Category: archives
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
From the issue of Feb. 1, 2007. Don’t expect Trenton to give tax relief To the editor: It looks like we will not be receiving relief anytime soon from our ever increasing property tax bills as noted on Sunday’s headlines of the Star Ledger. It seems our elected officials, especially our new governor, can’t seem…
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Civic duties
New group hopes to inspire residents By: Cara Latham WASHINGTON Rising property taxes, coupled with the surge in school enrollment and a recent revaluation that taxpayers worry will only exacerbate the property tax problem, have prompted a group of residents to band together to make their concerns known to township officials. Forming the Washington…
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AHS girls’ basketball fills stands on a special night
By: Kyle Moylan The Allentown High School girls’ basketball team qualified for the state playoffs back on Monday, Jan. 22. That could be closer to the start of Allentown’s job than the finish, though. A win the following night moved Allentown a game closer to hosting a playoff contest out of the Central Jersey Group…
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Letters to the editor
See Town Center through to the end To the editor: Washington Township’s interest in using the recent New Jersey Supreme Court decision in Mount Laurel vs. MiPro Homes, LLC, to stop the development of the last phases of the Washington Town Center is a perfect example of the abuse of power that court decision…
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EDITORIAL
Citizens’ convention is best hope for tax reform. One of these days and we hope it’s sooner, rather than later Gov. Jon Corzine is going to have to accept the fact that the New Jersey Legislature is simply not up to the job of tax reform. Day after day, week after week, the…
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Young wrestlers come through in clutch
RAIDER ROUNDUP By: Rudy Brandl Many younger wrestlers came up with big victories last week to help Hillsborough High post back-to-back wins for the first time this season. The Raiders ended a 12-match losing streak with a 53-18 triumph at Montgomery and notched a 42-33 home victory over Franklin Thursday night. The Raiders continued to…
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Lady Raiders fall into offensive slump
HHS suffers first home loss of season By: Rudy Brandl The Hillsborough High girls’ basketball team, which rolled through the early part of the season with many high-scoring victories, has hit the skids at the offensive end of the court. Defense has been an issue with the club all season, but the Lady Raiders managed…
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EDITORIAL: Open debate on township’s 2007 budget
Not much change offered, given possible tax increase Township taxpayers are going to have to dig a little deeper into their pockets this year. The question is how much deeper. Township Manager Matt Watkins unveiled a tentative $48.8 million budget last week that, should it be approved without change, would hike the municipal portion of…
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
From the issue of Feb. 1, 2007. Animal abusers need tougher punishments To the editor: To all animal lovers last week an unbelievable story was on the front page of a daily newspaper a sick individual from Raritan Township killed two of his cats from abuse and rage. The third cat was put…
