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PLUMSTED: New Egypt falls in final
Warriors return despite graduation losses By Bob Nuse, The Packet Group METUCHEN — The expectation wasn’t to win another Central Jersey Group I title. But once the New Egypt girls got back to the championship game, they wanted to win. So, while there was great pride in putting together a strong late-season run to reach…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Route 206 bypass completion now targeted for 2018
By Gene Robbins, Managing Editir No surprise completion of the Route 206 bypass will take longer than originally planned. But the good news is the state still is committed to the project, said Township Committeeman Frank DelCore on Tuesday night. In a meeting Friday, he said, the Department of Transportation officials reaffirmed the project…
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PLUMSTED: Police contract settled
By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor PLUMSTED The Township Committee approved a new four-year retroactive police contract that provides no increases for 2009 and 2010, and 2.25 percent pay hikes this year and next for the department’s most senior officers. The resolution approving a memorandum of understanding between the municipality and Local 390 of the…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Science fair displays students’ ingenuity
With a little help from baking soda and diluted vinegar, fifth-grader Ashley Zaikov could make her volcano erupt.
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HILLSBOROUGH: Rightward GOP drift disparages women, he says
To the editor: It’s entertaining to watch the Republican Party shuffle to the beat of an election year. The GOP is engaged in a constant grapevine dance figure, stepping right and further right to overlap the previous foot, edging out for the furthest conservative stride and the farthest vote. Shifting right is a precarious maneuver.…
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HILLSBOROUGH: College students share news of accomplishments
The Rider University Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society inducted three Hillsborough residents among the 39 new members in a ceremony Feb. 26 on the Lawrenceville campus. The Hillsborough students are Amy Crowe, Class of 2012, and an elementary education major; Sarah Sell, Class of 2013, an elementary education and mathematics dual…
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MANVILLE: Senior Corner column, week of March 15
The Manville Senior Citizens meet at 12:30 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at the VFW on Washington Avenue. The club is comprised of people who are residents of Manville, age 60 or older, and age 55, if disabled. The meeting for April 12 will start at noon. Note the change of time for…
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LAWRENCE: Krawczun explains need for tax hike at LWV forum
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer It was standing room only Monday night as Municipal Manager Richard Krawczun explained the intricacies of the municipal budget and why township officials are asking for voter approval to raise the municipal tax rate an additional 9 cents beyond the 5-cent increase in the proposed 2012 spending plan. The forum,…
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MILLSTONE: Tax relief, iPads proposed in new school budget
Average assessed home would see school taxes drop $247 By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor MILLSTONE — The school board has approved a tentative $36.6 million total budget that calls for no increase in the tax rate, which, coupled with new lower property values, means a $247 drop in school taxes for the average assessed home.…
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