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  • HILLSBOROUGH: Pact frees money for technology

    School budget hearing is Monday night By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor    Savings in health care costs will translate into money for curriculum improvement and more technology in the schools, said Superintendent Jorden Schiff yesterday.    The school board will present its $110.7 million proposed budget for 2011-12 to a public hearing on Monday at 7:30 p.m.…

  • MANVILLE: Council approves cell tower ordinance

    MANVILLE: Council approves cell tower ordinance

    By Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer    Manville Borough Council unanimously approved and adopted its wireless telecommunications at the March 14 Borough Council meeting. The new ordinance had the final reading and public hearing at this meeting and was approved after legal issues arose with a carrier last year.    Borough Administrator Gary Garwacke said that the…

  • Wed., March 23

    By: centraljersey.com BM-W Books In the age of Kindle, are books still popular? To the thousands of booklovers who will descend upon the Bryn Mawr-Wellesley Booksale this week, theanswer is a resounding "Yes!" They come to find bargains among the astonishing 80,000 volumes that will be sold in a mere five days. Among them are…

  • Joanne Degnan

    By: centraljersey.com PLUMSTED – After adopting four municipal budgets in a row with no tax hike, Plumsted officials will be asking voters on April 27 for permission to exceed the new state-mandated 2 percent cap on tax levy increases in order to avoid having to lay off police officers. Mayor Ron Dancer said Friday the…

  • Neumann a candidate for borough mayor

    By: centraljersey.com I am a Democratic candidate for Princeton Borough mayor, confident that I will serve the borough well if elected. My candidacy means that every Princetonian’s needs can be heard and debated in this race. As mayor, I will ensure those needs are met using every power the mayor possesses. Three views of government…

  • MANVILLE: Elks take plunger for charity

    MANVILLE: Elks take plunger for charity

    By Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer    It really isn’t beach weather yet with nice warm water but according to four local residents, they thought the water was just fine to take a late winter swim.    The four — all members of the Manville-Hillsborough Elks Lodge No. 2119 — took the dip to help raise money…

  • Hopewell Library Friends slate spring house tour

    By: centraljersey.com Take the "Stroll Through Hopewell" – a house tour featuring homes and historic buildings of Hopewell on April 17 from 1-5 p.m. The self-guided tour will start at the railroad station in Hopewell Borough and will feature eight houses and historic buildings of varied styles, including Arts and Crafts, Victorian and Post-Victorian houses,…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Mayor talks up economic growth in annual address

    ROBBINSVILLE: Mayor talks up economic growth in annual address

    By Joanne Degnan, Staff Writer    ROBBINSVILLE — Mayor Dave Fried touted recent economic development in the township and the new ratables coming to Route 130, Town Center and the warehouse park area in a speech to business leaders on Tuesday.    In his annual State of Robbinsville Township speech to the Mercer Regional Chamber of Commerce…

  • Log your ‘green’ lifestyle, measure your carbon footprint

    By: centraljersey.com BASKING RIDGE – Learn about saving energy and reducing your "carbon footprint," at the third annual Eco-Rally organized by the Somerset County Park Commission at its Environmental Education Center. Prior events have involved more than 1,000 participants. One activity will be to follow participants trying to live a greener lifestyle for two weeks.…