Of this, $1,659,950 is allocated to the municipal purpose.

No member of the audience commented during the public hearing.

Earlier estimates were for the local increase to be set at 7.3 cents per $100 of assessed value, with an average assessed home of $137,000 seeing an increase of $100.01 per year.

Borough officials are looking forward to the start of the painting for the water tower, saying the work will hopefully begin April 28.

Beckett Enterprises, Inc. of New Jersey was awarded the tower paint project for the amount of $243,100.

Press Release:

Third Marking Period Honor Roll:

Mary Bray School

Distinguished Honors

Emily Calhoun, Hunter Capner, Jade Carson, Cassidy Chambers, Jessica Chambers, Maryellen Crain, Samuel Czerski, Jesse Efymow, Amy Guldin, Shannon Hyde, Victoria Klingner, Lindsay Musselman, Natalie Price, Mackenzie Rapa-Slover, Kelsey Vespe

WASHINGTON, May 4, 2011 – Each year, the nation sets aside a week to celebrate America\’s teachers. This year, in honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, President Barack Obama hosted a reception for the national and state teachers of the year at the White House yesterday.

Among the honorees was the Defense Department teacher of the year, Angelica L. Jordan, a Spanish teacher from Mannheim Elementary School in Germany.