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HIGHTSTOWN: Borough might avoid tax hike, mayor says
By Doug Carman, Staff Writer HIGHTSTOWN The municipal tax rate might stay put this year, Mayor Steve Kirson said. A better-than-expected tax revenue from higher property occupancy rates, along with steady state aid, could mean that a tax increase for the cash-strapped borough might not be necessary, the mayor said. ”Right now, on a…
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Lea Kahn
By: centraljersey.com LAWRENCE – Frederick Douglass. Ida B. Wells Barnett. Louis Armstrong. Martin Luther King Jr. Malcolm X. Stevie Wonder. Thelonius Monk. John Coltrane. It’s hard to find a group of people that exemplifies the best of what it means to be human, said Princeton University professor Cornel West, the keynote speaker for Black History…
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MONMOUTH JUNCTION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL’S PTO IS HOLDING A COMMUNITY FLEA MARKET / CRAFT SALE
By Lisa Rodgers Monmouth Junction PTO is holding a Community Flea Market/Craft Sale on April 9,2011 from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM at Crossroads South Middle School, Kingston Lane, South Brunswick. With Spring just around the corner, CLEAN OUT YOUR CLUTTER without having to deal with your own garage sale! If you have a business…
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CRANBURY: Lower tuition costs keep school budget under cap
By David Kilby, Staff Writer The Cranbury School District may have some good news and some bad news for taxpayers this year if its proposed budget is passed. The good news is Princeton High School tuition costs have been lowered, the district did receive state aid, and the district did manage to get refinanced, reducing…
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By Andrew Corselli
By: centraljersey.com Gov. Chris Christie touched on subjects ranging from the state budget to pensions to collective bargaining at a packed town hall meeting in Hillsborough’s Municipal Building on Wednesday. "There’s a lot of controversy in the country right now about public sector unions and collective bargaining, and also the craziness that’s going on in…
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Private and public unions – a mismatch?
By: centraljersey.com Having dealt with both private and public sector unions, especially those involving the skilled trades, I am amazed by mass demonstrations purporting to show common purpose and solidarity. It is a mismatch that will not withstand a time of testing as private and public sector unions are fundamentally disparate and ultimate outcomes for…
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Mae Rhine
By: centraljersey.com Nine board of education seats are up for grabs in the Cranbury, Jamesburg and Monroe school districts in the April 27 election. In Cranbury, the seats now held by Jennifer Cooke, Eveyln Spann and Kevin Fox are available. All three incumbents have filed for re-election for the three three-year terms. They have no…
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Free tax assistance available
By: centraljersey.com The Princeton Senior Resource Center will again sponsor free tax assistance for low- and moderate-income people, with special attention to those 60 and older in the wider Princeton area who are filing uncomplicated personal returns. Trained volunteers from AARP will be available to prepare New Jersey state and federal returns. Returns may be…
