Category: archives
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Jamesburg sells old town hall
Borough Council accepts $137,000 bid Matthew Armstrong JAMESBURG — The old Borough Hall on East Railroad Avenue has some new owners. Three bids were submitted to the council on Wednesday, the highest being $137,000 by Peter and Letizia Nagy of Half Acre Road in Monroe. The bid was accepted by the council by a…
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Public safety network draws criticism
Completed system would include 16 towers Susan Van Dongen NORTH HANOVER —Representatives from the Burlington County Department of Public Safety came to the March 16 Township Committee meeting to discuss specifics and answer questions about a 911 safety tower proposed to be erected here. The tower, which is supposed to be located behind the…
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School budget calls for 5.6% tax hike
Average Monroe homeowner would pay $94 a year more John Saccenti MONROE A public hearing on the 2000-2001 school budget that will cost the average homeowner an additional $94 a year began with the music and flashy graphics of a Power Point presentation. But since residents in attendance did not comment on the budget,…
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Appraisers say tower would lower property values
Zoners in Washington hear testimony on Route 130 site Frank D’Amico WASHINGTON — Real estate appraisers say a proposal to construct a cellular tower along Route 130 would impact property values near the site negatively. The Zoning Board of Adjustment started hearing testimony from the appraisers it hired to study a proposal by Omnipoint…
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Gas station owners feel price pinch
Rising costs cut into profits John Saccenti Sam Cline has owned Jamesburg Gulf for seven years. But, because of the high price of crude oil, he currently has to charge more per gallon of regular gasoline then ever before. The increase, needed to offset the high prices he currently is paying to get the gasoline,…
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Residents sound off on tower proposals
Groveville banding together to oppose plan Susan Van Dongen BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — In an effort to make Bordentown Township the newest link in its chain of emergency communications sites, the Burlington County Department of Emergency Management has proposed erecting a 200-foot tower behind the Mission Fire Company house on Groveville Road. And just like…
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School referendum possible next spring
District officials have not decided whether the referendum will be for a new school or for additions to existing schools Lea Kahn Township residents likely will be asked to vote on a bond referendum next spring, regardless of whether Washington Township continues to send its high school students to Lawrence High School after its…
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Upgrade sought for school computers
If budget approved, work could begin over summer John Tredrea An advisory group of Hopewell Valley Regional School District teachers, media specialists and residents with high-tech expertise has recommended an “infrastructural upgrade” for the district’s computers and other high-tech equipment. The recommendation was made Monday at the regular meeting of the Hopewell Valley Regional…
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State tests rising for Lawrence High
80% of juniors pass all three sections Lea Kahn The initial passing rate of 11th graders at Lawrence High School who took the state-administered High School Proficiency Test (HSPT) has inched up this year. Of the 283 juniors enrolled at Lawrence High School when the test was administered in October 1999, 80.9 percent of…
