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  • Police deserve thanks

    Dr. Gregory M Bader, DC of Bordentown City To the editor:    As owner and chiropractic physician of ProAdjuster Chiropractic in Bordentown, I wanted to take a moment to remind people of the selflessness, hard work and dedication our Police Officers, EMS, and Firefighters give each and every day. At a recent breakfast with the Mayors…

  • Break the Dress Code to Break the Silence

    By SAFE in Hunterdon Join SAFE in Hunterdon and your community—wear jeans to work to raise awareness and take a stand against sexual assault FLEMINGTON, NJ, APRIL 21, 2009 — SAFE in Hunterdon invites community members, elected officials, businesses, organizations and students to make a statement, take a stand and wear denim to promote the…

  • Candidate clarifies

    Heather Cheesman of Bordentown City To the editor:    As the 2009 Bordentown City Commissioner race draws to a close (please cast your vote on May 12), my campaign continues to stress the most important issues such as: bringing the discussion out to the residents; emphasizing fiscal responsibility and basic management for the office of Commissioner;…

  • BURLINGTON COUNTY: Districts expect to get federal stimulus funds

    $609M allocated to New Jersey schools By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    Local schools are set to receive a collective total of nearly $2.5 million in federal stimulus funds, the state Department of Education announced last week.    The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has allocated about $609 million to New Jersey schools, in both Title I…

  • MANVILLE: Budget falls

       Manville voters turned down the proposed $19 million school budget Tuesday, while returning Ned Panfile and Andrew Zangara — and adding Cathy Wiedwald — to the Board of Education.    With 12.8 percent of registered voters casting ballots, the budget failed by a 353-283 margin. The budget will go to the Borough Council, where council members…

  • FLORENCE: Police Beat from the April 23 edition

       Francisco A. Garcia Jr., 28, of Maple Shade, was charged Sunday with driving while intoxicated, speeding and being an unlicensed driver. Police said they stopped him at 4:52 a.m. on Route 130 for driving 70 mph, and police smelled alcohol. Mr. Garcia then failed a field sobriety test, police reported. He was released pending a…

  • MONROE: Voters defeat budget

         Voters defeated a $100.43 million budget Tuesday by a vote of 2,697 to 2,075, Tuesday.      The budget was $3.38 million larger than last year’s plan and would have increased the school tax rate by .038 cents to $2.06 per $100 of assessed valuation. Under that rate, the owner of a home assessed at the…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: School budget gets thumbs up

    Voters elect high school student to school board      Voters approved a $139.4 million budget by a vote of 2,554 to 1,214, Tuesday.      Under the plan, the tax rate would remain the same at $2.605 per $100 of assessed valuation. Under that rate, the owner of a home assessed at the township average of $196,400…

  • 58th Annual Spring Meet

    58th Annual Spring Meet

    Karl Kovach’s 1931 Model A