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LAWRENCE: Residents face double-digit sewer hike
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Although the Ewing-Lawrence Sewerage Authority’s proposed budget for 2012 is expected to increase by less than 1 percent, residents in both municipalities are facing a double-digit increase in their sewer fees. Township Council is preparing to introduce an ordinance later this month that would raise the sewer fee from $3.94…
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Grant Supports PEI Kids’ Efforts to Aid Child Victims of Sexual Abuse
By Diane Blaszka Lawrenceville, NJ – March 7, 2012 – Last year alone, PEI Kids, a Mercer County nonprofit dedicated to keeping children safe, provided immediate counseling services to 255 child victims of sexual abuse. A recent $10,000 grant from the Princeton Area Community Foundation’s Fund for Women and Girls will support these efforts and…
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POLICE BLOTTER: Week of March 8
Police responded to a report of a possible theft of jewelry from a South 7th Avenue address at 8 a.m. Feb. 27. They found no crime, but a 92-year-old disoriented female having difficulty breathing. She was taken to Somerset Medical Center. * * * Patrolman John Granahan checked the parking lot of the Marketplace on…
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PLUMSTED: Higher school taxes mulled
Budget spending is flat, but taxes would still rise By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor PLUMSTED — The Plumsted School District unveiled a 2012-13 budget that holds total operating expenses flat, but still carries a 4.6 percent increase in the tax rate due to higher debt service costs and the decline in the township’s ratable base.…
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Interfaith Caregivers of Greater Mercer County Partners with County Sheriff to Keep Seniors Safe
Mercer County Sheriff Jack Kemler (r.) and Investigator Jason Salvatore (l.) discuss many of the community programs available through the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office.
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MANVILLE: Local gymnasts compete in Magic Classic event
Emma Thompson displays her second-place medal.
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UPPER FREEHOLD: Emley’s Hill Road project going out to bid
By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor UPPER FREEHOLD The Township Committee voted 4-1 last week to have the township engineer prepare bid specifications for a project to repair the drainage ditch along Emley’s Hill Road that was damaged by flooding from Hurricane Irene. The project would be eligible for up to 75 percent reimbursement from…
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ALLENTOWN: Get jazzed up at AHS Jazz Festival
High school jazz bands from central and northern NJ to compete ALLENTOWN The community is invited to come out and enjoy the sounds of high school jazz bands from all over central and northern New Jersey at the second annual Jazz Festival at Allentown High School on Friday, March 16. The competition,…
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