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A flat tax levy
Irene Rudolph Lambertville The proposed 2011-12 budget of South Hunterdon Regional High School, as reported in last week’s paper, calls for an increased tax levy of 1.5 percent, amounting to $117,190 over last year. In these difficult economic times, it is disappointing that the South Hunterdon board and administration chose not to present a…
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HIGHTSTOWN: Fire displaces family
An Outcalt Street house three days after a fire displaced the family of seven. (Staff photo by Doug Carman)
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SENIOR MENUS
March 17-24 All meals are served at noon at Hibernia Apartments in Lambertville. Reservations are required. Call 609-397-2228 24 hours in advance. The value of each meal is $5.10. Any amount donated over this is a tax-deductible contribution. All menus are subject to change and include milk and margarine. The sodium-controlled menu is the same…
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LAWRENCE: Neighbors protest trail route
By Lea Kahn Unhappy at the prospect of strangers passing through their neighborhood on the planned Lawrence Hopewell Trail, more than a dozen residents of the Rosedale Acres development expressed their displeasure before Township Council on Tuesday night. The Lawrence Hopewell Trail, which has been in the works since 2002, is a 20-mile bicycle and…
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PLUMSTED: Seniors helped Warriors make history
Girls hoops has foundation in place By Justin Feil, The Packet Group The determination that made this year’s group the finest New Egypt girls basketball team in school history came out in the fourth quarter of the state Group I semifinals last Wednesday. In one final run, the Warriors cut a 10-point deficit to three…
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LAMBERTVILLE: Flood remedies are planned for Ely Creek area
By Linda Seida, Staff Writer LAMBERTVILLE — The city is moving ahead with a project to curb flooding at Ely Creek, with completion tentatively scheduled, weather permitting, for the spring of 2012. Ely Creek affects the north end of the city. During the severe floods of 2005 and 2006, flood insurance paid out $365,000 for…
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WEST AMWELL: Farmland auction is slated April 21
By Linda Seida, Staff Writer WEST AMWELL — Preserved farmland along Route 179 will be put up for auction next month. The Max Spann Real Estate and Auction Company will conduct the auction of approximately 130 acres on Route 179 at 1 p.m. on April 21, at the West Amwell Township municipal building, 150 Rocktown-Lambertville…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Food pantry halfwa to donations goal
By Mary Brienza, Staff Writer Two weeks into the Feinstein Foundation Challenge, the township is already almost halfway to its goal of $50,000, said Director of Social Services LouAnne Wolf on Monday. ”I am speechless and so very happy to not only work in our wonderful township, but to live here as well amongst so…
