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HIGHTSTOWN: Latest plan for rug mill site fails to gain traction
By Doug Carman, Staff Writer HIGHTSTOWN The Borough Council has pulled the rug out from under plans presented earlier this month to turn a 7-acre Bank Street property into a low-income senior living center. Council members said they had been blasted by the public for allowing developer Larry Regan, of Larry Regan Development, to…
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Ken Weingartner
By: centraljersey.com Lawrence High failed to see a champion crowned at District 17, but with three wrestlers advancing to Region 5, it was a successful weekend. Senior Tommy O’Rourke finished second at 160 pounds while freshmen Gordon Wolf (112) and Mike Jennings (130) also were runners-up. The top three finishers from each weight class advanced…
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Volunteers ready to help in tax season
By: centraljersey.com Eighty volunteer tax counselors have been trained to assist Somerset County residents in preparing their federal and New Jersey income tax returns. After passing the IRS and AARP tests, these volunteers are ready to help low- and middle-income residents. Special emphasis is placed on helping senior citizens and residents with disabilities. All 80…
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SCHOOLS: Shared superintendent to leave at end of year
By Linda Seida, Staff Writer Todd Fay, the superintendent shared by Lambertville Public School and West Amwell Elementary School, will resign at the end of the year to take a position with a Pennsylvania school district. Dr. Fay will become director of pupil services in the Methacton School District, in Eagleville. Although Dr. Fay’s contract…
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HIGHTSTOWN: Borough apologizes for gang report; chief calls officials’ comments ‘premature’
By Doug Carman, Staff Writer HIGHTSTOWN Mayor Steve Kirson and the Borough Council this week denounced the Police Department’s response to a state police survey on gang activity, calling it “data which appears to be without substance” in a written apology to the borough and its neighbors. In a news release issued Wednesday, Mayor…
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Kenya changed students
Olivia Allen, Ali Valcarcel, Ellie Yusko, Hopewell Township In response to Ms. Courts’ guest opinion in last week’s HVN, we wanted to comment on our experience in Kenya. We have been changed in ways that are indescribable. We are not the same kids who departed July 16, 2010. Our minds and hearts have been…
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WEST WINDSOR: Board approves tentative budget of $158.8 million for WW-P district
By Allison Musante, Staff Writer The West Windsor-Plainsboro Board of Education approved a tentative budget of $158.8 million at its meeting Tuesday night. The budget will go to the Mercer County superintendent of schools by the March 4 deadline in a nearly final condition. The only major changes will be adjusting the state aid and…
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POLICE BLOTTER: Feb. 24
Lt. Lance Maloney reported: — Officer John Ferner responded to the Tomato Factory at 3:46 p.m. Feb. 11 for a report of a theft. Sometime between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Feb. 7, someone entered a display case and removed several pieces of jewelry. The loss was estimated at $2,514. — Officer Sara Erwin responded…
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Limit meat consumption to help world hunger
Jonas Bennett, Princeton The popular revolutions we are witnessing in the Middle East, while inspired by a desire for personal freedom and self-determination, are certainly sustained by a pervasive hunger pandemic, particularly among the world’s less privileged populations. Since last December, skyrocketing demand for food and dwindling supplies have driven the global Food Price Index…
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