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MEETING AT A GLANCE: West Windsor Township Council, Feb. 22
The township will no longer pay for custom alterations for police uniforms. Council member Linda Geevers raised the concern at a previous meeting that the council should not pay a $120 bill for an officer to have his shirt custom-tailored. Township attorney Michael Herbert agreed that tailoring was not covered under their agreement with…
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Michele Alperin
By: centraljersey.com With no experience other than the interviewing and writing skills acquired as a lawyer, Diane Ciccone, member of the West Windsor Township Council, decided to create a documentary about Glen Acres, the integrated neighborhood on Glenview Drive in West Windsor, built in 1958. What led Ms. Ciccone to take on what turned out…
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EDITORIAL: Drop the fight, Mr. Morgan
Let us join the chorus of West Windsor officials calling to an end of legal wrangling between Councilman Charles Morgan and Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh. More to the point, we join those who see the number of times Mr. Morgan has taken the mayor to court as a continuation of a political battle dating back to…
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Budgetary storm on the horizon
By: centraljersey.com Despite substantial cuts in spending, and remaining under two state-imposed budget caps, Manager Matt Watkins preliminary municipal budget could still mean an 8-cent increase in the tax rate. Mr. Watkins unveiled his proposed $46.5 spending plan for 2011 Tuesday night. Earlier in the day, Gov. Christopher Christie announced his budget for the State…
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SUNSHINE LIST: Feb. 24
REMINDER: Representatives of municipal governments, boards, committees and commissions doing business in Hopewell Valley are requested to e-mail or fax (609-924-3842) lists of meeting dates for 2011 as soon as they are available for use in this column and in order to comply with the state’s Open Public Meetings Act (Sunshine Law). HOPEWELL VALLEY REGIONAL…
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Thanks for voting
Michael A. Chipowsky, chairman, Hopewell Township Board of Fire Commissioners I would like to just take a moment to thank all of the Hopewell Valley voters who took the time to vote in the fire district elections, which were held Saturday, Feb. 19. Voters in Pennington Borough, Hopewell Borough and Hopewell Township all approved…
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A resounding no
Michael T. Serbin, of Hopewell Township Having attended both ELSA presentations at the high school and the following Township Committee meeting workshop, I — along with the majority of residents — voiced a resounding no to this resurrected issue. If one were to believe what they read in articles, our southeast quadrant is depicted…
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Papp ninth at state bowling
By: centraljersey.com Bordentown High School’s Austin Papp finished tied for ninth at the NJSIAA individual championships, which were held at Brunswick/Carolier Lanes in North Brunswick. Papp finished with a score of 1,314 pins in the individual qualifying, which tied him with Michael Ormsby of Jackson Memorial and Rich Gutches of Passaic Tech.
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Y asking for help for Strong Kids
By: centraljersey.com The Somerset Valley YMCA launched its 2011 Strong Kids Campaign at the Somerville Family YMCA on Thursday, Feb. 3, with more than 100 people attending the western-themed event. CEO Paul Kieltyka spoke of the Y’s many programs that serve the community and how requests for financial assistance have increased over the last year,…
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