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LAWRENCE: Unelected governors offer insight into fill-in role
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer State Sen. Donald DiFrancesco, who was the state Senate president in 2001, had an inkling that he would be elevated to become governor after George W. Bush won the White House in 2000, because Gov. Christine Todd Whitman was angling for a Cabinet appointment. But state Sen. Richard J. Codey,…
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LAWRENCE: Storm cleanup costs rising
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer The tab to cover the costs incurred by Lawrence Township to clean up after Hurricane Sandy has reached $145,000, following Township Council’s approval of $17,500 to cover overtime for the Lawrence Township Police Department. The council approved an emergency appropriation to pay for the overtime costs associated with the storm…
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LAWRENCE: Zoners to review plan for Mrs. G site
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer The Zoning Board of Adjustment will pick up where it left off when it continues its review of a proposal to redevelop a 16-acre parcel on the corner of Route 1 and Bakers Basin Road, anchored by the Mrs. G’s TV and Appliance store. When the zoning board meets at…
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Dec. 13
Thurs., Dec. 13 Poetry Circle at 7 p.m. at Lawrence Branch of the Mercer County Library System, Darrah Lane. Constantine Cavafy (1863–1933) is widely considered the most distinguished Greek poet of the 20th century. Pick up a packet of the selected poems from the Reference Desk. Call Ann Kerr at 609-989-6922 or email [email protected] to…
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MANVILLE: Community calendar, issue of Dec. 13
Thur., Dec. 13 Library opens late: The Manville Public Library will be closed from 10 a.m. to noon for staff development. The library will open at noon and close at 8 p.m. School concert: Manville High School band and choir concert at 7 p.m. Silent auction fundraiser in the lobby at 6:30 p.m. Sun., Dec.…
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LAWRENCE: Unelected governors offer insight into fill-in role
State Sen. Donald DiFrancesco, left, and state Sen. Richard Codey, right, flank moderator Ben Dworkin at Rider University recently. Photo courtesy of Rider University
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HILLSBOROUGH: Boys’ basketball looks to build off strong season
Raiders will benefit from returning nucleus, newcomers By Justin Feil, Packet Media Group If the Hillsborough High School boys basketball team can duplicate its efforts of a year ago, Ian Progin feels it can be another outstanding season. ”I thought we had a very good year last year,” said the Hillsborough head coach, whose graduated…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Property values could be updated a bit every year
One-fourth of properties will be visited each year to keep values more current By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor Hillsborough is on the verge of switching to a system of ongoing property tax reassessments. Under such a plan, all taxable properties would be inspected for tax purposes once every four years, and individual assessments could…
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LAWRENCE: Gray matter animal, not human
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Some gray matter that appeared to be a brain, discovered on the lawn outside the Quick Chek convenience store on the Brunswick Circle Extension last week, was determined to have belonged to an animal not a human, according to police. A landscaper who was blowing away some leaves on…
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