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  • BRHS softball in Sectional final

    Allen after 20th win Sean Moylan Sports Writer     Hillary Allen would love nothing more than to win her 20th game of the season today (Thursday).     But that doesn’t make the Bordentown High softball team’s pitcher the least bit selfish. On the contrary, the opposite is true. Because if Allen and the Scotties beat…

  • Local towns, candidates gear up for primaries

    By Jessica Ercolino, Staff Writer    Primary elections will be held Tuesday in local municipalities, many of which will see incumbents running uncontested for their party’s nomination. In Upper Freehold, however, two newcomers — Republicans Bryan Scheff and Robert Frascella — will vie in the GOP primary for the party’s nomination to run for one available…

  • Millstone adopts budget; local taxes to rise slightly

    By Jessica Ercolino, Staff Writer    MILLSTONE — Residents can expect an increase averaging about $32 in their tax bills now that the Township Committee has adopted its municipal budget for 2008.    The approximately $7 million budget calls for $1.3 million to be raised through taxation, which will increase the municipal tax rate from 9 cents…

  • THE STATE WE’RE IN: New Jersey’s wetlands need our protection

       Among the many things celebrated in May, perhaps most overlooked is American Wetlands Month. Events across the nation are highlighting the importance of wetlands, serving as a reminder that we all need to protect these precious cradles of life.    Wetlands are more than sulfur-smelling mud; they teem with a diverse array of plant and animal…

  • Township asks people to put away the plastic

    Some bills will not be payable by credit By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Thinking of charging property taxes and sewer bills to a credit card to earn those frequent flier miles? Better hurry, because after June 13, Lawrence Township will no longer accept plastic for those expenses.    Township Council agreed last week to end the…

  • Council members ‘applaud’ mayoral decision

    Bob Bostock of Springwood Drive, Rick Miller of Carter Road We applaud Mayor (Mark) Holmes’ announcement at the township council’s May 20 meeting that the council would not take up the matter of leasing the township-owned land on Carter Road while the legal process concerning the site for which the zoning board denied approval is…

  • Summer outlook appears to be partly thriving

       Welcome to summer.    What’s that you say? Summer is still a few weeks away? It won’t begin until the third week in June?    Don’t tell that to college students, who are already either on vacation or engaged in seasonal employment. Don’t tell it to the tourism industry, which has already switched over to higher prices…

  • School board OKs revised budget

    By Jessica Ercolino, Staff Writer    ROBBINSVILLE — The Board of Education has accepted the Township Council’s recommendation to cut $263,000 from its 2008-2009 budget.    The board unanimously adopted its revised budget May 20, which carries a tax levy of $28,520,968 and reduces the school tax rate increase from the originally proposed 4 cents to 3…

  • HEMSCorp marks 20 years of lifesaving service

    HEMSCorp marks 20 years of lifesaving service

    Michael Calabrese and Lori Voorhees (at center and right) accept a proclamation from Assemblyman Peter Biondi marking the 20th anniversary of the establishment of a paid daytime rescue squad crew. Staff photo by Audrey Levine