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HILLSBOROUGH FAMILY YMCA BENEFITS FROM ASPIRING EAGLE SCOUT’S KIOSK PROJECT
(l-r) Jim Vaccarella and Stephen Schappert
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Disaster training facility prepares local firefighters
By: Davy James – Staff Writer What appears to be a concrete slab with a manhole cover on top, adjacent to a deep trench in the ground behind the Monmouth Junction Fire Department’s Station 20 on Ridge Road, is actually a new training site that can mean the difference between life and death in an…
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Traffic concerns extend Sweetwater plan hearing
By: Maria Prato – Staff Writer CRANBURY -Time constraints, the need for additional traffic studies and the presence of dozens of residents, who voiced their concerns over Sweetwater Construction’s major site plan application, caused the Planning Board to extend the July 15 hearing. Sweetwater Construction purchased the former PNC bank property at 32 N. Main…
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What’s going on …
Peddie paddle By: centraljersey.com Saturday, July 24 – The Hightstown Parks and Recreation Commission invites you to come downtown to enjoy a boat ride on Peddie Lake in Memorial Park. From 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. come take a paddle boat out on the lake. Rides are $2. Car wash Saturday, July 24 – The…
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MILLSTONE: Foley resigns from board, citing unspecified threats
14-year vet replaced by McGovern as president By Joanne Degnan, Staff Writer MILLSTONE — The Board of Education has selected Kevin McGovern to lead the school board after its former president, Tom Foley, sent his colleagues a bitter resignation letter last week alleging that he was the victim of “paybacks.” The board voted to accept…
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Residents to meet on revaluation inequities
By: centraljersey.com Many concerns have been raised about the equity and fairness of the Oct. 1, 2009 revaluation. At least four neighborhoods have joined together to form a group called "We the People." In my own neighborhood, the Dempsey-Cuyler-Walnut neighborhood, we have found many inconsistencies in the data. We have also found other inequities in…
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PRINCETON: School chiefs could face salary cuts
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Princeton Regional Superintendent of Schools Judith Wilson is on track to earn $220,480 for the upcoming school year, but it is likely that she would face a salary reduction to $175,000 when her contract expires, if Gov. Chris Christie has his way. The governor announced the proposal to cap superintendents’…
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Police charge resident with drug, gun violations
By: Eileen Oldfield – Staff Writer A North Second Avenue man was charged with possession of a firearm and narcotics after a month-long investigation by the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Organized Crime and Narcotics Task Force and the Manville Police Department, according to Somerset County Acting Prosecutor A. Peter DeMarco. Darrick Daughtry, 33, was charged…
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Local woman receives ‘Prestigious’ award
By: centraljersey.com Jean Angelo, of Hillsborough, was honored as a Prestigious Woman of New Jersey at a luncheon held recently by Worship for Life Community Outreach, Inc., a Jackson based non-profit organization. The event, held at the Metuchen Golf and Country Club in Edison, recognized the community service and accomplishments of women throughout the state.…
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