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WEST AMWELL: Tax rate hinges on state aid
by Linda Seida, Staff Writer WEST AMWELL — If the township fails to win extraordinary aid from the state, the average homeowner would see his property tax bill for municipal services increase by nearly $100. The tax rate would be 18.34 cents per $100 of assessed value, an increase of almost 2.5 cents. For a…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Free skin cancer screenings scheduled
by Davy James, Staff Writer The South Brunswick Health Department, in partnership with Saint Peter’s University Hospital Community Mobile Health Unit, will be providing a free skin cancer screening July 16 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the South Brunswick Senior Center. As the most common of all cancers, more than one million new…
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HILLSBOROUGH: A year of living easier — but maybe not free
By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer Hillsborough couple win second place in bank contest Florence Stoveken, of Hillsborough Manor, had no idea what she was getting into when her husband, Irving, told her to fill out forms for a sweepstakes sponsored by The Provident Bank – and now she has walked away with the second-place prize…
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HIGHTSTOWN: Tacet OK for new band director
School board hires again, without comment By Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer HIGHTSTOWN The East Windsor Regional school board hired a new director for the high school marching band this week, albeit with considerably less fanfare than when it hired the previous director about two months ago. In fact, there wasn’t a word spoken by…
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CENTRAL JERSEY: Stormy weather gives areas farmers the blues
By Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer Hardly a day has gone by in the last month without rain. For most people, it has been an inconvenience. Something that has ruined a barbecue or a trip to the ballpark, but nothing more. For the area’s farmers though, the extra precipitation has been much more serious. Some crops…
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PARENTING PEARLS: Open doors of discovery to your children
by Mae Sakharov, Special Writer Each year, June and July are nostalgic times for me. It is then the mail brings announcements from former students, some of whom are graduating from college, and others on the way. Their rite of passage is exciting and brings back memories of times we have spent together. This year,…
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On campus
Dean’s list Kristen Shaw, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Shaw of Hillsborough, was named on the dean’s list for the spring semester at West Chester University in Pennsylvania. Ms. Shaw is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in elementary and special education. Hillsborough students Patrick G. Clyne, Kayla T. Coady, Leah A. Linebarger, Sarah T. MacCombie,…
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HOPEWELL: POLICE BLOTTER
Lt. Lance Maloney reported: — A 17-year-old Hopewell Township boy was charged with possession of less than 50 grams of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, failure to make automotive repairs required by law and possession of a controlled dangerous substance in a motor vehicle by Officer Christopher Vaccarino at 11 a.m. June 22. In the…
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HOPEWELL: Rabid raccoon found near Brandon Farms
A second sick raccoon found wondering in the Brandon Road area of Brandon Farms on June 19 was captured by animal control and tested positive for rabies, according to Gary A. Guarino, health officer and registrar for the Hopewell Township Health Department. The Health Department is asking any resident or pet owner in the area…
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