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EDITORIAL: School tab deserves support
South Brunswick taxpayers will be paying a little more for their schools in the coming year — whether or not they approve the district’s $135.9 million budget on Tuesday. That’s because of two factors that are largely outside of the school district’s control: a reduction in the tax base and the confusing way that tax…
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Board seats, budget plan face voters
By Eileen Oldfield Staff Writer Voters will have the final say in the district’s $106 million 2008 to 2009 school budget this Tuesday that uses an increase in state aid to fund facilities improvements in all district schools, while raising property taxes $35. Voters will also fill three three-year terms on the Board of Education,…
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Healthy Kids Day set Saturday
From 10 a.m.-noon at the YMCA Gym, 425 S. Main St., Pennington The Hopewell Valley YMCA will hold Healthy Kids Day April 12 from 10 a.m.-noon at the YMCA Gym, 425 S. Main St., Pennington. An opportunity for children and families to “Put Play in Their Day,” this event uses free, fun, engaging and creative…
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Rosalie Shisler
EWING Rosalie Shisler, 85, died Sunday at the Greenwood House. Born in Philadelphia and a former resident of Levittown, Pa., Ms. Shisler was with Educational Testing Service for 20 years before retiring. Wife of the late Robert A. Shisler, she is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Ellen and Michael Tenney of Robbinsville; a…
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School board budgets, contests move into voters’ hands Tuesday
By Jessica Ercolino, Staff Writer On Tuesday, residents will go to the polls to determine the fate of their school districts’ budgets and elect school board members to represent them for the next few years. Upper Freehold Regional district Residents of Allentown and Upper Freehold will be asked to approve a $16.9 million…
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April 10, 2008
Nancy Klockner Nancy Jane Klockner, of Lawrence, died Sunday. Born in Trenton, Mrs. Klockner was a lifelong area resident. Born to the late Harlan and Helen West Cope, she is survived by her husband, Bernard J. Klockner; her children, Karen L. Dunn, Lizbeth Daly, Russell H. Klockner and Michael W. Klockner; two daughters-in-law, Donna Klockner…
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Master Plan could see land-use revisions New recommendations to be presented April 22
New recommendations to be presented April 22 By Jessica Ercolino, Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — Noncontiguous parcel clustering, a reduction in base zoning and a number of other elements contained in Upper Freehold’s Master Plan could see some changes if the Planning Board finds the new Township Planner Charles Newcomb’s recommendations practical. Mr. Newcomb,…
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School board seeks support for budget
Joe Stampe and Bill Borkowski, Upper Freehold Regional School District Board of Education To the editor: Over the past several months, our school district has been meeting to prepare a budget for the 2008-2009 school year. The Board of Education unanimously adopted this budget and on Tuesday, April 15, our two municipalities will have the…
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Resident throws support at Board candidates
Angie Burby, Barclay Court I’m supporting Ginny Bigley, Debbie Endo and Bill Michaelson for School Board on April 15. It’s been a quiet election season here (compared to the last few years) and it’s easy to get complacent. Everyone seems happy with our new superintendent, there are all sorts of improvements underway in the schools,…
