Category: archives
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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…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Stephanie Durant joins board of Somerset agency for youth
Stephanie Durant of Hillsborough and Carol Suchit-Hudson of Somerset are the newest members of the Board of Trustees of Somerset Home for Temporarily Displaced Children, a group dedicated to meeting the needs of abused and neglected youth. Durant is global quality system manager at Johnson & Johnson in Raritan. She received a bachelor of science…
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FLORENCE HS HONOR ROLL
By: centraljersey.com The Florence Township Memorial High School Second Marking Period Honor Roll: Ninth Grade Principal’s List (all As): William Blakeslee, Johann Diaz, Christopher Popso, Savanna Rosenberg and Simeon Spencer. Ninth Grade Honor Roll: Deanna Arzola, Kristena Boone, Jaela Bristol, Destinee Ceruti, Esha Christian, Rachel Estelow, Kellen Groover, Dakota Guiness, Christie Lenox, Rachael LeVach, Emily…
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Tues., Feb. 22
By: centraljersey.com Monroe Township Zoning Board of Adjustment, 7:30 p.m., 1 Municipal Plaza. Monroe Township Recreation Advisory Board, 7 p.m., 1 Municipal Plaza. Thurs., Feb. 24 Monroe Township Planning Board, 7 p.m., 1 Municipal Plaza. Jamesburg Board of Education, JFK Library and Media Center, 28 Front St. Mon., Feb. 28 Monroe Township Library board of…
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HILLSBOROUGH: School board incumbent Schneider won’t run
Three seats up; filing deadline is March 8 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…
