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LAWRENCE: Cat licensing fees going up $3
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer It’s going to cost a little bit more to license kitty $3 more, to be exact under an ordinance that increases the annual license fee for cats. The ordinance, which was introduced by Township Council earlier this month, raises the license fee for a cat that has been…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Snoring bandit busted
By Charles W. Kim, Managing Editor Falling asleep while hiding from police may not be a great idea, especially if you snore. After hearing someone snoring on top of a basement refrigeration unit, police arrested Israel Cortes, 35, of Ewing after he and a group of three others attempted to break into the former Big…
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LAWRENCE: Trail to Hopewell making progress
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Completion of the Lawrence Hopewell Trail is inching along, with the awarding of a $35,300 contract to a New Brunswick-based company to finish a segment of the bicycle and pedestrian trail through the township-owned Carson Road Woods. Township Council awarded the contract to TC Landscape Construction Group — one of…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Rotary carnival extends run to Sunday
Added day will make up for postponement on Tuesday Heavy weekend rains made the carnival field a muddy mess, so the opening of the Hillsborough Rotary Fair was postponed one day until Wednesday night. To compensate, the fair will be extend its run to Sunday, when it will be open from 5-10 p.m. Tonight, Friday…
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Week of Aug. 18
Fri., Aug. 19 Kids Music Round: 10:30 a.m., Robbinsville branch of the Mercer County Library System, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road; music and movement program for children ages 6 months and up accompanied by an adult. TEENedge Social: 7-11 p.m., for ages 13 to 14; 2378 Route 33, Robbinsville; new teen center with billiards, Guitar Hero, DJ,…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Party winds down summer at library
Children and families have had lots of choice for things to do at the library this summer, and activities are winding down. To avoid being shut out, call the library to register for events. Here are programs intended for youngsters. Registration is required for all programs.): • Family event (ages 4-12) — ‘Science Around the World’…
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IRS Tax Tips for Selling a Home
By Gregg Semanick, IRS NJ Spokesperson The Internal Revenue Service has some important information to share with individuals who have sold or are about to sell their home. If you have a gain from the sale of your main home, you may qualify to exclude all or part of that gain from your income. Here are…
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LAWRENCE: Police blotter
A picnic table and one of the supports for a pavilion on Town Court North were damaged when someone set the contents of a nearby garbage can on fire in the Avalon Run rental development off Quakerbridge Road at 1:50 a.m. on Aug. 14. The Lawrenceville Fire Co. extinguished the fire. Someone is reported to…
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LAWRENCE: CEO describes being an ‘undercover’ boss
By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer Something was bugging Phil Cooper about his business. His Lawrence Township-based pest control company wasn’t succeeding the way he wanted. Yes, business was up, but not the way it should have been. Commercial sales were outpacing residential sales and he wanted it the other way around. So, Mr. Cooper took…
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