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JAMESBURG: School budget increases 6.5 cents
By Jenine Clancy, Special Writer JAMESBURG — Taxpayers will see a higher tax rate under the district’s $13 million dollar budget for 2014-2015. The budget was approved by the Board of Education at the John F. Kennedy Elementary School on April 25. The approved budget calls for a 2 percent tax levy of $7.4 million,…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Cops: Florida man had gun in Target parking lot
South Brunswick Police arrested a man Friday afternoon for allegedly having a gun in the parking lot of the Target store on Route 1. Police charged driver Brandon Gill, 25, of Jacksonville, Florida for unlawful possession of a firearm, police said. According to police, at 3 p.m., Target security reported a suspicious vehicle that had…
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LAWRENCE: Sustainable Lawrence to hold ‘community conversation’
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Nearly 10 years ago, in the middle of a snowstorm, more than 100 Lawrence Township residents gathered to discuss how they could embark on a sustainable lifestyle — one that did not use up natural resources faster than they could be replaced. That daylong conversation gave birth to Sustainable Lawrence,…
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BRIDGEWATER: Somerset Patriots win two of three to open season
More than 7,000 attend year’s first game at TD Ballpark The Long Island Ducks defeated the Somerset Patriots, 6-3, before 5,105 fans at TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater on Sunday afternoon to avoid the three-game sweep. The Patriots opened the season Friday night by defeating the Ducks, 3-2, on Jonny Tucker’s walk-off double in 15th…
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LAMBERTVILLE: Bed sheet fire investigated at rest home
Just after noon on Friday, April 18, Detective Michael Miloszar was called to the Little Haven Rest Home on Lincoln Avenue for a reported suspicious fire. After an investigation George J. Chamberlin, 71, of the rest home was charged with criminal mischief and disorderly conduct for setting his bed sheet on fire in a trash…
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Granville House Changes Name to Granville Place
By Jack Callison, CEO New name reflects passion for quality care, captures renewed community vitality (CITY) — April 28, 2014 —Granville House, a provider of assisted living services and care to seniors in the market unveiled its new name – Granville Place, which reflects its refreshed commitment to enriching the life of the residents that…
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Nonprofit Minding Our Business Seeks Community Support for Crowdfunding Campaign
By Diane Blaszka Lawrenceville, NJ, April 28, 2014: Mercer County nonprofit Minding Our Business (MOB) has created and launched its first online “crowdfunding” campaign on Indiegogo. With an initial goal of $10,000, the campaign will run until June 9th and support MOB’s popular entrepreneurship summer program for low-income middle school students. The MOB Summer Program…
