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CRANBURY: Panel mulls Route 130 zoning
By Maria Ptato CRANBURY A special subcommittee is taking a hard look at the Route 130 corridor, asking for residential and professional input on the need for additional retail development. The Zoning Board of Adjustment pushed for township officials to review the Master Plan after several landowners applied for use variances to build retail…
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Princeton Girlchoir presents 21st Annual Spring Concert, "Sing Me A Story"
Linda Park Princeton Girlchoir presents their 21st Annual Spring Concert SING ME A STORY Princeton, New Jersey May 5, 2010 Princeton Girlchoir Artistic Director,Lynnel Joy Jenkins is proud to present the 21st Annual Spring Concert, SING ME A STORY on Sunday, May 23rd at 4:30 p.m., at The Performing Arts Center, Hopewell Valley Central…
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LAMBERTVILLE: State: City’s school is doing very well
LPS received scores of 100 percent in three areas: operations management, personnel and governance By Linda Seida, Staff Writer LAMBERTVILLE — The Lambertville Public School has passed a state performance review with flying colors. As a result of the review, the school district recently learned it has been designated as “high performing” by the New…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Builder to present drainage solutions
By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer Detention basins built, but not lines to get water there In his 13 years at his home on Sunnymead Road, Galen Booth has never had floodwater in his basement, not even during Hurricane Floyd or the April 2007 nor’easter. But in March, that all changed. During the March nor’easter, Mr.…
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MONROE: Council OKs town tab
By Maria Prato, Staff Writer MONROE The Township Council approved a $45.2 million budget Monday that increases the tax rate 5.3 percent. The budget is $2.2 million, or 5 percent, larger than the 2009 spending plan and increases taxes from 62.4 cents per $100 of assessed valuation to 65.9 cents. The owner of home…
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Bloated budget
Gisbert Manskopf, West Amwell For many years letters to The Beacon have pointed out the enormous expenses to educate a student at South Hunterdon Regional High School. The arrogance and incompetence of the administration and teachers union at South prevented for years any kind of compromise in reducing the costs at South. Add to…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Creative entries add to math contest’s fun
By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer The winning entry in Hillsborough High School’s annual The Usefulness Of Mathematics as Expressed Through the Arts (TUOMETA) contest part of the school’s April is Math Month activities started over a poker game, and was recorded in student Kevin Titus’ basement using a laptop webcam. ”It’s just a…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Art show planners invite entries
The Hillsborough Cultural Arts Commission seeks adult visual artists and photographers to participate in their upcoming Annual Art Exhibit on May 20 and 21. This show will feature artists from Hillsborough, as well as student artists from Somerset County High Schools. Adult artwork must be ready to hang and brought to the municipal building on…
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