Archives for January 2008

Citizens and government clash over group’s rights

Published on 28 Jan 2008 at 7:52 am. No Comments.
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Courier News Opinion In late spring 2007, a group of concerned citizens met because they were unhappy with the Borough of North Plainfield’s administration policies and inaction, particularly the mayor, council and planning board’s planned disposition of the last sizable portion of land (the 18-acre Villa Maria property) without proper concern for the attendant adverse [...]

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Corzine: Gadfly’s arrest not my doing

Published on 23 Jan 2008 at 11:16 am. 1 Comment.
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Local top cop calls it school district’s call BY DEBORAH HOWLETT AND JOSH MARGOLIN Star-Ledger Staff Gov. Jon Corzine insisted yesterday his office had nothing to do with the arrest of conservative activist Steve Lonegan at a town hall meeting in Cape May County, even though the mayor of Middle Township said local police acted [...]

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Bogota ex-mayor arrested at toll protest

Published on 20 Jan 2008 at 2:08 pm. 3 Comments.
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BY JOE DONOHUE Star-Ledger Staff Former Bogota Mayor Steven Lonegan was arrested yesterday during a small protest outside a school in Cape May County where Gov. Jon Corzine was pitching his plan to fix the state’s finances by increasing highway tolls.

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Poll reveals vast opposition to Corzine’s toll-increase plan

Published on 17 Jan 2008 at 8:35 am. 2 Comments.
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NJ.Com A majority of New Jersey residence oppose Gov. Jon Corzine’s plan for increasing tolls on some of the nation’s busiest highways and only a very small percentage supports it, a poll released today found.

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Somerset school reports reviewed

Published on 11 Jan 2008 at 8:34 am. No Comments.
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Six districts take part in new assessment BY CATHY BUGMAN AND NYIER ABDOU Star-Ledger Staff Somerset County schools taking part in a new state- mandated evaluation are under the microscope as the county superintendent reviews a battery of scores and reports submitted by six districts in November.

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Foreclosure numbers rise across N.J.

Published on 6 Jan 2008 at 6:23 pm. No Comments.
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Union, Middlesex counties see more foreclosures in 9 months of 2007 than all of 2006. By MARTIN C. BRICKETTO and MICHAEL DEAK STAFF WRITERS Courier News Business is brisk these days at the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office. Though increased business is almost always considered good news, the rise in activity at the sheriff’s office is [...]

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Bound Brook mayor, council quarrel over boro attorney

Published on 2 Jan 2008 at 7:55 am. 3 Comments.
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By MICHAEL DEAK STAFF WRITER Courier News BOUND BROOK — The Borough Council’s reorganization meeting on New Year’s Day would not be complete unless retired Superior Court Judge Samuel Chiaravalli administered oaths of office and there was a squabble among council members.

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