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  • IRS Provides Tax Relief to Victims of Hurricane Irene throughout New Jersey

    By Gregg Semanick, IRS NJ Spokesperson Victims of Hurricane Irene that began on Aug. 27, 2011 in parts of New Jersey may qualify for tax relief from the Internal Revenue Service. The President has declared the following counties a federal disaster area: Atlantic, Bergen, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Essex, Gloucester, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth,…

  • ALLENTOWN: Turning the town teal

    ALLENTOWN: Turning the town teal

    The proprietors of Joe’s Allentown Barber Shop on Church Street, Hector Rodriguez and Nicole Beckham, are among the many downtown storekeepers taking part in the Turn the Towns Teal campaign in the borough. Photo by Chuck Lynch

  • LAWRENCE: Fire damages the William Gulick House

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    The historic William Gulick House on Route 206 at Province Line Road was damaged by a fire that apparently started in the basement on Tuesday morning, according to township officials.    The fire drew about 50 firefighters from the three Lawrence Township fire companies, as well as fire companies from Ewing,…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: After Irene, township rolls with Lee’s mail

    After Irene, township rolls with Lee    Just as the township was saying good night to Hurricane Irene, along came Tropical Storm Lee with more rain this week.    All in all, the two to four inches of rain that were forecast seemed almost tolerable compared to the seven inches or more dropped by Irene, said Police…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Town, residents may qualify for Irene relief

    By Charles W. Kim, Managing Editor    The township and some of its residents may qualify for federal disaster aid related to Hurricane Irene.    President Barack Obama declared Middlesex County and all other 21 counties in New Jersey as a federal disaster area after visiting the state last Sunday.    According to officials, the township could receive…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: ‘Pig lady’ film nudges halfway to funding goal

       Donations to fund a short preview film of the “Pig Lady” legend in Hillsborough are nudging upward.    As of Tuesday, 24 backers had pledged $3,740 for production this month. Filmmaker and former Manville resident Steve Makowski says $7,500 must be raised by Friday afternoon, Sept. 16, in order to make the project a “go.”    Mr.…

  • BORDENTOWN: Board OKs school study on sending to regional district

    By Amber Cox, Special Writer    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — The discussion about New Hanover middle school students joining the Bordentown Regional School District continues to move along.    The New Hanover Board of Education voted to conduct a feasibility study in order to gain more information about the Bordentown Regional Middle School program. Educational Information and Resource…

  • Caritas Chamber Chorale Holds Auditions
  • ROBBINSVILLE: Teachers go back to school without a new contract

    By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor    ROBBINSVILLE — Teachers return to their classrooms this week without a new contract while the school district and union continue to work with a state-appointed mediator in an effort to resolve the impasse.    The union, whose contract expired June 30, filed an unfair labor practice against the district with the…