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FLORENCE-ROEBLING NEWS: From the June 18 edition
Peg Dotson Peg Dotson Tel: 499-3807 Fax: 499-3807 E-mail: [email protected] The Youth Group will be having a car wash Saturday, June 29, starting at 9 a.m. No charge, just leave what you can. This will take place at Florence U.M. Church, Second and Broad streets. * * * Bordentown Chapter Order of…
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STOCKTON: Town’s budget needs 4.5¢ tax rate increase
Budget represents an increase of $38,810 over the 2008 budget of $578,863 By Linda Seida, Staff W#riter STOCKTON — The Borough Council has voted 5-0 to approve the town’s 2009 budget of $617,673. The budget will raise property taxes nearly $150 for the average borough homeowner. Councilman Jeffrey Casaletto was absent from the meeting, which…
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Stop madness now
Daniel Kurz, Lambertville When Marie Collins defends the cost-per-pupil in Lambertville schools, she cites a simple formula used to make this calculation: Divide the number of students by the total cost to provide educational services. Ms. Collins believes this calculation is unfair because it compares Lambertville to larger districts that have more taxpayer monies…
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HEALTH MATTERS: Enjoying summer safely
Safe Kids USA: 2.7 million children age 14 and under are treated in emergency rooms during the summer months By Craig Gronczewski, M.D. Princeton HealthCare System Summer time is fun time, but it’s also the season when accidents and injuries among children reach their peak. Consider that 2.7 million children age 14 and…
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LAWRENCE: Fewer affordable units needed to fulfill town’s COAH obligation
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer The Lawrence Township Planning Board approved an amendment to its Housing Element and Fair Share plan on Monday night. It reduces by 13 the number of affordable units the township must provide between 2004 and 2018. Township planning consultant Philip Caton said the state Council on Affordable Housing…
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ALLENTOWN: High school years changed man’s life
by Melissa L. Gaffney, Staff Writer ALLENTOWN — Andrew Pillar, 23, soon will begin his graduate studies in social work, acclimate to a new apartment in Pennsylvania and get married — not all things he expected to be doing a few years ago. The Allentown native recently graduated from Cabrini College in Radnor, Pa., with…
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Civics lessons needed
Jon Colin Carver, Lambertville I have been reading with great interest the defenders and the critics of South’s null budget. To gain perspective, I asked myself a few questions to reframe the current controversy as if I were a businessman faced with making tough decisions about my firm’s future. I asked myself: What if…
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ROBBINSVILLE: Fried sues 2 residents over Web site sharing
by Melissa L. Gaffney, Staff Writer ROBBINSVILLE — Mayor Dave Fried has sued two township residents over what he says was a pre-election Web site that contained “a bunch of lies” about him. He acknowledges he doesn’t know for sure who created the site, “Citizens Afraid of Fried,” and said he is suing Tara Whitlock…
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PLUMSTED: Judge says ex-cop’s medical bills must be paid
by Melissa L. Gaffney, Staff Writer PLUMSTED — The Police Department’s insurance company has been ordered to pay for Suzanne DesMarais’ medical treatments and temporary disability benefits following an on-the-job injury in late 2007. The order from Judge Bradley Henson Sr. was filed May 14 and requires Schibal Associate, the insurance carrier based in Somers…
