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BURLINGTON COUNTY: With shock and awe, Christie’s budget ax whacks towns
By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer Local leaders have reacted to the governor’s budget proposal with a mixture of dismay and resignation. The latest numbers for state aid, released late last week, show most towns in Northern Burlington County taking a cut of around 20 percent. If the budget passes, the highest cut will hit Chesterfield…
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BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: Teacher indicted on sex charges
By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP A Bordentown Regional High School teacher has been indicted on charges of having sexual relations with a female high school student. Francisco Planas-Borgstrom, 32, of Bordentown, was indicted on four counts of second-degree sexual assault and one count of second-degree official misconduct. Burlington County Prosecutor Robert D.…
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Crutches Needed
By Denise Giannone Hightstown High School Red Cross Club are Collecting CRUTCHES for the children and adults of Haiti. Starting April 6th – April 30th you can bring the crutches to the Nurses Office at Hightstown High School or E-Mail-Denise at [email protected] to arrange pick-up. These crutches will be given to "A Leg To Stand…
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Somerset Valley YMCA Will Celebrate Healthy Kids Day On April 17th
By Donna Dass THE SOMERSET VALLEY YMCA INVITES FAMILIES TO “PUT PLAY IN YOUR DAY” Healthy Kids Day will take place the each Somerset Valley YMCA branch on Saturday, April 17th from 10:00AM – 1:00PM. Healthy Kids Day is a free and everyone in the community is invited to help kids put “Play…
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Scouts say thanks
Eileen Rauenbuhler of Bordentown The Boy Scouts of Troop 13 in Bordentown would like to thank the BABL Board of Directors and the City of Bordentown for allowing them to sell refreshments at the BABL games this season at Carslake Community Center. The boys were raising money to attend the Boy Scout National Jamboree in…
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FLORENCE-ROEBLING NEWS: From the March 25 edition
Peg Dotson Tel: 499-3807 Fax: 499-3807 E-mail: [email protected] The Altar Rosary Society of Sts. Francis and Clare Parish will be sponsoring a Lenten Project to fight hunger. During the weekends of Lent (Feb. 17 – April 3) please consider making a personal Lenten sacrifice by donating canned goods that will be used to…
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WWFM The Classical Network Hosts Bach Birthday Celebration
By Saveria Symons WEST WINDSOR, NJ:http://wwfm.org/"> WWFM The Classical Network will wrap up a daylong celebration of Bach’s greatest masterpieces with a live broadcast of an organ concert featuring organists Eric Plutz, Ken Cowan and Joan Lippincott on Friday, March 26. The organists will perform on the Joe R. Engle organ in the Miller Chapel…
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Million-Dollar Bequest Creates First Endowed Chair
By Peter Koryzno Louise M. Conley, Ph.D., of Princeton, N.J., a member of the Cortland College Foundation Board of Directors, has bequeathed $1 million to SUNY Cortland to create its first endowed academic chair. The naming of the award was approved by the State University of New York Board of Trustees during its meeting…
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR: From the March 25 edition
A weekly listing of community events. Fashion show Thursday, March 25 —The Florence Township Memorial High School Parents organization is having its 19th annual Prom Fashion Show at 7 p.m. Class of 2010 Ladies and Gentlemen will be modeling fashions by Formal Expressions Tuxedos and David’s Bridals. Tickets at the door $5, seniors and…
