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DEP to tour Pit Stop for cleanup overview
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer An informational meeting to discuss the status of cleanup efforts at the Pit Stop, a former gasoline service station at 1175 Lawrence Road, has been set for Thursday, Sept. 24, at 6:30 p.m. at the Lawrence Road Fire Company. Representatives from the state Department of Environmental Protection and environmental contractor,…
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New Jersey Launches New Campaign to Support Foster Care and Prevent Child Abuse
By NJ DCF CAMDEN – The New Jersey Department of Children and Families (DCF) and Casey Family Programs today launched a new campaign – Raise Me Up – aimed at inspiring people to support children in foster care to help prevent child abuse and neglect in communities throughout the state. Raise Me Up campaign is…
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Gov. Corzine discusses school funding formula
By Greg Forester, The Packet Group Gov. Jon S. Corzine told journalists from community newspapers that his new school funding formula had resulted in smaller school property tax increases this year but acknowledged that the impact may not be clear to many New Jersey residents. In a conference call on education Sept. 10, the governor…
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NEW HOPE: Former officer charged with computer crime
Offenses stem from traffic stop in which a woman’s cell phone was used to send an “explicit picture,” according to a court document By Linda Seida, Staff Writer NEW HOPE — A former New Hope Borough and Solebury Township part-time police officer has been charged with unlawful use of a computer and related offenses that…
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SPRINGFIELD TOPICS: From the Sept. 17 edition
Jen Kokotajlo Jen Kokotajlo Tel: 410-7338 [email protected] Deadline for submitting items for this article will now be Sunday evening. Anything submitted after may not be included in the following edition. Any questions please contact me, [email protected]. Thank you for your understanding. * * * Back to School Nights will be as follows: NBC…
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LAWRENCE: Pupils strive to be ‘millionaires’ in reading
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer How many weeks would it take to read for 1 million minutes? If you are reading by yourself, it would take 99 weeks and that’s if you are reading around the clock. But the fourth-graders at the Lawrence Intermediate School think they can do it in about 33 weeks…
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LAWRENCE: New electronics chain store due at ex-Circuit City site
By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer Retail electronics chain P.C. Richard & Son will be opening a new 32,000-square-foot store at the site in Lawrence once occupied by Circuit City, in what may be a harbinger of positive change for the ailing retail economy along the Route 1 corridor. The Lawrence store scheduled to open…
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BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: Town gets $72,000 grant for improvements
By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — The Township Committee has approved the use of $72,000 in grant money for municipal improvements. The work will be made up of renovations to the township Senior Center on Municipal Drive, as well as drainage improvements on East Drive. The funding comes to Bordentown from a sub-grant…
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