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‘I walked around six weeks prior to the primary, and the sentiment of every door that was opened, was the taxes here are killing us,’
By: centraljersey.com Doug Carman Staff Writer HIGHTSTOWN – The message for the incoming members of the Borough Council is they have a lot of work cut out for them once they’re sworn in New Year’s Day. Hightstown Mayor-elect Steve Kirson and incoming council members Lynne Woods and Selena Bibens will be sworn in at high…
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Seminar helps take step to buying a home
By: centraljersey.com HILLSBOROUGH – "Step by Step" is a free pre-purchase homebuyer education program developed for individuals and families who want to buy their first home. It is sponsored by the Central Jersey Housing Resource Center – formerly known as Somerset County Coalition on Affordable Housing – which has been helping residents in the community…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK- Snow removal unacceptable for resident
By Frank and Patricia Dahl, Kings Road, Dayton I’m writing this letter to (the Mayor and Township Council) as I am frustrated with the lack of response for snow removal during this blizzard. While I sit here at 1:25pm on Monday, Dec. 27 and as I look out my window at Kings Road in…
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YMCA HOOP RESULTS
By: centraljersey.com The following is the Hopewell Valley YMCA basketball results from the season’s first two weeks. GIRLS 5-6 The Wildcats won a 30-29 thriller on Megan Radice’s basket with three seconds left. Radice finished with 18 points, while Jenny Costill (8) and Krissy Costill (4) also contributed and played strong defense along with Ruth…
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Local architect contributes to Valley’s new hospital
By: centraljersey.com In the past, the traditional hospital setting has been built more on functionality and use rather than aesthetics and eye-catching design. One area hospital is about to combine the two with some help from Princetonian Michael Graves, who is widely recognized "as one of the most visionary architects and designers in the world."…
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Tree recycling offered in New Hope, Solebury
Hugh Marshall, of Hugh Marshall Landscape Contractors, and Dee Dee Bowman, an agent with Coldwell Banker Hearthside Realtors, have teamed up to recycle Christmas trees this holiday season. The tree collection, which is scheduled for Jan. 5, is free for New Hope and Solebury residents and will not incur any costs for the borough or…
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POLICE BLOTTER: Week of Dec. 31
Princeton Township Carlos E. Espichan, 46, of Princeton, was charged with driving while intoxicated, leaving the scene of an accident, reckless driving, careless driving and failure to exhibit a drivers’ license. At 3:19 p.m. on Monday, police responded to a motor vehicle accident in the parking lot of Mulberry Row in Princeton Community Village. Upon…
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SUNSHINE LIST
Municipal, school board and other meetings Editor’s note: 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…
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Mary Brienza
By: centraljersey.com Township schools are making an effort to acknowledge all of the diverse faith communities, by closing Oct. 26 for the Hindu holiday of Diwali. Diwali, which is also known as Deepavali, will be added to the other religious holidays of Rosh Hoshanah, Christmas, Good Friday, and Easter, for the schools to be closed…
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