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  • LAWRENCE: Hearing on budget set for May 6

    Tax rate at 53 cents per $100 of assessed value By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    A public hearing on the proposed $43.1 municipal budget for 2014 has been set for May 6 at 6:30 p.m. in the Township Council chambers at the Municipal Building.    The 2014 budget, which is the first one to be prepared…

  • Innovative Student Rental Site Announces Upcoming Launch

    Innovative Student Rental Site Announces Upcoming Launch

    By 1888pressrelease 1888PressRelease – Student Spaces, a web-based apartment rental site, is set to launch in competitive Texas markets on June 1 and change the way college students search for off-campus housing. SAN MARCOS, TX – As the real estate market focuses on achieving a rebound, one sector has remained strong and continues to grow:…

  • BORDENTOWN: Sewer rate hike possible

    Potential increase may come as result of Ocean Spray departure. by James McEvoy, Managing Editor BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — In addition to losing a valuable ratable and a longstanding landmark, the relocation of the Ocean Spray Plant may also mean higher sewer rates for residents – both in the city and township.    The company held a…

  • MANVILLE: Democrats wanted to bring off-track betting site to borough

    To the editor:    I am not surprised by the outrage in Hillsborough over the placement of an off-track betting facility and bringing gambling to their township. Nor am I surprised hearing how other towns didn’t want it either. Even our former Congressman Leonard Lance felt it has no place in Somerset County.    Some of the…

  • LAWRENCE: Calendar

    Sat., May 3    Emerging Choreographers’ Showcase, the culmination of an extensive choreography competition – featuring dances of the six winning choreographers will be held Sat.,, May 3, at 7:30 p.m. in Rider University’s Bart Luedeke Theater, 2083 Lawrenceville Road. The event is open to the public. Tickets are available online at www.rider.edu/wcc/events.    6th Annual Family…

  • PRINCETON: Democratic congressional candidates face off

    PRINCETON: Democratic congressional candidates face off

    By Charles W. Kim, Managing Editor There was more agreement than debate as the four Democratic Party candidates for the 12th Congressional District faced off during a forum Tuesday night in Princeton.    The field of candidates includes Assemblyman Upendra Chivikula, D-17, Sen. Linda Greenstein, D-14, Sen. Bonnie Watson-Coleman, D-15, and Princeton Physics and Plasma Lab…

  • LAWRENCE: School spending hearing May 7

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Lawrence Township residents will get a chance to weigh in on the Lawrence Township public school district’s proposed $70.6 million operating budget at a public hearing May 7 in the Lawrence High School library.    The hearing will begin at 7 p.m. Superintendent of Schools Crystal Edwards and Business Administrator Thomas…

  • LAWRENCE: Police blotter

       A 17-year-old female was arrested on April 22 on Fieldcrest Court and charged with underage possession of alcohol. The case was forwarded to family court and she was turned over to a guardian.    Anthony Miller, 56, of Trenton, was arrested on April 22 and charged with defiant trespassing at Halo Farm on Spruce Street. Police…

  • REGION;

    The State We’re In column By Michele Byers, N.J. Conservation Foundation executive director    New Jersey’s climate in March was the coldest in 30 years and the 11th coldest since the first records of the late 1880s!    Data isn’t in yet for April, but we all know it’s been cold — and forecasts call for continued…