Category: archives
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Liscovitz honored as ‘Good Neighbor’
By: centraljersey.com HILLSBOROUGH – Joanne Liscovitz, a sales associate with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Hillsborough, was awarded the N.J. Association of Realtors Good Neighbor Award for her commitment to community service. Ms. Liscovitz is the co-founder of Dance for the Cure, a nonprofit organization that performs educational and entertaining programs at community and corporate…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Jilted boyfriend pleads guilty to arson
Set fire to wrong house in September 2009 A Hillsborough man has pleaded guilty to aggravated arson in an incident in which he tried to set fire to the house of the new companion of his former girlfriend. David J. Bednar, 20, of Manor Drive entered the plea Tuesday before Superior Court Judge Ann Bartlett.…
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ROBBINSVILLE: School board OKs tentative budget
By Joanne Degnan, Staff Writer ROBBINSVILLE The Board of Education has adopted a tentative 2011-2012 school budget with a $31.5 million school tax levy that is $617,680 higher than the current budget and meets the state’s new 2 percent cap on levy increases. The vote was 8-0 on March 1 to adopt the preliminary…
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Archdiocese to close Saint Martin of Tours school
By: centraljersey.com PHILADELPHIA – The Office of Catholic Education recently announced that seven parishes would close their respective parish schools at the end of the current academic year. The parish schools include Saint Martin of Tours Parish School in New Hope. This school had a projected enrollment of 126 students for the 2011-12 school year,…
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Fifty years of Green Acres open space
By: centraljersey.com New Jersey’s Green Acres Program celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. This highly successful program is the longest continuously running, state-supported open space program in the nation – a testament to the foresight of those who established it and to countless New Jersey voters who voted yes for open space preservation in the…
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UPPER FREEHOLD: Community mourns equine vet ‘Doc’ Dey
Dr. Stephen Dey II, of Upper Freehold, a prominent equine veterinarian and farmer, died Feb. 28 at the age of 74.
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Solve the Case with “Jigsaw Jones” at MCCC’s Kelsey Theatre April 2
By Wendy Humphrey West Windsor, NJ – Attention classroom pranksters. There’s a detective on the case who can unravel your best laid plans. Meet Theodore “Jigsaw” Jones as ArtsPower National Touring Theatre presents its delightful musical “Jigsaw Jones: The Case of the Class Clown” at Mercer County Community College’s Kelsey Theatre on Saturday, April 2 at…
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Joanne Degnan
By: centraljersey.com UPPER FREEHOLD – The state’s horse industry and the Upper Freehold community are mourning the death of prominent equine veterinarian and farmer Dr. Stephen Perrine Dey II, who died suddenly last week at the age of 74. Dr. Dey, of Heritage Hill Farm, was a tireless advocate for agriculture and the equine industry,…
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SPRINGFIELD: All-day kindergarten would equal a $17 tax hike
By Amber Cox SPRINGFIELD Residents would face a school tax decrease of $35 under the tentative school budget, or a $17 increase if an accompanying ballot question for full-day kindergarten is approved. The Board of Education on March 3 approved its preliminary budget and sent it to the executive county superintendent for review. The…
