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LAWRENCE: School board passes final budget
Tally calls for 3-cent tax rate hike BY LEa Kahn With little fanfare and virtually no public comment following a short public hearing Tuesday night, the Lawrence Township Board of Education approved the district’s proposed $65 million operating budget for 2011-12. About 30 people watched quietly as the school board voted unanimously for the budget.…
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MANSFIELD:Regional board OKs $32.9 million school budger
By Amber Cox MANSFIELD Northern Burlington Regional School District’s 2011-12 final budget of $32.9 million was approved unanimously on Monday. Superintendent James Sarruda said the general fund tax levy “will remain at $15,996,421 for the third year in row,” and the total tax levy will decrease $57,924. He said that when the budget committee…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Senior, youth groups invited to apply for grants
Money comes from township credit program Applications for grants awarded from Hillsborough Township’s Affinity Credit Card Program are available for non-profit senior citizen and youth organizations within the township. Applications, along with guidelines to assist in completion, may be obtained at the township clerk’s office in the municipal complex on South Branch Road, or at…
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Doylestown Resident Takes Delivery of Flemington Car & Truck Country’s First Extended Range Electric Car
Brent Tutwiler with his new 2011 Chevy Volt
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HILLSBOROUGH: Salvation Army thanks all those who helped
To the editor: Our holiday fund-raising season officially ended on Jan. 31. Though we didn’t quite reach our goal, I’m happy to report that about 73,000 individuals were blessed with help by The Salvation Army in New Jersey last Christmas. And how were we able to nearly fill our kettles and help so many…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Rezoning in three areas recommended
By Andrew Corselli, Staff Writer Township Planner Robert Ringelheim has devised amendments to the Master Plan that recommend the township change the future land use/zoning designation for properties in three areas. One suggestion affects 26 properties along Valley Road and extending west between Auten Road, New Centre Road and Beekman Lane. The majority of the…
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MANVILLE: Chess enthusiasts await Saturday challenges
Joe Kavalesky was at the Manville Public Library on Saturday ready for a chess match. Photo by Mary Ellen Zangara
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MANVILLE: Residents helping to raise local awareness of autism
Patty Barnish and her son, Kyle, are surrounded by Manville officials at Monday night’s Borough Council meeting after Mayor Lillian Zuza proclaimed that April is Autism Aware´ness Month in the borough. Photo by Mary Ellen Zangara
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“The Berenstain Bears in Family Matters, The Musical” Teaches Valuable Lessons at MCCC’s Kelsey Theatre April 30
By Wendy Humphrey West Windsor, N.J. – Three of Stan and Jan Berenstain’s most popular children’s books are blended in a new, fun-filled musical coming to Mercer County Community College’s Kelsey Theatre. Matt Murphy Productions, in special arrangement with TheatreworksUSA, presents “The Berenstain Bears in Family Matters, The Musical” Saturday, April 30 at 2 and…
