• MILLSTONE: Planning Board OKs solar farm

    By Joanne Degnan, Staff Writer    MILLSTONE — The Planning Board has given its unanimous approval to the construction of a 20-megawatt solar electric generating facility on a 132-acre parcel behind the Moto Industrial Park near the Monroe Township border.    The project, by Key Investments Inc., of Millstone, calls for about 60,000 solar panels to be…

  • LAWRENCE: School district eyes 5-cent tax hike

    By Lea Kahn    Tentative calculations call for a 5-cent school tax rate hike due mainly to a declining ratable base, caused by an increase in tax appeals.    The hike means the owner of a house assessed at the township average of $161,292 would pay $3,790 in real estate taxes to support the 2011-12 school district…

  • Skateboarder Cavallo succeeds in Florida competition

       On Feb. 5, Michael Cavallo of Hillsborough won first place in his division in the Grom-O-Rama skateboarding contest championship in the 80-degree temperatures of Naples, Fla. He bested a field of 25 in the Beginners Street Division.    Michael advanced by placing in one of the eight qualifier events held on the East Coast from Maine…

  • Concetta Lombardi, charity win in bank drawing

    Concetta Lombardi of Hillsborough was a weekly winner in the Provident Bank’s "Share the Wealth" sweepstakes. Ms. Lombardi selected Chain of Hope, a central New Jersey charity, to receive a matching donation from Provident. Entries were accepted Nov. 24-Dec. 31. Each week, two winners were selected at random to receive a $250 Provident Visa gift…

  • BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: Bordentown Township cap election approved

    $600,000 budget shortfll looms By Amber Cox    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP – The township is facing a $600,000 shortfall in its budget and has decided to hold a referendum for a special cap election.    ”There’s very few options that the governing body can make on the budget about what we can cut,” Mayor Michael Dauber said. “We’re…

  • Mercer Council offers Life Skills program

    By: centraljersey.com Mercer Council on Alcoholism and Drug Addiction is offering Botvin’s Life Skills Training Program to Mercer County schools and youth groups. This evidence-based prevention curriculum was developed by Dr. Gilbert Botvin, director of the Institute for Prevention Research at Cornell University Medical College. The Life Skills training program seeks to promote health and…

  • Avoid credit repair scams

    By: centraljersey.com The State Division of Consumer Affairs has launched a campaign that educates consumers about how to avoid credit repair scams that may actually worsen their situation. "Your credit history is critically important when financing a major purchase, obtaining a loan and even when applying for a job," said Thomas R. Calcagni, acting director…

  • Springfield news

    By: centraljersey.com Springfield Recreation has organized Adult pickup Basketball games on Friday nights 8-10 in the school gymnasium. No registration is required, visit springfieldtownshiprec.org for additional information. *** The Home and School Association has scheduled a Family Movie Night on Feb.25 at the Springfield Township School. Details to be announced. *** The Springfield Township School…

  • MANVILLE: Mayor Zuza will run for re-election

    By Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer    Mayor Lillian Zuza announced she will be running for re-election this year at the Borough Council’s meeting Monday night.    The mayor, who is in her first three-year term, read a statement at the end of the meeting to announce her intention.    ”Three years ago, I was sworn in as…

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