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  • Increase Recycling in Somerset County

    Girl Scout Troop 61085 To the residents of Somerset County: We are Girl Scout Troop 61085 of Hillsborough, New Jersey.   As Senior Girl Scouts, we are working towards completing a leadership project to improve our world. This project involves increasing the recycling rates that occur in Somerset County.  Recently, we have become aware that Somerset County has…

  • MONROE: Reval firm given contract $800,000 less than anticipated

    By David Kilby, Staff Writer    MONROE — The Realty Appraisal Company, of West New York, was awarded the contract for the township’s property revaluation project for $1,195,265, almost $800,000 less than the township budgeted for the project.    Founded in 1934, the Realty Appraisal Company has completed more than 350 revaluation programs since 1951, including Monroe’s…

  • CRANBURY: Library worker ‘person first, then autistic’

    CRANBURY: Library worker ‘person first, then autistic’

    By David Kilby, Staff Writer    CRANBURY — A resident in Cranbury is turning the tide as he works at the public library.    Owen Dennehy, 38, of Prospect Street, has high-functioning autism, but he doesn’t let that get in the way of working hard as a page at the library where he has worked for 20…

  • MONROE: Pay raises OK’d for township employees

    By David Kilby, Staff Writer    MONROE — The township has entered into a contract that will grant up to a 2 percent raise for the next three years to its township employees.    From 2011 to 2014, full-time township union employees will receive a 2 percent increase, and nonunion full-time employees will receive a 1 percent…

  • MONROE: Council to meet with school over defeated budget

    By David Kilby, Staff Writer    MONROE — Taxpayers and their representatives on the Board of Education and Township Council can’t seem to come to an agreement on the school district’s budget.    Last Wednesday, voters turned down the proposed school budget 2,262 to 3,387 and turned down full-day kindergarten 3,606 to 1,802.    The budget was proposed…

  • BIN LADEN DEATH: Locals praise military for death of terrorist

    By David Kilby, Staff Writer    As the news continues to spread through the country and world, politicians and a few local war on terror veterans gave their comments on the death of Osama bin Laden.    ”We’re glad he is no longer a danger to the U.S.,” said Chuck Corbett, senior vice commander of the Veterans…

  • That Pottery Place
  • CRANBURY: Library worker ‘person first, then autistic’

    CRANBURY: Library worker ‘person first, then autistic’

    Owen Dennehy of Cranbury, who is autistic, has worked at the Cranbury Public Library for 20 years.

  • MONROE: Holocaust survivor says camps like ‘a cemetery’

    MONROE: Holocaust survivor says camps like ‘a cemetery’

    Frida Herskovits, a Holocaust survivor, talks about her experience to eighth-graders at Applegarth School on Friday.