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MANVILLE: Residents skip commenting on borough budget
By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer Despite hearing no comments on the proposed $13.3 million budget Monday, the Borough Council announced it anticipates holding another public hearing on proposed amendments that will be made to account for a loss of $413,620 in state aid for 2010. The Borough Council held its first public hearing on the…
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LAWRENCE: Candidates tackle spending issues at forum
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Two of the three candidates for the Lawrence Township Board of Education fielded a variety of questions — on the proposed 2010-11 school district budget as well as school district consolidation — at the Lawrence League of Women Voters’ candidates night last week. Incumbent school board member Laura…
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BURLINGTON COUNTY: School district budgets go before voters Tuesday
By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer Residents in all eight local school districts will be asked to consider school budgets that raise taxes while cutting personnel. Voting will take place Tuesday. Bordentown Regional The K-12 regional district that covers Bordentown City, Bordentown Township, and Fieldsboro is proposing a budget that will raise taxes and cut several…
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ROBBINSVILLE: Tears, laughter entwine as boys are remembered
By Joanne Degnan, Staff Writer ROBBINSVILLE Laughter and tears abounded as the Robbinsville community came together to embrace the family of Qasim and Ahad Muzaffar in a heartfelt memorial service celebrating the short lives of the brothers who died during a family vacation in Pakistan two weeks ago. The service, held April 8 at…
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POLICE BEAT: From the April 15 edition
Staff reports FLORENCE William Russum, 20, of Burlington, and Roxana Russom, 20, of the Roebling section of Florence, were charged Saturday with possession of a controlled dangerous substance. Police said they were stopped at 10:48 p.m. on Station Road for having an inoperable rear break light and smelled marijuana. Police said both Mr. Russum and…
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BREAKING NEWS: Patten doesn’t file for re-election
Herald staff HIGHTSTOWN — Incumbent Republican Mayor Bob Patten won’t seek re-election, unless he does so as a write-in candidate, which is highly doubtful. In fact, no GOP members filed as candidates for mayor or Borough Council by Monday afternoon’s deadline. That seemed to fly in the face of comments made about two weeks ago…
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MANVILLE: Be a part of the news
Manville News readers can now be a part of news coverage in Manville, thanks to the newspaper’s Facebook site, at http://bit.ly/auHWR5 Staff Writers Audrey Levine and Eileen Oldfield post directly to the page during Board of Education and Borough Council meetings, making the site the best place to follow breaking local news. And thanks to…
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FLORENCE-ROEBLING NEWS: From the April 15 edition
Peg Dotson Tel: 499-3807 Fax: 499-3807 E-mail: [email protected] Florence Township Football registration, Saturday, April 17, 9 a.m. to noon at the Municipal Building, Front Room. All teams available: Tiny Mites, Mighty Mites, Jr. Pee Wee, Pee Wee, and Midgets. Registration fee, $15, payable to Florence Township. Child must attend Florence Township Schools. *…
