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  • Minimum wage petition sent to state

    Proponents angry with council’s decision. By: Lea Kahn    Township officials have opted to pass the Lawrence Living Wage Coalition’s petition on to state lawmakers for consideration, agreeing the minimum wage issue belongs at the State House.    While Township Council has publicly stated concern over the legality of the proposed ordinance, many proponents showed up at…

  • District food servers face uncertain future

    By: Purvi Desai    PLUMSTED —A change in food service companies at the schools has forced the longtime "lunch ladies" to either accept minimum wage pay or leave, according to a spokesperson for the group.    And they might ask students to brown-bag their lunches in protest of what the ladies say is a bum deal.    As…

  • Board to hold hearing on proposed septic reserve ordinance

    West Amwell health panel to meet Sept. 27. By: Linda Seida    WEST AMWELL — The Board of Health will hold a public hearing to discuss a contentious proposed septic reserve ordinance at its next meeting Sept. 27.    The board could vote to adopt the ordinance that evening.    The ordinance was introduced July 18, when it…

  • Dismissal sought in Castagna case

    Former police chief’s lawyer files motion in Superior Court By: Cara Latham    BORDENTOWN CITY — A motion was filed last week for the dismissal of all charges against former Bordentown City Police Chief Philip Castagna in connection with an alleged plot to kill his ex-wife.    Mr. Castagna’s attorney, Robin Lord, of Trenton, filed the motion…

  • Get involved now with the future of New Jersey trails

    THE STATE WE’RE IN By Michele S. Byers    Just imagine if every New Jersey resident could hike or bike to any park or outdoor area in the state from home.    New Jersey’s conservation community has long had a vision for an interconnected system of trails, parks, preserved open spaces and farmland — a network of…

  • Police seek new volunteers for violence response team

    Group offers counseling and support to victims By: Molly Petrilla    Police from several northern Burlington County towns are seeking additional volunteers for their Domestic Violence Response Team, which now consists of just nine members.    Formed by a group of area chiefs and patrolmen in 2002, the team works closely with Catholic Charities’ Providence House to…

  • New look for older schools

    The goal is success during new school year. By: Lacey Korevec    "Ensuring Student Success: Using what we know to determine what we do."    This is the South Brunswick School District’s theme for the 2006-2007 school year, and while it sounds simple, Superintendent Gary McCartney spoke about it at length Tuesday, making references to famous minds…

  • Sourland council leader seeks apology from planner

    Objects to comment made during joint meeting of West Amwell Township Committee, Planning Board. By: Linda Seida    WEST AMWELL — The president of the Sourland Planning Council has demanded an apology from a member of West Amwell’s Planning Board for saying the council is "prostituting itself" by accepting a $100,000 grant.    Bernie Meader, a former…

  • Yes, there are ways to control storms’ impact

    EDITORIAL By Rick Sinding    A little more than a year to the day after Hurricane Katrina turned the Gulf Coast into a disaster area, central New Jersey got but a tiny taste of nature’s wrath over the weekend in the form of Tropical Depression Ernesto.    It could have been a lot worse, of course. The…