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Capitol news and comment
Capitol By: centraljersey.com The following items are taken from reports issued by legislators representing Central Jersey communities and other items of political concern. Pollution penalties Sen. Sean Kean, R-Monmouth, last week urged the Legislature to immediately pass his bill doubling the penalties for those who pollute New Jersey’s beaches. Syringes and other medical waste recently…
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Millstone MOMS set next meeting
By: centraljersey.com The MOMS Club of Millstone Township will hold its next monthly meeting at 10 a.m. Sept 9. Mothers from Millstone and Roosevelt are welcome to come meet the club’s members and learn about this international, nonprofit organization. It offers local, stay-at-home and part-time working moms support and the opportunity to share activities and…
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ROBBINSVILLE: Girls cap World Series trip with shutout victory
By Justin Feil, The Packet Group The Robbinsville 12-year-old all-star softball team closed its Little League World Series the way it had so many other games this summer. It won. The Robbinsville girls capped an emotional trip to Portland, Ore., where they played their final Little League game, a 4-0 win over Southwest regional champion…
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Latin America is focus of program
By: centraljersey.com New Hope-Solebury High School, in partnership with the NH-S Education Fund and the Free Library of New Hope & Solebury, has announced Latin America as the 2010 theme for the community "Read the World" program. Cuban American novelist and poet, Margarita Engle, will visit the school and community on Oct. 13. Her visit…
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Higher Education Tax Credit – The American Opportunity Tax Credit; A Return On Your Education Investment
By Gregg Semanick, New Jersey IRS Spokesperson There is still time left to take advantage of the American Opportunity Tax Credit, a credit that will help many parents and college students offset the cost of college. This tax credit is part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and is available through December…
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County center set September dates for recycling hazardous items, tires
By: centraljersey.com The Somerset County Division of Solid Waste Management has several special recycling and disposal events planned for September, including a composting workshop in Hillsborough Sept. 14. The division is working with the Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Somerset County to co-sponsor the backyard-composting workshops, scheduled for 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., and 6:30 p.m.…
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Student’s farming education on the line
By: Christopher Sacco – Staff Writer FLORENCE – The Lounsberry family will learn tonight, Thursday, if their son, Jake, will be allowed to transfer from Florence Township School District to Northern Burlington County in order to be a part of its AgriScience Program. Tonight’s special meeting to decide the issue comes on the heels of…
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Ground Zero for bigots
Knee-jerk opposition to center a monument to intolerance By: Hank Kalet Opponents of the so-called Ground Zero Mosque in New York are painting their opposition as a defense of hallowed ground and the memory of the nearly 3,000 people killed during the terrorist attacks nine years ago. But if you listen closely to the arguments,…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Schools’ CERT program gets additional funding
School officials learned last week the district will receive a $149,990 grant to train more teachers and staff members to help respond to emergencies. ”This is a wonderful opportunity for Hillsborough Township Public Schools to continue to improve our emergency management training and increase resources for our students and staff in our schools,” Scott Rocco,…
