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August 19, 2011

Trenton Community Charter School denied appeal to stay open
The state Supreme Court has denied Trenton Community Charter School’s appeal to stay open, three months after the Department of Education declined to renew the school’s charter and ordered it to shut down, according to the Times of Trenton.

Trenton council votes to bar candidates for 4 key city jobs over tainted appointment process
In a meeting that ran until nearly midnight Aug. 18, Trenton City Council passed a resolution barring four nominees for top positions including police director from further consideration after concerns that the appointment process had been tainted by closed door meetings, reports the Times of Trenton.

Hamilton Mayor John Bencivengo talks about taxes, privatization, porn shop raid & other top actions of his 4 years in office
From laying off township employees to inspecting the Route 33 porn shop with his police force, Mayor John Bencivengo made a series of major decisions since taking office in January 2008. The Republican mayor, who’s running for a second term, talked about the top actions of his administration in a videotaped interview with The Trentonian.

Union Protests Princeton University's Contractor
A giant inflatable rat and several union demonstrators were at the corner of Nassau and Washington Streets on Thursday to protest Princeton University's decision to use non-union workers to remove asbestos at the former Merwick Care and Rehabilitation Center property on Bayard Lane, reports Princeton Patch.

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