Category: archives
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CENTRAL JERSEY: School budgets, board candidates on ballots Wednesday
By Joanne Degnan, Staff Writer Local residents will be voting on school budgets and electing members of their boards of education when annual school elections are held on Wednesday. The proposed school budgets in Robbinsville, Upper Freehold Regional, Millstone and Plumsted all comply with a new state law that sets a 2 percent cap on…
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SPRINGFIELD: Township eyes 2-cent tax rate hike
By Amber Cox SPRINGFIELD The Township Committee unanimously introduced its $3.1 million 2011-12 municipal budget April 14. Residents would see a 2-cent tax rate hike if the budget is approved. Residents assessed at the average $321,400 would pay a proposed 37.9 cents per $100 assessed for a total of $1,218.11 in municipal taxes, an…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Community calendar for week of April 21
Clover Hill church to observe Easter The Clover Hill Reformed Church at 890 Amwell Road will hold Maundy Thursday observance tonight, April 21, at 7:30 p.m. The Reverend John William Cherry’s sermon, based upon St. John 13:1-17, will be entitled “Do What You Know.” Communion will be celebrated. Easter worship on Sunday will be at…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Woodfern School students raise money for Japan aid
Woodfern School students have answered a call for help from a global neighbor once again. Last year they raised money for the people of Haiti after an earthquake devastated that country. This year students collecting for the victims of the tsunami in Japan. Student Council members organized two events to react to the recent natural…
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POLICE BLOTTER: Week of April 21
A caller reported to police at 4:33 a.m. on April 11 that two men were checking cars to see if they were unlocked near Roosevelt Avenue and South 16th Street. Police officers responded and located Craig Byra, of 1403 Roosevelt Ave., and Randall Opie, of 80 Claire Drive, who were both taken into custody. Mr.…
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FLORENCE: Old Duffy School building headed for demolition
By Amber Cox FLORENCE The Township Council is moving ahead with its affordable housing project for senior citizens at the old Duffy School on Second Street. Township Administrator Richard Brook said the original plans for the project were to renovate the old school and transform it into affordable housing for seniors. Now however, plans…
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LAWRENCE: Minor crime reports go online
By Lea Kahn If the mailbox has been vandalized or the bicycle has been stolen from the back yard, filing a report with the Lawrence Township Police Department is just a click away. The Police Department recently introduced its Citizens Online Police Reporting System, which allows victims to report minor incidents by computer. The system…
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MANVILLE: Pro wrestling returns to VFW hall May 6
Pro wrestling will return to the Manville VFW hall at 600 Washington Ave. at 7:45 p.m. on Friday, May 6. The evening of National Pro Wrestling Superstars will feature former WWE superstar and a major-championship holder Kurt Angle. He’s a current TNA superstar. Also featured on the bill will be Carlito, a second-generation star from…
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