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How do we feel about taxes? I think we’re over the moon GREG BEAN I f you were walking around on Thursday, April 18, you might have noticed that a little weight was off the yoke around your shoulders, and there was an extra spring in your step. You might not have known why you…
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Foot chase ends in man’s arrest
JACKSON — An incident at a home on Arcadia Court in the Windsor Crescent residential development resulted in a brief foot chase involving a Jackson police officer and a 22-year-old man. According to information provided by the Jackson Police Department, a resident called police at 10:15 a.m. April 15 and said an individual who was…
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Youth environmental group runs crayon recycling effort
BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer PLUMSTED — Robin’s Egg Blue, Carnation Pink, Burnt Sienna. Since 1903, children of all ages have used Crayola crayons for all sorts of projects, from coloring books to school work. Invariably, those little colored sticks of wax would break over time and end up in the garbage, and eventually in…
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Marathon runners show they are ‘Jersey Strong’
Boston Marathon bombings prompt a surge in registrants for May 5 N.J. Marathon BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Rather than deterring runners, the Boston Marathon bombings on April 15 have spurred an increase in registrants for the Jersey Shore’s largest run, the 26.2-mile New Jersey Marathon, which will travel through eight Shore towns on May…
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Howell marathoner recounts mayhem at Boston finish line
BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Meredith Reccoppa, of Howell, completed the Boston Marathon on April 15, but just a few minutes after she crossed the finish line, two bombs exploded, killing three people, injuring hundreds and sending runners and spectators fleeing the scene in terror. PHOTO COURTESY OF GRAD IMAGES AND MARATHON FOTO Meredith Reccoppa…
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Permit applications online expected to speed approval
BY GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer The Howell Department of Community Development is attempting to make residents’ lives easier with a planned online application program. At a recent meeting of the Howell Township Council, James Priolo, the director of the Department of Community Development, informed members of the council and residents about the online applications. Priolo…
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School districts strain under state mandates
Despite costs, local officials agree new teacher-evaluation model can benefit students BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer Richard Cohen, director of curriculum and instruction for the Metuchen School District, Middlesex County, observes a math lesson by kindergarten teacher Sarah Anderson. Metuchen is a pilot district for the new teacher-evaluation system. JEFF GRANIT staff School districts are…
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The greenest cars on Earth
Save gas and help protect the environment by choosing any of the models deemed as being the most eco-friendly for 2013. By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features TOYOTA PRIUS C One fortunate byproduct of shopping for a more environmentally friendly vehicle is that it saves gas in the process (if it uses any gas at all,…
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