda for 2013 at its monthly meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 6, at 6:30 p.m. at Avalon Assisted Living, 393 Amwell Road.    The meeting is a chance to meet and socialize with Democrats and other progressives in Hillsborough. Refreshments are provided at 6:30 and the meeting starts…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Katelyn Herterich wins awards at pageant
  • HILLSBOROUGH: Senior corner column, week of Jan. 31

    CHAPTER A    The next Chapter A meeting is Thursday, Feb. 7, and all Hillsborough seniors are invited. Meetings start at 12:30 p.m. with doors open at 11:30 a.m., allowing time to review upcoming events. Refreshments are served after the meeting.    Members may at any time contribute kitchen supplies—coffee, decaf, napkins, plastic sandwich bags, etc. Dues…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Democrats to watch State of the Union speech

       The Hillsborough Democratic Community Club and its affiliated caucuses invite the public to view and discuss President Obama’s State of the Union address, “Our People, Our Future,” on Tuesday, Feb. 12, at the Pizza and Pasta restaurant, 930 S. Main St., Manville (next to Central Jersey Airport) from 7 to 10 p.m.    ”This event is…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Project Freedom fund-raising for backup generator

    ROBBINSVILLE: Project Freedom fund-raising for backup generator

    By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor    ROBBINSVILLE — When Project Freedom, the Hutchinson Road complex for people with disabilities, lost power after Hurricane Sandy, the elevators residents in wheelchairs depend on stopped working for several days, leaving many stranded.    ”Our tenants were stuck; they couldn’t come down from their second-floor apartments,” Tim Doherty, executive director of…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Community calendar for week of Jan. 31

    Winterguard hosts 34 competing teams    Saturday, Feb. 2 — The 13th annual Winterguard Show in the main gym of the high school on Raider Boulevard. A total of 34 teams, starting with the Middle School guards at 4:30 p.m. and moving up through the classes, will compete, concluding with an exhibition performances by both of…