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UPPER FREEHOLD: Freedom Festival celebration comes to a close
By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor The pigs have stopped racing, the daredevils have gone home and the rides and amusements have gone dark. The Freedom Fest State Fair, billed as New Jersey’s premiere agricultural festival, ended Sunday night at 10 p.m. after six days of festivities, food and fun at the Horse Park of…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Running to help families cope
Steps Together hopes to attract support for 11 medically stretched households By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor Steps Together is off and running — literally — on this year’s charity mission to help 11 medically needy families cope with expenses. The community group is the brainchild of Courtney and Michael Newman of Hillsborough, recreational marathoners who…
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LAWRENCE: Tax bills to be mailed next week
Payment deadline extended to Sept. 3 By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Township property owners can begin checking their mailboxes next week for their 2014-15 property tax bills, which are being mailed out a few weeks later than usual, according to Lawrence Township officials. The delay in sending out the tax bills also means the deadline…
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LAWRENCE: Police blotter
A hose reel cart, a 50-foot length of pressure washer hose and the wand for it – but not the power washer – were reported stolen from the QuickChek store on the Brunswick Circle between 11 p.m. July 4 and 11 a.m. July 8. The items were valued at $160. An assortment of perfume bottles,…
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LAMBERTVILLE: Sage bush is cut down in yard,Lambertville woman tells police
Police blotter reports Lambertville resident Elizabeth Bauer, 46, reported a theft of a sage bush July 12. Ms. Bauer told Patrolman Joseph Weber she had been out of town for the previous two days. When she returned home, a large sage bush, valued at $75, outside of her residence had been cut down and taken…
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LAWRENCE: Township tow truck licensing, rules being updated
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Aiming to bring its regulations into compliance with state law, Township Council introduced an ordinance Tuesday night that provides for the licensing and regulations of tow truck companies operating in Lawrence Township. The ordinance is set for a public hearing at Township Council’s Aug. 19 meeting, which begins at 6:30…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Legislator says he’s working to reverse OTW law’s power over municipalities
To the editor: The author of a recent letter-to-the-editor is to be applauded for his overview of legalized gambling in New Jersey and the process by which an off-track wagering (OTW) business can emerge in Hillsborough, with one exception. The author suggests his voice, like that of all citizens, should be heard. That being the…
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