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EXPLORING WEST AMWELL’S FARMLAND
Most of township is farmland By Betty Jane Hunt, Special Writer This is an introduction to a series of articles, which will appear in The Beacon, about the diverse use of agricultural land in West Amwell Township. Of the 14,016 acres that make up the land area in West Amwell, 7,650 acres were farmland…
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CENTRAL JERSEY: Ballots offer low-key municipal campaigns
Contested races in Allentown, Plumsted By Joanne Degnan, Staff Writer The municipal political campaigns have been so quiet that voters in Allentown, Upper Freehold, Millstone and Plumsted might not even realize there are any local seats on the ballot until they step into the voting booth Nov. 2. The only contested races in The Messenger-Press…
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Support DelCore’s strong, disciplined leadership
Ken Hesthag, Hillsborough I’ve read many letters to the editor in recent weeks by both Township Committee candidates and their supporters. And I’ve seen a clear but not surprising distinction in tactical approach between the two sides. Letters from Mayor DelCore, and residents supporting him, focus directly on the Township Committee’s record of successful accomplishments…
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Amber Cox
By: centraljersey.com CHESTERFIELD TOWNSHIP – Elementary school students will have a fresh start to the new year when they enter a brand new $37 million building on Jan. 5. Furniture for the Chesterfield Elementary School on Saddle Way will be delivered by mid-December and teachers and staff will begin moving in and preparing classrooms over…
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Robbinsville
By: centraljersey.com Melinda Ponti, 50, of Robbinsville, was charged Saturday with driving while intoxicated, careless driving, reckless driving, leaving the scene of an accident and failure to report an accident. Police responded to the area of West Manor Way and Patriot Drive about 11:30 p.m. on a report that a car had struck a utility…
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Linda Greenstein and COAH
By: centraljersey.com When Cranbury residents voiced their concerns over the current affordable housing policies of COAH, Linda Greenstein was nowhere to be found. Cranbury should have been looked upon as a poster child for all of its past work in building and integrating affordable housing within its community. Instead, we were demonized by the press…
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MANSFIELD TOWNSHIP
By: centraljersey.com Robert Bayne, 47, of Southampton, was charged with driving under the influence, reckless driving, speeding, driving without a license, failure to maintain lane and driving while suspended on Oct. 17. Police conducted a stop after Mr. Bayne was seen traveling in excess of the posted speed limit on Route 206 near Columbus-Jobstown Road.…
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Yes on open space
J. David Waldman, Rojo’s Roastery, Lambertville On Nov. 2, the City of Lambertville will have a referendum concerning the future usage of the small plot of unimproved land on the north end of town, across from CVS (on North Union and Cherry streets). A yes vote is a vote in favor of not developing…
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New agency must satisfy constitution
By: centraljersey.com The state’s Fair Housing Act needs revision. Now that a state Appellate Court has struck down the Council on Affordable Housing’s third-round regulations, it seems pretty clear attempts to nibble around the edges of the 25-year housing program will neither satisfy municipal officials nor pass constitutional muster. And let’s be clear, the Fair…
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