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  • NEW HOPE: School budget plan to get airing

    By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    NEW HOPE — The average homeowner in the New Hope-Solebury School District could end up paying anywhere from $65 to $135 more in property taxes to support a proposed $34 million budget for 2011-12.    On Jan. 25, the district made an early presentation of the proposed spending plan, which will…

  • LAWRENCE:Council mulls new fire lieutenant post

    By Lea Kahn    Township Council on Tuesday introduced an ordinance that would create the position of fire lieutenant, who will be chosen from among the township’s four paid firefighters.    The new position is necessary because of a reorganization in the way that the paid firefighters are deployed, Municipal Manager Richard Krawczun said. They work weekdays,…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Town digs out yet again

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Town digs out yet again

    Phil McAuliffe Staff photo by Phil McCauliffe Piles of snow like this one on Academy Drive in Kingston, are making life difficult for drivers at local intersections. The township is carting the excess snow to Sondek Park on New Road.

  • Immigrants to help students

    By: centraljersey.com Mary Brienza Staff Writer The Aging in Place Fellowship is looking for residents who either immigrated to or has family that has immigrated to the United States to participate in a project with South Brunswick High School students. This year’s Aging in Place Partnership Annual Living Legacy project is about immigration, and how…

  • Tax forum to be hosted by Holt

    By: centraljersey.com MONROE – Monday, Feb. 7, at 8:30 a.m., Rep. Rush Holt (NJ-12) will host a workshop to help area businesses learn about how they can take advantage of new tax credits Rep. Holt helped enact into law. Attendees can learn how they may be a able to receive as much as a 30…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Pedals for Progress collecting annual bike donations

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Pedals for Progress collecting annual bike donations

    Submitted photo Devon Smith and Larry Witlen, teachers in the South Brunswick schools, run the Pedals for Progress collection in the township.

  • Doug Carman

    By: centraljersey.com EAST WINDSOR – Debbie Spisak said she was "at a crossroad about my career and it just kind of piqued my interest when I saw the sign." The sign advertised a psychic reading held last Sunday at the East Windsor Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 headquarters. And the Cream Ridge woman’s fortune? "He…

  • LAWRENCE: Council increases ambulance fees

    By Lea Kahn    Township Council gave final approval to an ordinance that would raise the fees for patients to ride in a Lawrence Township Emergency Medical Services ambulance at its meeting Tuesday night.    The council voted 4-0 to amend the existing ordinance to hike the fees. Mayor Greg Puliti and Councilmen Bob Bostock, Jim Kownacki…

  • Last chance to ‘say with flowers’

    By: centraljersey.com Today is your final opportunity to "say it with flowers" this Valentine’s Day with the help of the Lions Club and Cranbury’s The Cutting Garden. A bouquet of 12 long-stemmed roses with greens, all tied with a lovely red bow, is $50. Visit www.cranburylion s.org for ordering information. *** Register by Tuesday, Feb.…