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LAWRENCE: Teachers get 2 percent raises for 3 years
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Lawrence Township public school teachers and support staff will receive pay raises averaging 2.2 percent each year under a three-year contract approved Monday by the Lawrence Township Board of Education. The school board’s approval of the contract, which grants pay increases of 2.3 percent in the first year of the…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Veteran Bennett receives service medal from state
Staff Sgt. Armando Vasquez John J. Bennett Jr., Flagtown, is pinned with the Vietnam Service Medal by Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno for service during the Vietnam War. Approximately 15 New Jersey veterans from various war conflicts were honored and bestowed with the state’s top military awards during a medal ceremony at the Veterans Outreach Campaign…
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LAWRENCE: Krawczun explains need for tax hike at LWV forum
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer It was standing room only Monday night as Municipal Manager Richard Krawczun explained the intricacies of the municipal budget and why township officials are asking for voter approval to raise the municipal tax rate an additional 9 cents beyond the 5-cent increase in the proposed 2012 spending plan. The forum,…
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FLORENCE: Township eyes 3.5-cent tax rate hike
By Birgitta Wolfe,Managing Editor FLORENCE — The Florence Township Council has introduced a budget calling for a 3.5-cent tax rate hike that would cost the average homeowner an additional $79 a year The new tax rate is 43.9 cents per $100 of assessment. The averaged township house is assessed at $229,567, said Township Administrator Richard…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: School advocates demand funding
Submitted photo Save Our Schools members and several state legislators attend a press conference at the Statehouse in Trenton on March 8, demanding Gov. Chris Christie to fully fund state schools based on the state’s funding formula.
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MANVILLE: Two youngsters compete in Philadelphia gym meet
On Feb. 25, Brooke Hoodja competed in Philadelphia at the Pink Invitational, a meet organized to help enable Unite for HER assist women affected by breast cancer and to provide wellness education materials. The Roosevelt School fifth grader had another excellent meet, finishing in fourth place all-around with a score of 37.275. Starting the day…
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Community Calendar: March 15 edition
Thurs., March 15 Yikes! What’s Happening to My Body? 7 p.m., Robbinsville branch of the Mercer County Library System, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road; boys or girls 9-12 with a parent or guardian to look at growing up and physical, emotional and intellectual changes that come with puberty; sponsored by Princeton HealthCare Community Education and Outreach; register…
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MANVILLE: Senior Corner column, week of March 15
The Manville Senior Citizens meet at 12:30 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at the VFW on Washington Avenue. The club is comprised of people who are residents of Manville, age 60 or older, and age 55, if disabled. The meeting for April 12 will start at noon. Note the change of time for…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Calendar
Thurs., March 15 South Brunswick Arts Commission meeting: 6:30 p.m., South Brunswick Municipal Building, first-floor lounge; public welcome. Sat, Mar 17 Under 30 League: Hang out and have some casual fun with others age 18 to 29 on Saturday, March 17 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the South Brunswick Public Library, 110 Kingston Lane,…
