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  • 2010 New Brunswick Jazz Festival

    2010 New Brunswick Jazz Festival

    Monica Weeks Primary Contact:              Monica Weeks                                                  Alternate Contacts:        Allen McGriff                                             732-241-3136                                                                                             732-718-8220                                                    [email protected]                                                        Tracey O’Reggio                                                                                                                            908-917-2862 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 2010 New Brunswick Jazz Festival Saturday, May 1 and Sunday, May 2, 2010   Christopher’s Bar and Restaurant The Heldrich Hotel 10 Livingston Avenue New Brunswick, NJ 08873 The 2010 New Brunswick Jazz…

  • BURLINGTON COUNTY: All eight area school budgets fail

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer Bordentown Regional The school budget failed 1,295-981. Incumbents Peggy Gens and Kim Zablow ran unopposed for two open three-year school board seats representing Bordentown Township. Ms. Gens won a seat with 756 votes, and Ms. Zablow earned another with 773 votes. No one ran for a third seat representing the…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Budget passes by 300 votes

    Long-time incumbent Tupe defeated    South Brunswick voters approved the school district’s $131.7 million tonight (Tuesday) by a 3,199-2,858 vote.    The spending plan, a 5.5 percent reduction in spending from last year’s budget, increases the tax rate 7.5 cents from last year’s tax rate of $2.605 per $100 of assessed valuation.    Incumbents Harry Delgado and Deborah…

  • MANVILLE: Budget defeated

    The proposed $19,719,293 school budget was turned down by voters on a vote of 551 to 313, with 16.5 percent of registered voters casting ballots. It marked the fifth consecutive budget defeat for Manville schools. "I think Manville held true to its history of defeating budgets," Superintendent of Schools Johanna Ruberto said. "The Manville school…

  • South Hunterdon budget is defeated; West Amwell spending plan hinges on absentee ballots

       The South Hunterdon Regional High School budget was defeated by a vote of 1,077 to 792 on Tuesday.    In West Amwell, the fate of the elementary school budget hinges on 35 absentee ballots that have not yet been counted. The vote at the polls Tuesday was 322 in favor of passing the budget, and 330…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Budget, candidates face voters on Tuesday

    By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer    With about 12 positions back in the district’s $108,703,330 budget following concessions from two unions, voters will decide whether to favor or reject it next week.    The budget is a 0.5 percent decrease from last year’s $109,201,188 budget and increases the tax rate by 7.3 cents per $100 of assessed…

  • LAWRENCE: Voters approve school budget

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Lawrence Township voters approved the school district’s proposed $65.01 million budget for 2010-11 and also elected three school board members Tuesday night. Incumbent school board members Laura Waters and Leon Kaplan were elected to their third terms and newcomer David Donahue was elected to his first term. Ms. Waters received…

  • The Somerset Valley YMCA Celebrates Healthy Kids Day

    The Somerset Valley YMCA Celebrates Healthy Kids Day

    Branch Exec. Valerie Giacopelli and Hillsborough Mayor Delcore

  • Save $$ With Prescription Discount Program

    By Somerset County Board of Freeholders             Membership in Somerset County’s Resident Prescription Savings Program, now in its seventh year, has resulted in close to $1 million in savings for participants, Freeholder Director Jack M. Ciattarelli announced this week.             According to Garden State Pharmacy Owners Providers Services (GSPOPS) Corp., which administers the program at…