Category: archives
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Books fly in a rite of spring
Bryn Mawr-Wellesley sale kicks off its 75th year By: David Campbell For the book-obsessed, there’s nothing quite like the Bryn Mawr-Wellesley Book Sale, which began Wednesday and runs through Sunday at the Princeton Day School Upper Gymnasium and Campus Center on The Great Road. The book sale, which is marking its 75th anniversary this year,…
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DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet: The state’s bill has come due
DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet: Short-term solutions won’t, and haven’t, solved the state’s budget. By: Hank Kalet "Anyone who says we can save $3 to $4 billion dollars from eliminating waste, fraud and abuse is selling snake oil." Gov. Jon Corzine, The Asbury Park Press, March 22 Anyone who expected Gov. Jon Corzine to have…
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Locals critical of sales tax
Gov. Jon Corzine proposed an increase in state sales tax from 6 percent to 7 percent and an increase in taxes on items such as alcohol, luxury cars, and cigarettes. By: Jessica Beym Residents, business owners and people who work in Cranbury said they have mixed feelings about Gov. Jon Corzine’s proposals to increase taxes…
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Presbyterians adopt resolution calling for immigration reform
Effort prompted by federal raids in Princeton By: David Campbell The session of Nassau Presbyterian Church on Nassau Street approved a resolution last week calling for immigration-reform legislation that would permit socially productive undocumented aliens to obtain legal status, and create a federal guest-worker program that would grant temporary legal status leading to possible permanent…
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Township needs 3 more cents
Council introduces $18.9 million budget By: Dick Brinster EAST WINDSOR The Township Council has scheduled a public hearing May 16 for an $18.9 million budget that would cost the average homeowner about $42 in additional municipal taxes. The spending measure, calling for a tax rate increase from 44.7 cents to about 48 cents per…
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Aid figures remain flat
School district may see a 4.7 percent increase in aid for 2006-2007, while aid for the township would remain flat. By: Jessica Beym Cranbury officials said there were few surprises when the state released aid figures to schools and municipalities this week. Under the $30.9 billion state budget outlined by Gov. Jon Corzine on Tuesday,…
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Council demands action on police
Says mayor must discuss consolidation as it introduces plan for 28-cent tax hike By: Vic Monaco HIGHTSTOWN The Borough Council has introduced a budget with a tax rate hike of about 28 cents while requiring Mayor Bob Patten to do something he says he’s been doing for a long time, apparently with no success:…
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Dream Weavers
Fiber artists offer ‘Contemporary Visions from Traditional Woven Arts’ at Hicks Art Center Gallery. By: Jillian Kalonick A maze of spiraling fire escapes and bright blocks of color, Rita Gekht’s tapestry "Constructive Interlude" is easy to become lost in exactly what happens when she is weaving, she says. "It’s the dream of any weaver…
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Monroe: remove concrete
Ford Motor Co. asked to remove 12,000 cubic yards of contaminated concrete used at a construction site on Applegarth Road. By: Leon Tovey MONROE The township will ask that Ford Motor Co. be required to completely remove some 12,000 cubic yards of contaminated concrete used as fill at a medical office complex under construction…
