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FLORENCE: $20,000 cut from fire budget
By Amber Cox FLORENCE Following the defeat of Fire District 1 $1.7 million budget, the Township Council, fire chief and representatives from the Board of Fire Commissioners tentatively agreed to cut $20,000 from the fire budget. Township Administrator Richard Brook said after a budget is voted down the township has 30 days to take…
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MANVILLE: Cocaine found, alleged illegals charged in raid
Police seized cocaine and equipment indicating intent to sell the drug in a raid Monday afternoon on South 3rd Avenue. Two Manville men allegedly in the U.S. illegally were arrested and charged. They are Elias Ramses-Gracida, 27, of South 3rd Avenue and Aracely Sanchez-Lopez, 22, of Knopf Street. At about 5 p.m. detectives in the…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Neighbors pleased Sonic has withdrawn
Wetlands problem too expensive to overcome By Andrew Corselli, Staff Writer Residents in the Oxford Place neighborhood are both exultant and relieved after Thomas Mascia withdrew his controversial application for a Sonic restaurant following the discovery of wetlands on the property. ”Who knows what would have happened had he not withdrawn that application, but I…
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SOMERSET VALLEY YMCA WELCOMES NEW BOARD PRESIDENT, TREASURER AND THREE NEW BOARD MEMBERS AT ANNUAL MEETING
By Donna Dass Strong Kids Victory Celebration Also Held After the Annual Meeting The Board of Directors of the Somerset Valley YMCA welcomed their new Board President, Andrea Thorne, new Treasurer, Joe Del Buono and three new board members – Jeffrey Newland, John Richardson, and Laura Shreve at the Y’s annual meeting and Strong Kids…
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St. Magdalen Church to host Lenten Retreat Day for Women
By Joanne Ward FLEMINGTON – The Sisters of Jesus our Hope will sponsor a Lenten Retreat Day for Women on Saturday, March 26 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St. Magdalen’s Catholic Church, 105 Mine Street (Rte. 523). The presenter will be Johnette Benkovic, who is executive producer of The Abundant Life, broadcast internationally…
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MILLSTONE: Planners say OK to one-way road to Rt. 33 retail center
By Joanne Degnan, Staff Writer MILLSTONE A developer that wanted to turn a previously approved cul-de-sac off Prodelin Way into a two-way street leading to a planned Route 33 shopping center has agreed to make the connection one-way toward Monroe only in order to secure Planning Board approval. The applicant, Millstone Property Investments LLC,…
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Movie Night
Tanya Hamilton will attend a screening of ‘Night Catches Us’ in Lambertville By Elise Nakhnikian SET in Philadelphia in 1976, Night Catches Us is an expertly acted, tensely emotional drama about a fascinating part of our recent past. “The ‘60s and the ‘70s were really emotionally raw and violent times,” says director Tanya Hamilton. “I…
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FLORENCE: District administration lineup focus of meeting
By Amber Cox FLORENCE About 60 residents, administration and faculty came out on a sunny morning to hear what the administrative lineup for their schools may look like after the expected departure of two principals and the superintendent in July. The Board of Education held a special meeting Saturday to receive public input on…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Preservation commission denies demolition permit
House in Neshanic Historic District to stay By Andrew Corselli, Staff Writer The Historic Preservation Commission unanimously denied contractor John Lazorchak’s bid for a demolition permit for centuries-old structure at 697 Amwell Road on Tuesday evening. ”The ordinance contains seven separate points that we should use to decide this matter,” said commission chairman Greg Gillette…
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