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Warren School Budget Being Compiled, Search Widens for Nearby Lost Man Top Local News

Here are some of the week's top stories in Warren Township.

Warren Township Schools Beginning Budget Talks, Presentations

With the township Board of Education shooting for a 2 percent increase in the local schools tax levy for next year, school officials and board members are ready to sharpen their pencils and come up with a budget for the 2014-15 school year. The first overview presentation is anticipated for next Tuesday's board meeting.

Scope of Search Widens for Missing Long Hill Man Who is Wall St. Journal Reporter

With David Bird, 55, of neighboring Long Hill Township missing for almost a week, law enforcement agencies widened their scope in the search, and big media picked up on the disappearance of one of their own. Earlier in the week, divers and helicopters searched the area, including nearby towns, and Long Hill police said they had no idea of how Bird had vanished, or why.

New Additions to Warren Yuletide Bonfire and Fireworks Winter Festival

Every year, the big community event of the Warren bonfire adds even more activities — and this year, fireworks are scheduled to cap off the evening.

Drivers Slipping and Sliding in Warren on Icy Day

Wednesday was yet another reminder of how driving on ice on Warren Township's winding, hilly terrain isn't always easy.

Warren Parents Invited to 21st Century Learning Presentation

Parents of children in the Warren Township schools system were invited to learn about the brave new world of education that their children are experiencing, with sessions for all starting this week, and continuing into next week.



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