Category: archives
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LAWRENCE: Residents balk at tax hikes
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Angry and frustrated residents descended on Township Council Tuesday night, seeking an explanation for the proposed municipal property tax rate increase while calling on township officials to hold the line on tax increases by making deeper budget cuts and sharing services with other towns. The proposed 2012 municipal budget calls…
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LAWRENCE: Council OKs 15 percent sewer fee hike
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer With no comment from the public, Township Council adopted an ordinance Tuesday that raises the sewer fee for the average Lawrence Township household by $85.20 annually. Township Councilmen David Maffei, Michael Powers and Greg Puliti and Councilwoman Cathleen Lewis voted to approve the ordinance. Mayor James Kownacki, who works for…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Girl scouts had busy 2011 earning awards
By Charles W. Kim, Managing Editor Local Girl Scouts earned several awards in 2011 and participated in many projects throughout the community, according to leaders. The scouts, starting in fourth grade, worked on the projects to earn Bronze, Silver and Gold awards. In order to achieve the Bronze award, the fourth and fifth grade girls…
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MANVILLE: Irish step dance world championships draw Manville’s Janovsky to Belfast
Since David Janovsky started Irish dancing in the fifth grade, he has performed around the world. He appeared recently with the Chieftains at the New Jersey Center for the Performing Arts and he has performed several times at Carnegie Hall. One of his most important performances will be this weekend, April 6-8, when he will…
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UPPER FREEHOLD: Fleet of foot raise funds for Scouts
Deirdre Ryan More than 200 runners took part in the sixth annual Run With the Eagles 5K along Ellisdale Road in Upper Freehold on March 31. Photo by Deirdre Ryan www.deirdreryan.com
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ROBBINSVILLE: Horses, puppies and mock mayhem at school
A chance to put away the books for hands-on lessons By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor ROBBINSVILLE — There were horses on the soccer field, puppies in the classroom, hip-hop dancing down the hall and crash dummies on the lawn at Pond Road Middle School and it was all going according to plan. Friday was…
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MANVILLE: Here’s looking at you!
Lynette Byrne, of Manville, points to her photo on the enlarged cereal box at the Shop´Rite ceremony Friday. (Photo by Mary Ellen Zangara)
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LAWRENCE: Blue ribbons placed on trees for autism awareness
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer While some folks might want to paint the town red, families whose children have been diagnosed as autistic were “lighting it up blue” Monday the color that has been chosen to represent autism. All around Lawrence Township Monday, trees and bushes were festooned with blue ribbons in a bid…
