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SPRINGFIELD: School options heard
District report discussed By Amber Cox, Staff Writer SPRINGFIELD A flood of residents in “Save our School” T-shirts filled the Springfield Township Elementary School cafeteria May 24 to hear the results of the feasibility study. About 70 residents, staff and parents attended the meeting to hear the options that include increasing shared services or…
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WEST AMWELL: Township officials OK tax increase
By Linda Seida, Staff Writer WEST AMWELL — The Township Committee approved the 2011 budget of nearly $3.16 million, providing non-union employees a 2-percent raise and restoring stipends for the three-man committee. Non-union employees have been working at 2008 rates since the recession and high legal fees put the township in a financial bind for…
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MANSFIELD: Township sets deal with DEP
By Amber Cox, Staff Writer MANSFIELD The township has finalized its agreement with the state Department of Environmental Protection for a reforestation project after it lost several acres of trees for the turnpike widening project. Township Attorney Michael Magee explained that the township is only guaranteed the first installment. The other installments are not…
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BORDENTOWN: Gymnast endures injuries to compete
Jenna Williams competed in national gymnastics competition in California earlier this month.
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Educate our children to care for animals
Vivian Jasinski, Manville I presume that our newspaper will receive many letters from people who attended the Cole Bros. Circus this week. I attended also. And I’ll begin my letter by saying that when it ended, I said “this was the best circus I’ve ever seen!” But all the while I was saying that, my…
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HIGHTSTOWN: Settlement reached in softball suit
By Doug Carman, Staff Writer A Plainsboro student who was injured after sliding onto third base during a game at Melvin Kreps Middle School recently reached a settlement with East Windsor Regional School District, her attorney confirmed Wednesday. Kerry Shanaberger’s attorney, James O’Donohue of Princeton-based Hill Wallack LLP, declined to provide details of the settlement…
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PRINCETON: Running for Borough Council
By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer Primary day is next Tuesday and in preparation Princeton Borough Council candidates, newcomer Republican Peter Marks and incumbent Democrat Barbara Trelstad, sat for a question and answer session in Princeton Packet offices. Democrat Heather Howard was unable to participate due to a scheduling conflict, so she answered the same questions…
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LAWRENCE: Nine Cardinals advance to Group III meet
Ed Carrington, who finished third, gets set to unload the shot at Saturday’s CJ Group III Meet at Monmouth. Photo by Ken Weingartner
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