• LAWRENCE: Meeting schedule

    MONDAY, DEC. 28     Shade Tree Advisory Committee meeting in Town Hall in the Engineering Conference Room, 7:30 p.m. FRIDAY, JAN. 1     Reorganization meeting, noon at Town Hall. TUESDAY, JAN. 5     Township Council meeting, 7 p.m. WEDNESDAY, JAN. 6    Open Space Advisory Committee meets at Town Hall in the Manager’s Conference Room,…

  • CENTRAL JERSEY: Joint court approved by neighboring towns

    By Vic Monaco, Managing Editor    In a cost-cutting move for both towns, Upper Freehold and Millstone will merge their court systems, with the latter possibly saving about $125,000 a year.    Steve Alexander, mayor of Upper Freehold, said Monday that the Township Committee agreed unanimously last week to move ahead with a plan for a joint…

  • Energy Efficient Home Improvements May Reap Federal Tax Credits

    By Gregg Semanick-IRS Spokesman MOUNTAINSIDE -Taxpayers who take energy saving steps this year and next may get bigger tax savings when they file their federal tax returns. The Nonbusiness Energy Property Credit, a tax credit for making energy efficient improvements to homes has been increased as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.…

  • CRANBURY: Firehouse to get new doors

    Project to improve energy efficiency By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer    CRANBURY — In response to a township energy audit, Cranbury is replacing the doors on its firehouse.    The new high-efficiency insulated doors will be installed by CB Structures Inc., of New Holland, Pa., between Monday and Wednesday, said Greg Farrington, Cranbury construction official.    The Fire…

  • STOCKTON: Council plans to get its house in order

    Officials to seek grant to systematically collect and organize the town’s ordinances and to update the local tax map By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    STOCKTON — The Borough Council has agreed to go after a grant to systematically collect and organize the town’s ordinances and to update the local tax map.    The borough is looking…

  • HUNTERDON: HCESC winter classes are announced

       Have you thought about what to get that person who has everything? There is still time to get a gift certificate through the Hunterdon County ESC Adult Education Program.    HCESC is offering several new courses this winter Season and projecting many new spring and summer courses. All can be found on www.hcesc.com.    Many new classes…

  • LAWRENCE: ‘Negative’ campaign ads not necessarily ‘bad’

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer     They may be called comparative campaign ads or they may be called negative campaign ads.     Some voters may be turned off by those ads, but negative campaigning is about as American as apple pie and motherhood.     “Negative campaigning is an amorphous term that at its most basic…

  • LAWRENCE: State restores aid payments

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer     In a reversal of its position, the state has restored a December state aid payment of $24,380.50 to Lawrence Township.     The money in the Consolidated Municipal Property Tax Relief Act fund was being withheld from Lawrence — and many other municipalities — as state officials scrambled to close…

  • Ball sets the stage for Winter Festival

    Party takes place on Jan. 23 at New Hope Arts Center    The Greater New Hope Chamber of Commerce’s Fire & Ice Ball will kick off the 13th annual Lambertville-New Hope Winter Festival.    The dance party takes place on Jan. 23 at the New Hope Arts Center, 2 Stockton St., New Hope, Pa.    The theme is…

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