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  • HILLSBOROUGH: District sets flat per-diem salaries

    By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer    District personnel — including teachers — who fill in as summer secretaries will receive an hourly rate of $10.25 rather than the per-diem salary associated with their regular position, District Superintendent Edward Forsthoffer said at Monday’s Board of Education meeting.    The announcement clarified a discussion regarding the per-diem salaries for…

  • HILLSBOROUGH:Third-graders’ parents seek added class at Woods Road

    By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer    A group of Woods Road Elementary School parents are hoping to add a third-grade class in the fall, after their children experienced a year of disruptions in class during the second grade.    About nine parents took their concerns to the June 8 Board of Education meeting, complaining the disruptions lasted…

  • MANVILLE: Abandoned homes concerning neighbors

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    With the summer approaching, and the grass beginning to grow, several residents spoke during the June 8 Borough Council meeting about abandoned homes in their areas, trying to get information about how the foreclosure process works in Manville.    One Huff Avenue resident said he has seen some abandoned properties being…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Police investigate GPS thefts

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    Two Hillsborough residents reported nearly identical thefts of Global Positioning System devices from their vehicles sometime between 8:30 p.m. June 5 and 2:15 p.m. June 6.    The first resident to report a theft found the driver’s side window of his vehicle smashed while it was parked at his home on…

  • SPRINGFIELD: Tax rate inches up with aid loss

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    SPRINGFIELD — The Township Council has approved a local purpose tax rate increase of 1.36 cents per $100 of assessed home value, officials said.    The total budget of about $3.4 million, which was unanimously approved June 10, is $35,706 higher than last year’s spending plan, said Mayor Denis McDaniel.    With…

  • ‘Away We Go’

    ‘Away We Go’

    Photo Teresa Isasi Verona (Maya Rudolph) and Burt (John Krasinski) search for a place to raise their family in Away We Go.

  • FLORENCE: Teacher ready to pedal for ‘Runaways’ benefit

    FLORENCE: Teacher ready to pedal for ‘Runaways’ benefit

    Rebecca Kardos, a teacher at the Riverfront School in Florence, will participate in the Anchor House Ride for Runaways this summer.

  • LAWRENCE: $40M budget gets final approval

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer     The Township Council unanimously approved the township’s $40.8 million budget for 2009 — a spending plan that carries a 1-cent municipal tax rate increase — at its regular meeting Tuesday night.     Under the 2009 municipal budget, the property tax rate will increase from 71 cents per $100 of…

  • PET TALK: Choice is yours — not Spot’s or Cleo’s

    By Dr. Daniel Eubanks    This is the second of a three-part series discussing feeding our pets.     Last month we described how to feed a pet, referring to pet food only in terms of dry and canned. Now let’s look more closely at the specific ingredients in the various foods. Remember this article contains equal…