Category: archives
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Party with Purpose: Corporate event planner opens doors to energize local partnerships
By Meg Majors-DeAndrea Party with Purpose: Corporate event planner opens doors to energize local partnerships Open House Networking Reception March 11th (Hamilton, NJ.) – The “Red Shirts” of Global Planners roll out the red carpet to Hamilton-area businesses as they open the doors to their new Hamilton office and launch an initiative to boost partnerships…
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NJ Library Champion Program Highlighted in Sports Illustrated
By Gary Cooper Zach Parise has been called the "best player in the National Hockey League you don’t know." Sports Illustrated decided to change that by running a feature article in its February 22 issue on the NJ Devil Left Wing and U.S. Olympic Team member, but in an exciting development for NJ libraries, the…
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LAWRENCE: New crosswalk lights the way
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer With a push of the button, Mayor Michael Powers and Marie Gernhart officially “unveiled” the long-awaited lighted pedestrian crosswalk at Route 206 and Lawrence Avenue in the Eldridge Park neighborhood last week. The project, which was first proposed in 2003, includes a painted pedestrian crosswalk. It is outlined…
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Official invites public discussion
Stephen Monson, of the Bordentown Township Fire Commission for Fire District No. 2 Over the past several weeks there have been a number of anonymous negative comments about the fire fighters of Bordentown Township Fire District No. 2 (formerly the Derby Fire House), as well as specific members and the commissioners. The commissioners of the…
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LAWRENCE: Mayor fields questions on litter, taxes and more
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Mayor Michael Powers invited township residents to speak their minds, and they followed through Friday night in the second of a series of Meet the Mayor sessions planned throughout the year. In the 60 minutes that Mayor Powers spent at Candela’s Restaurant and Pizzeria on Lawn Park Avenue,…
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BURLINGTON COUNTY: Voters approve five fire budgets
By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer Voters in all five local fire districts approved the fire budgets Saturday, allowing the districts to move into a new year of operations. Bordentown Township’s Fire District No. 1 was the only in the area to propose a small tax increase. By a vote of 65-14, residents approved the $638,938…
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BORDENTOWN: Turnpike fire response causes tension between towns
By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer Fire company response to the New Jersey Turnpike caused some friction between Bordentown City and Bordentown Township after a county-brokered deal left the city unsatisfied. Bordentown Township’s Fire District No. 2 handles calls for incidents on the Turnpike between Interchange 7 in Bordentown and the Mercer County line. The district’s…
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BURLINGTON COUNTY: District to appeal $2M state aid cut
By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer The Northern Burlington County Regional School District plans to appeal its recently announced state aid cut of over $2.14 million. The NBC district is one of two in the area that receives federal impact aid, which exists to offset the cost of students coming from federally owned, nontaxable land, such…
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LAWRENCE: Deadline looms for board run
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer With two days left to submit a petition to run for the township Board of Education, two candidates have turned in their nominating petitions for the three available seats in the April 20 annual school board election. The deadline to file a petition is 4 p.m. Monday. Petitions…
