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  • SPRINGFIELD: Scaled-down referendum returns March 9

    SPRINGFIELD: Scaled-down referendum returns March 9

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    SPRINGFIELD — The elementary school district is proposing a new referendum that would renovate the 70-year-old school, build a new gym, and install solar panels to help pay for the cost of construction.    The plan, which will be up for a vote in a special election March 9, is a…

  • LAWRENCE: Campaign ads aimed to stay ‘on message’

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer     Brad Lawrence, who prepared many of Gov. Jon Corzine’s campaign advertisements last year, got right to the point in his remarks at Rider University’s Rebovitch Institute for New Jersey Politics seminar.     “I’ll break the suspense. We lost,” said Mr. Lawrence, who was one of two panelists in the…

  • BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: Committee to focus on economy

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — The Township Committee approved an ordinance Monday to create an Economic Development Advisory Committee.    The committee has been discussing creating a group that would work in a way similar to Bordentown City’s Economic Development Committee. Committeeman Jason Medina brought the idea to the committee and met with…

  • CENTRAL JERSEY: Plumsted voters defeat fire budget; Millstone’s say OK

    By Vic Monaco, Managing Editor    It was a mixed bag of news for fire officials this week as voters in Plumsted soundly defeated a fire district budget while voters in Millstone gave their OK.    In both cases, the budget called for an approximate half-penny hike in the respective fire tax rates.    In Plumsted, voters defeated…

  • MCCC Offers Later-Starting Credit Classes This Semester

    By Saveria Symons WEST WINDSOR, N.J. — Although the spring semester is well under way at Mercer County Community College, later-starting credit courses are still open for enrollment. Ten-week classes beginning March 1 will cover topics such as accounting, environmental science, business law, speech, English, geography, history, nutrition, computer concepts, algebra, psychology, sociology and more.…

  • IRS Encourages Taxpayers to Visit IRS.gov Web Site During Tax Season

    By Gregg Semanick-New Jersey’s IRS Spokesperson If you have a tax question or need a tax form – there’s no need to leave the comfort of your home. All you need is a computer and Internet access because IRS.gov has a wealth of information. Here are the top 10 reasons to visit IRS.gov. Unlimited access…

  • Information Session for NJSTARS Program March 3 at MCCC

    By Saveria Symons WEST WINDSOR, N.J. — High school students who may be eligible for free college tuition through the NJSTARS program are invited to learn about the program at an Information Session at Mercer County Community College, set for Wednesday, March 3 at 6 p.m. in the Student Center Cafeteria. NJSTARS, the New Jersey…

  • CENTRAL JERSEY: District cuts another $200,000

    By Audrey Levine, The Packet Group    ALLENTOWN — Faced with Gov. Chris Christie’s recent decision to withhold promised 2009-2010 state aid, based on school districts’ surplus accounts, the Upper Freehold Regional School District has cut another $200,000 from its proposed 2010-2011 budget.    And that figure is contingent upon the district:    • getting approval, perhaps this week,…

  • Allentown Resident Begins Peace Corps Service in Costa Rica

    By Peace Corps Allentown Resident Begins Peace Corps Service in Costa Rica Eric J. Smith, 23, of Allentown, N.J., has been accepted into the Peace Corps. Smith will be departing for Costa Rica on March 1 to begin pre-service training as a community economic development Peace Corps volunteer. Upon graduation from volunteer training in June,…