Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Freeholder Dan Benson holds swearing-in at meeting

The Times of Trenton

Daniel Benson, one of the three Democrats who won this month's Mercer County freeholder elections, was sworn into office last week while the two others will begin their ter...


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Monday, November 17, 2008

Mercer towns to receive $3.3M for roadwork

BY MEIR RINDE
The Times of Trenton

The state has announced nearly $79 million in transportation grants, including $3.3 million for projects in Hamilton, Trenton and nine other Mercer County munici...


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Monday, November 17, 2008

Governor Corzine Announces $78.75 Million in Transportation Grants to New Jersey Municipalities

Local aid will fund street improvement projects, relieve property taxes

Hopewell Valley News

TRENTON – Gov. Jon S. Corzine has announced the award of $78.75 million in New Jersey Department o...


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Saturday, November 15, 2008

Mercer celebrates adoptions

Tanika Bosley was looking for a job online when she happened upon a picture of a teenager up for adoption who bore a striking resemblance to her family.

A social worker, Bosley, 27, saw the pictur...


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Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Mercer honors its veterans: Two names added to memorial at Hamilton High School West

BY CARMEN CUSIDO
The Times of Trenton

Eric Snell and Eric Wilkus never knew each other, though they graduated from the same high school.

Both joined the Army, both lost their lives in Iraq.
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Monday, November 10, 2008

Ballot questions must be understandable

CourierPostOnline.com

New Jersey voters rejected a statewide ballot question because it was just too hard to make sense of.

Analysts are confused about why Public Question No. 2 was voted down b...


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Monday, November 10, 2008

Mercer ceremonies honor veterans

by Alexandra Ward
Times of Trenton

The election last week that put a black man in line to become president was the sort of freedom that the nation's sons and daughters in uniform are fighting ...


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Sunday, November 09, 2008

Criminally insane would be denied vote under bill: Psychiatric hospital patients cast ballots

MOUNT LAUREL -- It happened again Tuesday, as it does in most every election: Howard Unruh, the man who killed 13 people in a 1949 Camden shooting spree, voted and the Mercer County Board of Elections...


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