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MANVILLE: Council approves plan for affordable housing
By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer To comply with a June 23 deadline to submit a plan to the Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) for fulfilling Manville’s third-round affordable housing obligations, the Borough Council approved a plan June 22 that had been submitted by Kyle Planning and Design, of Hopewell. ”(On June 21), the Planning Board…
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MONROE: Civil War’s history comes alive
By Maria Prato, Staff Writer MONROE It was a muggy Sunday afternoon at the Dey Farm, not the most accommodating weather for a walk around the property much less a battle. But still hundreds of visitors lined the property’s hay bales over the weekend, to watch the township’s second annual Civil War re-enactment. Children…
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WEST WINDSOR: Township Council adopts $37 million budget
By John Saccenti, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR — The Township Council has adopted a $37.047 million budget that could carry a tax increase of 3.9 percent for the owner of a home assessed at the township average. The new plan, approved Monday, calls for a municipal tax rate of 34.4 cents per $100 of assessed…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Local hiker rescued on Mount Washington
By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer A Hillsborough hiker was rescued three-quarters of the way up Mount Washington in New Hampshire on Monday evening, after a sudden knee injury curbed his hiking plans. Nayyar Bokhari, 60, was brought down from the 6,288-foot mountain in a search and rescue effort after one of the two people he…
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HOPEWELL VALLEY: Internet safety mulled for fall forum
John Tredrea, Staff Writer The rumor mill is a far cry from what it used to be. Rumors get around much, much faster now. What’s more, they can take on an aspect of permanence. The Internet is why. During a discussion of Internet safety at Monday night’s Hovewell Valley school board meeting, Superintendent Thomas Smith…
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$6M Award to Support Aging Resource at Coriell Institute
Coriell Institute’s biobank distributes biological materials to researchers around the world studying genetic diseases and other disorders.
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POLICE BLOTTER: July 1, 2010
Lt. Lance Maloney reported: Sgt. Michael Cseremsak clocked a car at 52 mph in a 40-mph zone on Washington Crossing Road at 2:29 a.m. June 21. Sgt. Cseremsak stopped the car and spoke with the driver, Gregory Apai, 31, of Spruce Street, Trenton, who had the odor of alcohol on his breath. Mr. Apai was…
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PRINCETON: Township Committee moves on pool bonds
By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer After years of study and debate on the issue, the reconstruction of Community Park Pool has taken a giant leap forward with the introduction of bond ordinances by both Princetons to support the project. The Princeton Township Committee on Monday night introduced an ordinance appropriating about $4.1 million toward the…
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RIVER TOWNS: Fireworks cause few problems
Linda Seida, Staff Writer The weekly Friday night fireworks displays are about a month old, and police in Lambertville and New Hope say the popular events have been consistently peaceful except for one recent incident. ”There is really nothing to report,” New Hope Police Chief Michael Cummings said. “Everything has been running smoothly.” Lambertville Police…
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