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Jackson council considering options for vacant properties
By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — Efforts to address the issue of abandoned and vacant properties in Jackson started to take shape earlier this month as officials began laying the foundation for two potential courses of action. During the March 11 Township Council meeting, Business Administrator Jose Torres and Township Attorney Jean Cipriani outlined…
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Board of Education looks internally for replacement
By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer HOWELL — When the time came to choose a new superintendent of schools, the members of the Howell K-8 School District Board of Education looked internally. Before the March 12 board meeting, current Superintendent of Schools Enid Golden announced in executive session that she would retire on June 30. According…
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Howell board introduces $114.6M school budget
By GREG KENNELTY and MARK ROSMAN Staff Writers Stephen Levine, the president of the Howell K-8 School District Board of Education, said the tentative budget the board has introduced for the 2014-15 school year is a “worst case scenario.” “I severely doubt that the proposed budget we [introduced on March 26] will be what goes…
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Female leaders seek seat at head of table
By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi Visits to the White House had become sort of old hat for House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi. But things were different during her first time there as Democratic leader — she had company. At the table for a meeting with President George W. Bush and…
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Job search challenging for adults with autism
The Autism Puzzle: A New Jersey Angle By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer Jonah Zimiles, right, and his son Dan look through books at the family’s bookstore, which employs individuals with developmental disabilities. For the latest story in “The Autism Puzzle: A New Jersey Angle,” see page 3. TERRY BOUDREAU Like many typically developing individuals, people…
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Where’s the wagon?
Q&A with Sharon Peters Q: My wife has just decided she wants a station wagon (not an SUV) for our next vehicle, because of what she remembers (from the ’60s) to be significant cargo space and lower, road-hugging ride, as we do a lot of longdistance trips. We have become committed in recent years to…
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Most fuel efficient new cars
By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features Choosing a model that can run farther on a tank of gas — or one that can avoid the pump altogether — can help save cash and the environment. With national average gasoline prices continuing to vacillate between $3.00 and $4.00 over the course of a given year, fuel economy…
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MCAR holding collection to benefit James Monroe Elementary School in Edison
There was a fire on March 22 that destroyed the James Monroe Elementary School in Edison. The nearly 500 students have been relocated to the Middlesex County College to resume classes but they will be in need of items. The Middlesex County Association of Realtors will be collecting donations (monetary, gift cards, books) from Realtor…
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Prudential signs new franchise agreement with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, the new real estate brokerage network operated by HSF Affiliates LLC, announced the signing of Prudential New Jersey Properties, which is among the most recent wave of 22 new affiliate signees nationwide. Prudential New Jersey Properties will begin operating as Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New Jersey Properties in June 2014. “We are very…
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