Category: archives
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Schneider won’t seek re-election to board
By: centraljersey.com At least one of three incumbents on the Hillsborough Township Board of Education electon on April 27 says he isn’t planning to run again. Wolfgang Schneider, who is in his ninth year on the board, said he feels it’s time to give some other people a chance to serve. He’s retired and just…
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LOCAL INTERIOR DESIGN FIRM TAKES HOME THREE “CONTRACTOR OF THE YEAR” AWARDS
Kelley Evens (left) and Kolbe Clark of Aurora Kitchens & Interiors accept a Contractor of the Year Award at the 2011 Central Jersey Chapter of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry Awards Dinner.
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LAWRENCE: Accident spurs Rt. 206 action for speed reduction
By Lea Kahn As an 83-year-old school crossing guard still recovers at home from broken bones after being hit by a car on Route 206 in December, his son Tuesday asked Township Council get the speed limit reduced on the state highway near Eggerts Crossing Road. Anthony Sebasto , of Drexel Avenue, had been setting…
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CENTRAL JERSEY: Fire district budgets go to voters Saturday
By Joanne Degnan, Staff Writer Voters in Millstone and Plumsted townships have the opportunity to elect fire commissioners and vote on proposed fire budgets Saturday during the annual fire district elections. Both communities are proposing budgets with slight increases in the tax levy that would mean less than a penny hike in the fire tax…
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Avoid credit repair scams
By: centraljersey.com The State Division of Consumer Affairs has launched a campaign that educates consumers about how to avoid credit repair scams that may actually worsen their situation. "Your credit history is critically important when financing a major purchase, obtaining a loan and even when applying for a job," said Thomas R. Calcagni, acting director…
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Amber Cox
By: centraljersey.com BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP – The practice of running red lights would come to a screeching halt in the township if American Traffic Solutions (ATS) has its way. Charles Callari, ATS business development director, on Monday made a presentation to the Township Committee about his company’s intersection program that catches and documents violators at stop…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Fine arts photography studio opens
By Andrew Corselli, Staff Writer Few things scare Jim LaSala and Jim Roselli. The economy is not one of them. The two men have opened up ArtisticEfex, a fine art photography studio and print gallery, in one of the worst economic downfalls since the Great Depression. ”It’s a known fact that people that start businesses…
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CHESTERFIELD: Bigger school, more students hike budget by 10%
By Amber Cox CHESTERFIELD With a new school building that is three and a half times larger than the old one, the Board of Education has projected a 10 percent increase for this year’s total operating budget. Superintendent Ellen McHenry said the proposed budget of $9.6 million, presented at a special meeting Feb. 10,…
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Help wanted: Consider school board candidacy
By: centraljersey.com If schools boards ran help-wanted advertisements, they might read like this: Wanted: Citizens who are dedicated and hard-working, have a strong sense of ethics, are willing to learn and ask questions and can communicate with and work well with others. Applicants must be willing to represent the interests of the children and the…
