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ROBBINSVILLE: Mobile home park has new buyer; legal uproar ensues
Purchaser and town at odds over affordable housing By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor ROBBINSVILLE — A Maryland company has signed a contract to purchase Mercer Mobile Homes on Route 130, but the township attorney told the Township Council last week that the prospective buyer “may not be a good fit” for residents. The park’s fate…
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LAWRENCE: 9-cent tax hike rejected
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Lawrence Township voters overwhelmingly rejected a referendum request for a 9-cent increase to the proposed 2012 municipal property tax rate by a 2-to-1 margin Tuesday. The referendum, which was needed to allow township officials to exceed the state-imposed 2-percent cap on the municipal property tax levy, was shot down by…
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LAWRENCE: 2 incumbents lose in school board vote
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Two of the five incumbent school board members lost their bids for new terms at the annual Lawrence Township Board of Education election Tuesday, in an unusually complicated election. Voters were asked to choose three candidates for full, three-year terms and one candidate each for a two-year term and a…
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ROBBINSVILLE: Budget with average $58 tax hike introduced
By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor ROBBINSVILLE The Township Council last week introduced the mayor’s $20.6 million budget for 2012, which includes a $58 tax increase for the average assessed home and a restructuring of some township jobs and salaries. The budget has a $13.4 million tax levy, which is the amount of taxes needed…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Township’s budget up for comment, vote
By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor Public comment is invited Tuesday night before the Township Committee votes on adoption of the year’s local government budget. The meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. The Township Committee has introduced a $26.5 million budget that would spend 5.76 percent less or more than $1.6 million than 2011. The…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Election over, drama now turns to leadership vote
Centofanti, Soisson, Boguszewski win three seats in election; budget passes easily By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor As one drama ended, another began. Soon after the results had become clear and the congratulations offered Tuesday night in the Board of Education election, thoughts and conversations turned to who will be elected board president and vice president…
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LAWRENCE: Students describe six-day aid trip to Haiti
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Colette King knew that traveling to Haiti with nine classmates and several adults from The Pennington School and the Presbyterian Church of Lawrenceville would likely be a life-changing event. But just how much it would change her life and the lives of her friends Colette had no way…
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MANVILLE: ‘Li’l Abner’ comes to Christ the King School stage
The Christ the King School Players Drama Club is presenting “Li’l Abner” tonight (Thursday) and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in the gym. Students from all grades pre K-8 are represented in the performance. The performance is free but donations will be accepted. ”Li’l” Abner is a musical based on the comic strip by Al Capp.…
