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WEST WINDSOR: Council calls for more budget cuts
WEST WINDSOR Neither the public nor the Township Council have been shy about scrutinizing the administration for areas of questionable spending, but after several rounds of revision, the proposed budget will be introduced at the next meeting on Monday. Council’s frustration with the budget and administration appeared to culminate on Monday night with an…
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Three Hunterdon towns join Valley in District 15
By Gene Robbins, The Packet Group Redistricting — the once-in-a-decade process to even up the size of the 40 legislative districts — reached a head Sunday, just a week before candidates for state office have to file petitions to get on the ballot for this year’s elections. Politicians and prospects now know the makeup of…
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PRINCETON: Witherspoon students make cranes, raise funds for Japan
During the last week of March, John Witherspoon students worked together to show their support for victims of Japan’s tsunami and earthquake that occurred on March 11. Students signed a banner of “Hope” with messages of support. The banner was hand-delivered to the people of Japan last week by the parents of an 8th grade…
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Proposal is ridiculous
Vincent and Michele Immordino, Hopewell Township I have been reading the numerous letters to the editor by those who support the chicken ordinance. Those of us who oppose the ordinance have been portrayed as not caring about the Earth and hating animals. This argument has very little to do with animals and more to…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK – BOE candidates answer League questions
By Princeton League of Women Voters EDITOR’S NOTE: These are the verbatim responses of the candidates for the South Brunswick Board of Education to questions presented by The League of Women Voters of the Princeton Area in cooperation with the South Brunswick Post. The candidates were allowed to vary the length of their answers to…
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Prevent Identity Theft by Shredding Documents
Somerset County Board of Chosen Freeholders The Somerset County Board of Freeholders and the county’s Consumer Protection and Records Management offices will be sponsoring 11 “Operation Secure Shred” events throughout the county in 2011. Residents from all 21 Somerset County municipalities are invited to have personal documents shredded at one or more of the free,…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Census changes party lines
By Gene Robbins, The Packet Group Redistricting — the once-in-a-decade process to even up the size of the 40 legislative districts — reached a head Sunday, just a week before candidates for state office have to file petitions to get on the ballot for this year’s elections. Politicians and prospects now know the makeup of…
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STOCKTON: Taxpayers could pay a little more for school
By Linda Seida, Staff Writer Editor’s Note: Readers are requested to note that property value assessment and tax rate figures in this account differ from those given in a similar account March 24. In that edition, the figure for the average residential assessment for 2010 was incorrect. The Board of Education at the Stockton Borough…
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Out of the red
Douglas Kurz Lambertville There is a compelling reason for getting the legions of undocumented workers on the books and paying taxes. Consider this: — The number of illegal immigrants in the United States has grown to as many as 12 million, and they now account for about one in every 20 workers. — Meanwhile,…
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