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Bordentown Board of Education has failed
Michael Dauber of Bordentown Township To the editor: The Board of Education, once again failed to be accountable and fiscally responsible to the taxpayers. Members passed the $40 million dollar budget by a 5-3 vote with little discussion from the members. This budget includes a 106 percent, increase for Township residents, which is more…
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SPRINGFIELD: Local government presents $3.327M budget, slight tax increase
By Amy Batista, Special Writer SPRINGFIELD — The Township Council introduced its 2013 municipal budget at $3.3 million, which calls for a nearly 2-cent increase in the municipal tax rate. The 2013 budget is proposed at $3.327 million. A public hearing on the spending plan is set for April 10. During a March 13 meeting,…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Clint Benson charged with driving truck into man
Clint T. Benson, 21, of Amwell Road in Hillsborough Township is free on $100,000 bail, but faces charges of aggravated assault with his automobile for deliberately driving his pickup truck into a man at about 3 a.m. Sunday, March 17. Mr. Benson is the son of former professional football player Brad Benson, now owner of…
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PLUMSTED: Residents facing school tax increase
Dr. Karen Jones, Plumsted superintendent, discusses the use of security personnel in township schools. Staff photo by James McEvoy
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Mark Di Ionno to discuss his book The Last Newspaperman at the NJ State Library
By Gary Cooper On Wednesday, April 17, from noon to 1 p.m., the New Jersey State Library will present a free lunch-time program, The Last Newspaperman with author Mark Di Ionno. The Last Newspaperman is a story about tabloid journalism in the 1920s and 30s and how it created the crime-saturated and celebrity-obsessed media we…
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MANVILLE: Library Happenings column, issue of March 28
On the Easter holiday weekend, the Manville Public Library will be open on Friday and Saturday, March 29 and 30, from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tax forms: The library doesn’t have New Jersey tax forms. Call 888-238-1233 or use the state Department of Treasury website. The library has some federal forms; call 877-777-4778 for…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Soccer club replaces goals on town field
Hillsborough Soccer Club has purchased goals on wheels for easy maintenance. Soccer club replaces goals at town field The Hillsborough Soccer Club, Hillsborough’s youth travel soccer program, has donated new goals for a township field on Amsterdam Road. ”As one of the longest-running youth sports organizations in town, we feel a great sense of community,”…
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PLAINSBORO: Suspect in hospital sex offenses pleads not guilty
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer A former hospital employee pleaded not guilty Wednesday to committing sex offenses six months apart on two emergency room patients at University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro last year. Edher Osorio, indicted in February, stood beside his public defender during his arraignment in Superior Court in New Brunswick…
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SPRINGFIELD: Township salutes Eagle Scout
By Amy Batista, Special Writer SPRINGFIELD — An Eagle Scout has been recognized for his accomplishments after connecting two trails and building a boardwalk to cross over the wetlands at a local joint military base. Mayor Denis McDaniel honored Ethan Snyder, 17, of the Jacksonville section of Springfield on March 13. Ethan attends Northern Burlington…
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