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  • LAWRENCE: Township, district expect $2 million total from stimulus

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Lawrence Township is in line to receive $1.7 million for road and sidewalk projects and the school district expects to receive $309,000 in school construction money, thanks to the $787 billion economic stimulus recovery bill signed into law Tuesday by President Barack Obama.     Meanwhile, Township Councilman Greg Puliti made…

  • Reserve by Feb. 25 for Outstanding Women Awards Dinner

    By Somerset County Board of Freeholders             FRANKLIN – Tickets are on sale for the 17th annual Outstanding Women in Somerset County awards dinner sponsored by the county Commission on the Status of Women. This year’s program will be held Friday, March 6, at The Imperia at 1714 Easton Ave., Somerset. A cash bar at 6…

  • ‘The International’

    ‘The International’

    Clive Owen and Naomi Watts in The International.

  • BORDENTOWN CITY: Police investigate cash register theft

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    BORDENTOWN CITY — Two combination cash registers-computers have been reported stolen from Marcello’s Restaurant on Farnsworth Avenue, for a total loss of $7,720.    Police said a surveillance video from 3:18 a.m. Feb. 11 shows a man entering the restaurant through a rear door and removing the machines, which were valued…

  • HIT HGTV SERIES CASTING LOCAL FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYERS

    By Sarah Finley My First Place, a hit television program for Home & Garden Television (HGTV), is casting in the greater Philadelphia area for its sixth season. High Noon Entertainment, the show’s producer, is currently accepting applications and shooting through the summer of 2009. My First Place is looking for fun, high-energy people who are…

  • ‘The International’

    ‘The International’

    The hamfisted dialogue and lack of character development cut the legs out from under this story By Elise Nakhnikian AT the end of The International, Interpol investigator Lou Salinger (Clive Owen) draws a bead on bad-guy banker Jonas Skarssen (Ulrich Thomsen). Skarssen’s behemoth of a bank thrives on creating chaos. It funds insurgencies, buys up…

  • MANSFIELD: Voters to decide on solar panels

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    MANSFIELD — Voters in April will have the chance to decide on whether to install a $3.8 million solar panel system at Northern Burlington County Regional High School.    Superintendent James Sarruda, district Business Administrator Richard Kaz, and Board of Education member James Nucito presented the school’s plans to the Township…

  • Governor Corzine announces additional budget cuts to shore up state finances

    Press Release NEWS RELEASE Governor Jon S. Corzine February 17, 2009 GOVERNOR CORZINE ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL BUDGET CUTS TO SHORE UP STATE FINANCES As state revenues continue to lag behind projections, more budget actions necessary   TRENTON – Governor Jon S. Corzine today announced a total of $3.6 billion in budget cuts and other actions to keep…

  • NEW HANOVER: Ordinance opposed by police chief

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    NEW HANOVER — The Township Committee has approved a controversial ordinance restructuring the Police Department by making the public safety director the administrative head of the department.    Unanimously approved at the committee’s Feb. 12 meeting, the ordinance amends the existing Township Code “to clarify the existing lines of authority and…