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HIGHTSTOWN: Panel learns that long-planned ordinance flawed
By Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer HIGHTSTOWN The Historic Preservation Commission suffered a setback this week when it was advised a key provision in an ordinance the panel has spent more than a year crafting could leave the borough open to lawsuits. The commission had hoped to prevent the full or partial demolition of historic…
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Another look at health plans
William Axelrod, of Kendall Park It should be mandatory for all members of Congress who are going to vote on the President Barack Obama’s Medical Insurance Bill visit Canada and Great Britain as well as other countries that have similar systems to see how they perform for themselves. We need to hear the truth, not…
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Christ the King releases honor roll
Grade 3 Second honors: Cortney Colangelo, Mackenzie Cyr, Anthony Darrow, Emily Raber and Jacqueline Velona. Grade 4 First honors: Brian Beattie and Kenneth Zepeda. Second honors: Ken Cebedo, Adam Foster, Nicky Lazos, Andres Perez and Nicholas Velona. Grade 5 First honors: Shaun Consentino, Kara Kloepping and Randall Walko. Second honors: Amanda Colangelo, Matthew Drobny, Christopher…
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South tenured employees should have pay cuts
Bambi Kuhl, of Lambertville Much has been said by many regarding the South Hunterdon Regional budget. Strangely silent remain the teachers and other tenured employees who are slated to receive healthy raises this year while the bus drivers, cafeteria workers and some administrators voluntarily opted to forego theirs. Employees of two municipalities, whose property taxes…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Road repair work may mean closures
by Davy James, Staff Writer Several county roads in the township will be getting a facelift over the summer. Residents can expect some of these roads to be closed as the county does milling and resurfacing work on them. From Sunday to July 9 work will be done on Deans Lane from Georges Road Route…
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PARENTING PEARLS: Open doors of discovery to your children
by Mae Sakharov, Special Writer Each year, June and July are nostalgic times for me. It is then the mail brings announcements from former students, some of whom are graduating from college, and others on the way. Their rite of passage is exciting and brings back memories of times we have spent together. This year,…
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EAST WINDSOR: Corzine visits township for Turnpike widening ceremony
By Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer EAST WINDSOR Gov. Jon Corzine was here Thursday to break ground on the $2.7 billion project to widen the New Jersey Turnpike between exits 6 and 8A. The project will add 170 lane miles to the road and will result in the highway having six lanes in each direction…
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MANVILLE: ABIS ceremony marks students’ achievements
By Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer ABIS Principal Dr. James Brunn challenged the school’s graduating class during his June 18 speech, asking the students if they will take advantage of the opportunity they have for a “terrific life.” If the students follow the advice of Robert Frost, quoted by Kimberly Ulate in her speech, they…
