Category: archives
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MANSFIELD: Police Beat from the May 28 edition
Staff report Brandon J. Henry, 24, of Marlton, was charged Sunday with drunken driving, reckless driving and failure to park off the roadway. Police said they saw his car in the left shoulder of the southbound lane of Route 206 at 1:11 a.m. and found Mr. Henry asleep. Police said they woke him up and…
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LAMBERTVILLE: City’s school tax rate goes up
Tax rate will rise from 37.2 cents per $100 of assessed value in 2008 to 38.5 cents in 2009 By Linda Seida, Staff Writer LAMBERTVILLE — The average city homeowner will pay about $66 more in property taxes to support Lambertville Public School in 2009. LPS’ Board of Education last week approved a $25,000 cut…
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Dismayed by letter
Pepper Evans of Lawrence To the editor: I was disappointed that the very first thing we’ve heard from Jim Kownacki, a Democratic candidate for Lawrence town council, was a personal attack on Republican council candidate Ginny Bigley. Twice Lawrence voters have elected Ginny to the Board of Education. She’s now in her fifth…
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MANSFIELD: Fire company starts move into new, larger building
By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer MANSFIELD Officials expect to decrease response time as the Franklin Fire Company No. 1 moves into its new headquarters in the Millennium building on Route 206. ”We have a lot more updated space,” said Deputy Chief Sean Gable, who has been with the department for 25 years and just…
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BORDENTOWN CITY: Resident, recent candidate, dies at age 56
By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer BORDENTOWN CITY — Lifelong city resident and longtime political aspirant Al Csapo, 56, died Monday. A frequent voice in municipal discussions, Mr. Csapo began going to municipal meetings at the age of 16. In an interview with the Register-News before the May 19 election, in which he ran, he said…
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Friday, May 29, and Saturday, May 30 Willy Wonka Jr. — New Egypt Middle School students will be performing the production of Willy Wonka Jr. in the high school auditorium at 7 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday. Contact Diane Carr for ticket information. E-mail [email protected] or phone 609-758-6800. Saturday, June 6…
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LAWRENCE: Township approves EMT supervisor
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Township Council gave final approval to an ordinance creating the position of supervising emergency medical technician as it prepares to implement its decision to provide around-the-clock emergency medical services. Under the terms of the ordinance, which was given final approval by Township Council at its May 19 meeting, the…
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Hunterdon Land Trust Farmers’ Market opens Sunday
At Dvoor Farm on the Route 12 circle in Flemington Locally grown peas, lettuce, radishes, beets, greens, spring garlic, herbs, perennials, starter garden plants, and more will all be available when the Hunterdon Land Trust Farmers’ Market opens for its third season at the Dvoor Farm on the Route 12 circle in Flemington on May…
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LAMBERTVILLE: City police outline vehicles plan
Department will get two new vehicles By Linda Seida, Staff Writer LAMBERTVILLE — The city’s Police Department will get two new vehicles, one of them a hybrid purchased from the Board of Fire Commissioners. The hybrid is a 2005 Honda Civic. The city will purchase it for $5,000 and use it for parking enforcement, Police…
