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UPPER FREEHOLD: Staff to be relieved of toilet scrubbing
Township Committee seeks cleaning service for municipal complex By Peter Sclafani, Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — Municipal staff soon may no longer have to spend their down time scrubbing the toilets in the municipal complex. Municipal Clerk Dana Tyler unwittingly became the center of attention at last month’s Township Committee meeting when she revealed that…
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The Martin and Edith Stein Victory Garden
By Toby Ehrlich The Martin and Edith Stein Assisted Living in Somerset, NJ has something really special growing in the backyard. We have a beautiful Victory Garden. Anna Simmons, our Executive Director, conceived the idea 3 years ago and it’s still growing. Reminiscent of the World War II Victory Gardens, ours grows herbs and vegetables then the…
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ALLENTOWN: Council adopts budget with average $174 tax increase
Mayor blames Verizon tax dispute for part of fiscal woes By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor ALLENTOWN — The Borough Council has adopted a $2.19 million budget for 2012 that cuts spending by 10 percent, but still requires a tax increase of about $174 per year for the average assessed home. The spending plan was approved,…
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ROBBINSVILLE: Signs of change (again) in Town Center
Poseidon sold; Centro Grille opening in mid-August By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor ROBBINSVILLE — For the third time in four years, the 6,200-square-foot anchor restaurant in Town Center is changing hands, but its new owner says he is confident he has a winning recipe for success over the long haul. The location went dark last…
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UPPER FREEHOLD: Additional permits for Reed Park sought
Proposed project’s "extras" still unresolved By Peter Sclafani, Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — The $1.3 million Reed Park plan inched forward last week after the Township Committee gave its engineer the go-ahead to apply for the additional permits that are required before the project can be put to bid. After much debate over how many…
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MANVILLE: Catholic churches combine summer camps
On one day of the week campers went to Bowcraft Amusement Park in Scotch Plains.
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LAWRENCE: Budget, trash fee warning
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Stymied by a mandatory 2-percent cap on municipal property tax rate increases, Lawrence Township officials might find themselves revisiting the issue of layoffs versus the elimination of garbage collection from the municipal budget. Although the 2013 municipal budget is months away from being finalized, Municipal Manager Richard Krawczun offered a…
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