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LAWRENCE: Voters OK $65M budget
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Despite a sour economy, township voters approved the Lawrence Township School District’s proposed $65.01 million operating budget for 2010-11 by a margin of 479 votes Tuesday night. The vote was 1,848-1,369. The overall voter turnout of 3,217 was approximately 16 percent of the township’s 19,450 registered voters. Voter…
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The ‘Tones and Me
By Marcus Budline, PHS Correspondent Though the syllables coming from the group of ten huddled men may sound like a mysterious incantation to those outside the room, the “dooms,” “dahs,” “oohs,” and “ahhs,” are much more to me and the other members of Princeton High School’s all male a capella group, the Testostertones. These sounds…
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CENTRAL JERSEY: Voters approve LPS, West Amwell budgets; South Hunterdon, Stockton plans are rejected
By Linda Seida, Staff Writer Local school budgets had only two winners out of four Tuesday as voters struggle with difficult financial circumstances of their own in the recession. Voters approved a $3.18 million budget for the Lambertville Public School, 497-403, and a $4.5 million budget for West Amwell Elementary School, 345-343. South Hunterdon Regional High School’s…
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CHESTERFIELD CHATTER: From the April 22 edition
The Chesterfield Township Committee meeting will be held 7:30 p.m., tonight, at the Chesterfield Township Municipal Building. For more information call 298-2311 or visit the township Web site www.chesterfieldtwp.com. The Chesterfield Township Elementary School PTA will sponsor a Vera Bradley Bingo co-sponsored by Necessities for the Heart will be held 7 p.m., Friday, April…
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BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: Grant will help fund rail station
By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP The township has nabbed a $250,000 federal grant for a light rail station in the planned Bordentown Waterfront Community. The grant was announced Friday by Democratic U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, who was joined by Mayor Bruce Hill. ”This is the type of investment that will help rebuild…
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LAWRENCE: Town board hears ‘green’ ideas
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Nearly two dozen township residents turned out for a public hearing on the proposed Green Buildings and Environmental Sustainability element of the Master Plan on Monday night. The Planning Board reviewed the sustainability element and also heard support for it from a handful of residents, clearing the way…
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The Somerset Valley YMCA Celebrates Healthy Kids Day
By Donna Dass On Saturday, April 17th from 10am – 1pm, the Somerset Valley YMCA’s three branches invited families in the SomersetCounty community to enjoy healthy Kids Day, a fun, free family event that promotes wellness and healthy living. All were also invited to participate in the Camp and Child Care Open Houses. An estimated 500 people…
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HILLSBOROUGH: District restores 12 jobs
By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer The district restored 12 positions to the budget, after the Hillsborough Education Association and the Hillsborough Principals and Supervisors Association accepted two-day furloughs and waived professional development reimbursements. The concessions allowed the districts to save $800,000, which it put toward preserving some of the jobs slated for cuts. The board…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Budget defeated; Le, Gillette and Kinst tapped for board seats
Voters turned down the $108,703,334 proposed school budget, with 3,222 voting against it and 2,405 voting for it. Board of Education candidates Thuy Ahn Le and Thomas Kinst also won their bids for the board seats, with Ms. Le netting 3,751 votes and Mr. Kinst picking up 2,526. Incumbent board member Greg Gillette will return…
