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JAMESBURG: Voters approve school budget
JAMESBURG Voters by 230-179 approved the proposed school budget of $12,437,264, which is 3.9 percent more than last year’s budget of $11,969,499. The school tax rate will remain flat at $2.930 per $100 of assessed valuation. The owner of a house assessed at the borough average of $124,190 will pay $3,638 in school taxes…
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MANVILLE: School budget passes, three chosen for board
Voters in Manville approved the school district’s proposed budget by 399 to 275. Newcomer Valerie Frank was elected to a three-year term with 391 votes. Incumbents Heidi Alles, with 324, and Jeanne Lombardino, with 322, were re-elected to three-year terms. Also on the ballot were candidates Judy Faulkner, Sharon Lukac Kim Richter. See next week’s…
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MILLSTONE: School district gets new superintendent
By Joanne Degnan, Staff Writer MILLSTONE — The Board of Education introduced Rumson’s schools chief, Scott Feder, on Tuesday night as the next Millstone superintendent of schools. Mr. Feder, 42, of Plainsboro, will begin working in Millstone in early August, replacing Jack Szabo, who has been serving as the district’s interim…
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REGISTER-NEWS: Voters approve budgets in New Hanover, North Hanover and Springfield
School district election results Results from school district elections on Wednesay, April 27. For more details, see next week’s issue of the Register-News: Bordentown Regional High School (3 seats) Budget: YES-989, NO-1,283 Bordentown City (1 seat) ânºLisa Hartmann – 264 Michael MacEwan – 178 Fieldsboro (1 seat) ânºMona Goff –…
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UPPER FREEHOLD: Officials say they won’t break Freedom Fest contract
‘Parking ban will be enforced’ By Joanne Degnan, Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — Township Committee members said last week that a street parking ban on township and county roads would be enforced during the Freedom Fest State Fair, but the announcement did not satisfy a group of residents who want the six-day event canceled or…
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MANVILLE: Community readies for cleanup day
By Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer The Third Annual Clean Community Day sponsored by the Borough of Manville will be held this Saturday, April 30. Groups from town are all pitching in to help beautify the community. Letters went out to groups in Manville asking for their support, including Boy Scout Troop 193, Christ the…
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LAMBERTVILLE: Voters approve school budget
LAMBERTVILLE Voters on Wednesday approved the proposed Lambertville Public School budget, 408-337. Approval of the $3,059,072 tax levy means a school tax increase of about $42 for the average homeowner. John Livingston (377 votes), Anna Nicolas (377) and Nancy Kienzler (361) ran unopposed for seats on the LPS Board of Education. In another uncontested…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Reinhardt’s garden blooms spring to fall
By Susan Cusumano, Neshanic Garden Club member When we see a patch of medium-stemmed yellow flowers growing during spring, (no, not dandelions) most of us enjoy their beauty and give little thought to their given names. These particular flowers are called daffodils or narcissus but Neshanic Garden Club’s President Diana Reinhardt enjoys them all, whatever…
