WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2023
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Investments in infrastructure, education and quality of life continue in Middlesex County By KATHY CHANG
Managing Editor
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he Middlesex County Board of County Commissioners are moving full steam ahead into the new year as investments in infrastructure, education and quality of life are on the horizon. After being selected – once again – by his fellow commissioners to lead their dais as commissioner director, Ronald G. Rios said they look to continue to “foster and create vital partnerships” that attributed to the county’s accomplishments and financial strength in 2022.
Rios reflected on those accomplishments and touched on what is next at a reorganization meeting on Jan. 5 held at the Performing Arts Center on the Middlesex College campus in Edison. Nearly 500 people were in attendance, according to a press release through Middlesex County. “Over the past year, my colleagues and I have been proud to see our community overcome challenges and fulfill the promise of a brighter future – for our residents, for our businesses, and for our families,” Rios said. “We’ve been able to do this by building public and (Continued on page 5)
Gov. announces second extended deadline for property tax relief program
D PHOTO COURTESY OF CINDI SUTERA
Girl scout troops are gearing up for Girl Scout Cookie Season, which officially launched Jan. 12. An East Brunswick Police officer stops to support girl scout troops of Girl Scout Inclusion Troop 82590 of New/North Brunswick.
uring his State of the State Address on Jan. 10, Gov. Phil Murphy announced that in concert with Senate President Nicholas Scutari and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin, the state is extending the application deadline for the new ANCHOR property tax relief program to ensure every eligible New Jerseyan takes advantage of the relief. The new application deadline is being extended to Feb. 28, giving taxpayers an
extra month to apply, according to a press release from Murphy’s office. The deadline was previously extended to Jan. 31 to allow tenants who had been ineligible because their unit is under a Payment in Lieu of Taxes agreement to apply for the benefit, according to the press release. “This is money going right back into the pockets of roughly two million New Jersey middle class and working home(Continued on page 8)
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