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Amended budget lowers expected tax rate
By: Stephanie Prokop CHESTERFIELD The Township Committee reported on April 12 that an additional $14,478 in state aid will be applied to this year’s budget, lowering the municipal tax rate from 4.6 cents to 4.1 cents per every $100 of assessed property value. The Township Committee unanimously passed the budget on April 12. When…
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GUEST COLUMN
Women’s basketball team at Rutgers deserved better. By: Kyle Pucciarello Racist. Shocking. Despicable. Sexist. Offensive. These are just some of the words that have been used to describe the comments made on Don Imus’ "Imus in the Morning" program on April 4. During his broadcast that morning Mr. Imus mentioned that he watched the women’s…
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Short-handed softballers look to regroup
MHS drops to 1-5 with two losses By: John E. Powers Manville High School head softball coach Ed Knapp knew his team would be playing shorthanded last week. Without senior captain and shortstop Michelina Aichele and sophomore left fielder Amanda Furka, who were away on a trip to France, the Lady Mustangs were missing…
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Hopewell Valley Veterans Park effort is $8,500 richer
Weather permitting, a groundbreaking ceremony will be held in late April at the site By: John Tredrea Two corporations with well-established presences in Hopewell Valley have been joined by a third that hopes to be here soon in contributing a total of $8,500 toward the construction of a Hopewell Valley Veterans Park. The park is…
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2007 Saturn Aura XR: a star in General Motors universe
Saturn has used lots of plastic in the past, but this body is all steel By: Mike Blake In the middle of the 20th century, the Pontiac Division of General Motors was often thought of as the GM group with the most avant-garde thinking. Innovation, experimentation, sportiness and style came out of Pontiac, and it…
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And his bands play on…
Longtime music teacher honored for work By: Stephanie Prokop MANSFIELD A trumpet player and musician, John Linder, 54, has been teaching harmoniously in the area for 33 years, and doesn’t intend to slow his pace anytime soon. "I teach several bands, including symphonic band, band and wind ensemble, a beginning band class, and an…
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Hopewell Valley school budget, second question pass
Titusville-area residents Aaron Tellier, of Forrest Blend Drive, and James Wulf, of Hart Court, were elected to three-year terms on the school board By John Tredrea A $69 million base budget that includes fees for some school busing and extracurricular activities and a $657,100 second ballot question for capital projects both passed in Tuesday’s school…
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Cardinals edge WW-P South
GIRLS LACROSSE By: Mike Molaro In the late 1970s, Ringo Starr told us that "It Don’t Come Easy." Although the former Beatle was talking about singing the blues with heart, that title could also be transferred to the Lawrence High School girl’s lacrosse squad. In just its third year of existence, the Cardinals know that…
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Errors cost Cards
SOFTBALL By: Tim Falls Too many errors are too much to overcome. Lawrence High School varsity softball coach Keith Fithen said with all the errors, the Cardinals gave the game away to Hightstown last Friday. The Rams edged Lawrence, 15-13, with help from nine errors. "We gave one away," said Fithen. "We’re a better team…
