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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: The importance of being involved
by Davy James, Staff Writer Members of parent teacher organizations say they could use some help. With free time at a premium these days, participation in the PTO has suffered. At the heart of the problem is that as children progress through the school system, fewer parents seem to be staying involved in the goings…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Town takes state aid hit
by Davy James, Staff Writer The township was hit with a cut of $164,580 in state aid for the upcoming year, a figure that is larger than what was anticipated when the proposed budget was presented last week. South Brunswick now will receive about $6.3 million in state aid. ”I was surprised that the cut…
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U.S. Census jobs available in Hunterdon
Census Bureau is offering full and part-time positions featuring flexible hours, paid training, mileage reimbursement, as well as the opportunity to work near home. Wages range from $10-20 per hour, and all jobs are The U.S. Census Bureau is recruiting hundreds of people from Mercer County to work near their homes. The Trenton Census Office…
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Filling cultural void
Abraham Leibson. president, Friends of Lambertville Library One thing the ACME movie petition demonstrated is the excitement Lambertville feels about having movies in our town, and particularly if we move forward to first-run films. Without any real effort we gathered almost 200 signatures and glowing comments. We probably could have gotten several times that…
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EDITORIAL: Support school music programs
When student musicians got together Friday morning at Brunswick Acres School to rehearse for the district music festival, they were doing more than just practice, they were carrying on a South Brunswick tradition. The music programs in South Brunswick have been consistently excellent over the years. The high school’s marching band is always a powerhouse,…
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PRINCETON: School budget means $269 boro tax hike
By Greg Forester, Staff Writer The Princeton Regional Board of Education has unanimously approved a preliminary 2009-2010 school budget that increases school tax rates in Princeton Borough and Princeton Township by 7.5 cents and 1 cent, respectively. The rate hikes mean a borough homeowner with a residence assessed at the average value of $351,761 will…
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FUTURE FARMERS: High school officers reflect on FFA experience
Phil McAuliffe Matt Bassett and chapter president Jacob Way (right) look at an FFA window display in the hallway of NBC High School. Staff photo by Phil McAuliffe.
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LAMBERTVILLE: Council creates Municipal Utilities Authority
Lambertville Sewerage Authority is now Lambertville Municipal Utilities Authority, or LMUA By Linda Seida, Staff Writer LAMBERTVILLE — For nearly an hour Monday, residents questioned the mayor, the sewerage authority’s executive director and the special counsel, trying to find out what it would mean to them if the authority were transformed into a municipal utilities…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Township gets ‘Green’
by Davy James, Staff Writer As the cold of winter makes way for warmer temperatures, help is needed to perform a township-wide spring cleaning to help pick up a winter’s worth of litter left on community roadways. The South Brunswick Township Recycling Program is beginning its annual volunteer litter cleanup to celebrate Earth Day, which…
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