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  • Resolved tax appeals cut total valuation

    A total of 87 property owners filed appeals disputing the new assessed values of their homes, reducing the borough’s total valuation by $1.84 million. By: Charlie Olsen    The value of homes in the borough more than doubled this year because of the boroughwide revaluation, but not everyone agrees with their new assessed values.    A total…

  • Dueling Priorities

    Downtown or schools? By: Purvi Desai    PLUMSTED — The township’s plan to redevelop its downtown has coincided with the school district’s plans to expand and the resulting question over who gets the money to go ahead has pushed back the district’s $37.6 million referendum until December.    The school district’s referendum was originally scheduled for Sept.…

  • EDITORIAL: Retail rules make sense

    Support for retail warehouse restrictions    More and more warehouses in the region are opening outlet stores in their facilities.    The Lenox warehouse store on Route 535 has proved itself to be quite successful, as has the Crate & Barrel warehouse store in Cranbury — so much so that warehouse zones that allow retail outlets tend…

  • Lotus and Waterfall

    L.D. Wang’s photographs express the beauty of Chinese poetry with images of the Appalachian Mountains and Hudson River. By: Susan Van Dongen    The best thing about looking at L.D. Wang’s photography during a sweltering hot spell is that you’re reminded of fall and winter. Yes, cooler weather is on the way, it really is. Observe…

  • ‘Zoom’

    A cast including Tim Allen and Chevy Chase struggles valiantly to wade through material that doesn’t necessarily appeal to any age group. By: Bob Brown    Adam Rifkin and David Berenbaum’s screenplay, directed by Peter Hewitt (The Borrowers), seems aimed squarely at 12-year- olds. But, adjusting for windage, it hits well below the mark and misses…

  • Learning from skateboarders outside the window

    REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK By John Tredrea    I guess the first thing I should do is repeat the warning you’ve seen on the bottom of your TV screen during car commercials showing what insanely aggressive and suicidal tricks the vehicle you are being encouraged to buy can do. That warning, of course, is: "Do not attempt. Professional…

  • Horticulturist says some bugs are having good year in Mercer

    Spiders and Japanese bettles will be around! By Audrey Levine    An early, and especially long, spring season is behind the recent influx of such bugs as Japanese beetles and spiders in Mercer County, according to Mercer County horticulturist Barbara Bromley.    "It is a heavy spider year," she said. "This is very early for them to…

  • Police Beat

    MANSFIELD    Brandon K. Lynch, 23, of Camden, was charged Aug. 11 with receiving stolen property and driving with a revoked license, according to police.    Police said they stopped Mr. Lynch on Route 130 in the Pine Motel parking lot and confirmed that the beige 2003 Hyundai Sonata he was driving had been reported stolen in…

  • Amwell Road to close for repair Saturday

    A detour from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. will take traffic from River Road to Opie Road to South Branch Road. By: Charlie Olsen    Amwell Road will be closed between East Mountain Road and Starview Drive for 12 hours on Saturday to replace a culvert.    There will be a detour from 6 a.m. to 6…