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  • EDITORIAL: Bill aims to spur savings on property tax

       New Jersey is No. 1, but not in an area that should please residential property taxpayers.    The state, according to the Tax Foundation, has the highest median property tax bill in the nation at $6,082 — almost $1,700 more than second-ranked New Hampshire. It also ranks fifth in the amount of property taxes paid as…

  • Mary Grey

       MANSFIELD — Mary “Jane” Grey, 90, of Homestead at Mansfield died Dec. 24 at home.    Mrs. Grey was born in Curwensville, Pa., and was the daughter of the late Milford C. and Edna Bloom. She resided in Mansfield the past five years and was formerly of Jackson and Hamilton Township.    She was the wife of…

  • NORTHERN BURLINGTON: County library Bookmobile provides service for residents in outlying areas
  • DISPATCHES: Helping New Jersey’s homeless

    By Hank Kalet, Online Editor    The recent cold snap — which plunged temperatures into the teens at night — was pretty hard to take.    Frozen roads made driving difficult and kept many of us from venturing outside except when we absolutely had to.    And we are the lucky ones. There are an estimated 35,000 homeless…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: School board taps attorney as new member

    By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    LAMBERTVILLE — The newest member of the Lambertville Public School Board of Education, attorney Craig Voorhees, will be sworn in to office Jan. 20.    Mr. Voorhees, 37, of South Franklin Street, was chosen unanimously by the board Dec. 16 to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Elizabeth Asaro.…

  • ‘Doubt’

    ‘Doubt’

    Photo Credit: Andrew Schwartz Meryl Streep as Sister Aloysius in Doubt.

  • LAWRENCE: Liberty Bell replica to appear at historic re-enactment

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer When Saturday morning rolls around, history buffs won’t have to travel far to touch — and maybe ring — a replica of the Liberty Bell.     They will only have to travel as far as the Municipal Building, where the replica will be on display at Lawrence Township’s annual Col.…

  • SPRINGFIELD: Township meets COAH deadline

    State rejects request for extension By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    SPRINGFIELD — Just days before a deadline many municipalities in the state had hoped in vain would be extended, the township this week filed its plan to meet the requirements of the Council on Affordable Housing.    Deputy Mayor Peter Sobotka said the township submitted its…

  • POLICE BEAT

       Ashley Hagen, 23, of Pennington, was charged Dec. 27 with driving while intoxicated. Police said Ms. Hagen was involved in a traffic accident at 12:47 a.m. in the parking lot behind The Lofts residential development. While investigating the accident, police said they determined she was intoxicated. She also was charged with careless driving, reckless driving…