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CENTRAL JERSEY: Latino boycott of census debated
By Kristine Snodgrass, The Packet Group PRINCETON Calls from some Latino church leaders for a boycott of the 2010 U.S. Census to pressure Congress for passage of immigration reform triggered a heated debate among scholars and activists Wednesday at Princeton University. The public forum “To Count and Be Counted: Latinos and the…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Work started at Duke estate
By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer While changes to the historic Duke Farms get under way, many of the estate’s ongoing programs are continuing with invitations to volunteers to help. One such program will be the Autumn Planting Day, slated for 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 9, where volunteers can help staff members plant…
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MONROE: History books come to life
Staff photo by John Keating Andrea LaPointe melts butter for waffles.
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CRANBURY: School makes national honor roll
By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer CRANBURY The Cranbury School will be honored by the federal government for academic achievement next month. The U.S. Department of Education is honoring the school with a No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon Award, a distinction that was limited to 314 schools nationwide in 2009. ”It’s based on high…
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MONROE: History books come to life
Monroe is scene of blue-gray battle during weekend re-enactment By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer MONROE — Battle formations, clouds of smoke and uniformed officers overtook the Dey Farm property last weekend. Straight from the pages of a history book, hundreds of re-enactors traveled to the 40-acre site for a Civil War living history, an event…
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MONTGOMERY: 1860 House being put up for sale
By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer MONTGOMERY — The township is moving forward with plans to sell the 1860 House, a historic home that has remained vacant for nearly two years since the dissolution of the Montgomery Center for the Arts. Located along Montgomery Road, the late Greek Revival-style home was once part of a 500-acre…
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IRS Filing Extension Deadline Looms for 295,000 New Jerseyans
By Gregg Semanick-Local IRS Spokesperson MOUNTAINSIDE The extension is additional time to file a tax return, not additional time to pay. Taxpayers requesting additional time during the tax filing season automatically were granted a six-month extension to file their tax return. Taxpayers who have yet to complete their tax return are encouraged to use IRS…
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WEST WINDSOR: Council discusses expense reimbursements
By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR — The controversial issue of expense reimbursements for Township Council members again came to the forefront this week as the council decided to draft a new document to clarify the rules. Councilman Charlie Morgan brought up the discussion, saying it’s unclear what constitutes a business expense to the…
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