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WEST AMWELL: Tax hike probable with no extra state aid
Failure to win extraordinary aid means a likely increase of nearly $100 in property taxes for the average homeowner By Linda Seida, Staff Writer WEST AMWELL — West Amwell has failed to win any extraordinary aid from the state, which could mean furloughs for police officers if the township’s fiscal condition deteriorates before the end…
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MANSFIELD: Campers fear encroachment by warehouse complex
The camp’s poster. Staff photo by Geoffrey Wertime.
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ROBBINSVILLE: Severe flooding reported on Route 130
By Melissa L. Gaffney, Staff Writer ROBBINSVILLE There have been reports of 2 to 3 inches of rain and major flooding along Route 130 in the township, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service said this afternoon. One report indicated there were 6 inches of flowing water along Route 130 and Meadowbrook Road, according…
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Reader disappointed by review
Hope Arvanitis of Lambertville To the editor: It was with great dismay that I read your publication’s (TimeOff) restaurant review (July 30, 2009) in which your writer referred to being greeted at Lambertville’s Cinqo de Mayo restaurant by a man with a black eye patch. To so carelessly publish such an egregiously insensitive description to…
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BURLINGTON COUNTY: Towns get affordable housing funds
By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer Two organizations will receive a collective $1.28 million toward affordable housing initiatives in Bordentown and Florence as part of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York’s Affordable Housing Program, the bank announced Aug. 4. Burlington-based Lutheran Social Ministries of New Jersey was awarded a total of $900,000 to help…
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CHESTERFIELD: Farm fete aids at-risk kids
By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer CHESTERFIELD — The 230-acre grounds of Fernbrook Farms were teeming with excited children and playful adults this past weekend, when locals came out to benefit a program for at-risk youth. The aroma of expertly cooked and locally grown food was strong in the air as visitors explored the sprawling campus…
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NEW HOPE: Annual auto show held
Phil McAuliffe John Harnatkiewicz of Levittown, Pa., looks at a 1960 DeSoto.
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CHESTERFIELD: Man, 45, dies in bike accident
By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer CHESTERFIELD The co-owner of a township farm died Saturday after an accident last week, police said. Troy Sylvester, 45, was the co-owner of Magical Acres Horse Farm on Chesterfield-Crosswicks Road, where he lived. On Wednesday night, the all-terrain vehicle he was riding overturned, injuring him. He was sent to…
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