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CHESTERFIELD:Township eyes 1.2-cent tax rate hike
BY Amber Cox CHESTERFIELD Residents would face a 1.2-cent tax rate hike if the preliminary 2011 municipal budget introduced unanimously March 9 by the Township Committee becomes final. An average assessed home of $396,472 will pay $210.13 in taxes at a rate of 5.3 cents per $100. The township went through a reassessment this…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Public library’s upcoming schedule of programs
Hillsborough’s public library offers diverse activities for young and old. Here are upcoming programs intended for adults: Parent/teacher workshop Strategies and materials that child-care workers, educators and parents can use to help kids navigate the rough terrain of childhood social relationships. Monday, March 21, at 7 p.m. Ladies ESL Conversation Group Monday, March…
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MANVILLE: Young musicians to rock
By Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer Two Manville youth are getting ready to rock the town on Thursday, March 24, with the Mr. Ray’s Train to Rock 5 Concert. Connor Faleski, a seventh grade Alexander Batcho Intermediate School student, and Andrew Conti, a freshman at Manville High School, are participating in the concert. The concert…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Local students graduate, earn dean’s lists
Ravi Rajaratnam of Belle Mead has received his bachelor of science degree in information technology from Western Governors University. The commencement ceremony in Salt Lake City on Feb.12 recognized 1,922 students who had completed degrees since July 2010. Students and graduates who were not able to attend the ceremonywere able to watch via live video…
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ROBBINSVILLE: St. Patrick’s Day Parade set for Saturday
The Robbinsville Township Council recently honored 86-year-old Elizabeth Buckley Franken, a lifelong township resident, for being named Irish Person of the Year by the Robbinsville Irish Heritage Association, and 92-year-old Maurice T. Perelli, chairman of Robbinsville-based Roma Bank, who is the grand marshal for the 2011 Robbinsville St. Patrick’s Day parade on Saturday. From left…
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MANVILLE: Mayor Zuza, teacher among Somerset’s outstanding women
Manville Mayor Lillian Zuza and Jennifer Scuderi Balucha of Manville will be honored as “outstanding women” in Somerset County at an awards dinner sponsored by the county Commission on the Status of Women. Tickets are on sale for the program on Friday, March 25, at The Imperia at 1714 Easton Ave., Somerset. A cash bar…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Heart attack victim grateful for fast help
I would like to express my appreciation to Police Officer Craig Heindricks of the Hillsborough Police Department, Hillsborough Rescue Squad EMTs Beth Applegate-Hucke and Sgt. David Zygmund and Somerset Paramedics Kyle Hastings and especially Will Barry, who was most kind and above all very patient with me as I gave him every reason under the…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Two teachers say they’ll retire
By Andrew Corselli, Staff Writer A trio with more than 80 years of service to township schools will retire as of July 1. They are Karin Benton, an English teacher at the high school; Brenda Linton, an ASI Literacy teacher at Auten Road Intermediate School; and Donna Santonastaso, a 10-month secretary at Auten Road. ”I…
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Einstein Enjoys Sock Hop Despite Aversion to Socks
Amanda Lerner a dance winner at the YWCA Princeton’s “No Sock” Sock Hop during Princeton’s Geek Freak Weekend. Shown are (left to right) Robert Lerner and his daughter Amanda Lerner of Skillman, and Diane Hasili, YWCA CMO, as Einstein.
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