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FLORENCE: Burlington Coat Factory plants roots
Burlington Coat Factory has begun building its new 215,000 square-foot corporate headquarters, rendered above, in Florence Township. (Rendering courtesy of KSS Architects LLP)
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CROSSWICKS: Community information
CHESTERFIELD TOWNSHIP Municipal Building 300 Bordentown-Chesterfield Rd., Chesterfield NJ 08515 (609) 298-2311 Mayor Lawrence H. Durr Tax Rates for 2011: District 1: 2.175 District 2: 2.156 Chesterfield Township voters choose the three-person Township Committee in November. Members serve terms of three years, and the mayor is chosen at the January reorganization meeting. Meetings are generally…
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PLUMSTED: Community information
Plumsted Township Situated on 40.2 acres in western Ocean County, Plumsted Township is a rural community dotted with farms and horses and a Main Street with architecture reminiscent of days gone by. Plumsted was incorporated in 1845 as a part of Jackson Township, which then was part of Monmouth County. New Egypt is an unincorporated…
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UPPER FREEHOLD: Officials address road issues
Resident voices concern regarding East Branch Road by Jane Meggitt, Special Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — At the May 2 Township Committee meeting, resident Aniko Palfalvi appeared before the governing body for the third time in recent months to complain about the poor condition of East Branch Road. Ms. Palfalvi lives on this road, located off…
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POLICE BLOTTER: May 9
Robbinsville Police arrested Britany Farley, 27 of Ewing, charging her with burglary and theft May 2. The arrest occurred after police responded to a report of a suspicious person entering a residence on East Bridge Drive. Upon arrival, patrol observed the accused exiting the front door of the residence. The subsequent investigation revealed Ms. Farley…
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FLORENCE: Community walks united against cancer
Philip R Wilgus,Jr. Members of the Florence Township Fire Company partake in the May Relay for Life event during the first weekend of May. (Photo courtesy of Phil Wilgus)
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COLUMBUS: Community information
MANSFIELD TOWNSHIP 609-298-0542 Hours: 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. M-F http://www.mansfieldburlington.com Mayor Arthur R. Puglia Tax Rate 2011-12: Our 2011 Final Tax Rate is $1.925 per $100 of assessed value, an overall decrease of 1% from our 2010 rate of $1.939 per $100. On a property assessed at the average assessed value of $339,100, the…
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR: May 9
Saturday, May 4 Loud and Rowdy Folk Tales, will be performed by international storyteller Julie Pasqual at the Plumsted Branch of the Ocean County Library at 10:30 a.m. Ms. Pasqual will share her love of world language and cultures through her interactive stories. The library is located at 119 Evergreen Road, New Egypt. The performance…
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SPORTS: Local softball teams thriving in 2013
By Mike Mack, Special Writer Three local high schools are seeing a great deal of success on the softball diamond this season. Florence Memorial High School is at the forefront with an undefeated 14-0 record. Behind that record is a great deal of statistics that explain it. Florence has allowed only 18 runs in their…
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