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  History of Newton, New Jersey
Acquiring a distinct identity, the village departed Newton Township and incorporated as a town on March 10, 1864.
The Sussex Railroad was extended beyond Newton to Branchville (1866-69), to Franklin (1871), to Hamburg and McAfee (1872).
Concerned by competition from new railroads, Newton tradesmen induced Henry W. Merriam, a prominent New York shoe manufacturer, to occupy a new brick factory on the Sparta Road in 1873.
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 The Mahoning River Watershed - Newton Falls, Ohio
"Newton Falls is situated nine miles westerly from Warren on the Pennsylvania and Ohio Canal, in the forks of the East and West Branches of the Mahoning River...
According to the staff of the Newton Falls Public Library, the source of its name is uncertain.
While it is on the Mahoning River, Newton Falls was once a 'port' town on the Pennsylvania and Ohio Canal.
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 Newton, NJ - The Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument
Newton lawyer Andrew Jackson Rogers won election to the House of Representatives, receiving a majority of 1,290 votes in Sussex County and 2,297 in the District.
Andrew “Jack” Rogers of Newton was the principal speaker at a Copperhead mass meeting held in Newark on May 30, 1863, where display of a Rebel flag with a portrait of the Copperhead Vallandigham nearly provoked a riot as invalid soldiers from the nearby Military Hospital tried to tear it down.
The crowd that was in Newton was very great, amounting to thousands; good order generally prevailed and nothing took place to interfere with the general welfare, beyond a few resorts to fisticuffs to settle little accidental disputes.
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 South Newton Township, Pennsylvania
As of the 2000 census, the township had a total population of 1,290.
In the township the population is spread out with 29.1% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who are 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a household in the township is $45,952, and the median income for a family is $53,750.
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 Newton County, Indiana History and Genealogy Research Guide and Links
Ayr, Newton, Pembroke, Percy Junction, Perkins, Roselawn, and Thayer.
The early reputation of Newton County (or rather the western part of Jasper in yesteryear), in regard to its social as well as physical characteristics, was not one to invite great numbers of settlers.
Amish Cemetery: Located in Jackson Township, on CR 325 South between 200 E. and 300 E. Kyle Conrad reports: "The Mt. Ayr area was an Amish settlement in the mid to late 1800's and this is the cemetery that was used for burying their dead.
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 NOBLET, Newton   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
One of them, Joseph, separated from the others and came to Dauphin county and entered a tract of land in Halifax township, and reared a family of seven sons, of whom the father of Newton E. was the youngest, having been born in 1813.
Newton E. was educated in the schools of Halifax and was a teacher in the borough and township for seventeen years.
He is a member and trustee of the Halifax Lodge, P. of A. Mr Noblet was married to Miss Mary E. Spiese, of Halifax, by whom he has one child, Harry S. The family attends the Methodist Episcopal church, of Halifax.
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 Club For Growth | Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Club for Growth is a group of citizens dedicated to expanding the prosperity of working families through the Reagan Doctrine of lower taxes, smaller government and strong free enterprise.
As the Pennsylvania chapter for a rapidly growing national organization, we are committed to seeing that Pennsylvanians regain their voice in Pennsylvania politics.
To that end, the Pennsylvania Club for Growth is committed to supporting and electing men and women who are advocates of the Reagan Doctrine.
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 Joshua Moore - Bringing Buyers And Sellers Together
Bethel is bordered by Concord Township to the west, Upper Chichester to the east, Aston Township to the north and New Castle County, Delaware to the south.
East Pennsboro Township It is a distinct honor and a privilege to serve as the elected representatives for a community with a population now approaching 20,000 - the second largest municipality in Cumberland County.
Pennsylvania's Unified Judicial System As one of three equal and independent branches of state government, Pennsylvania's Unified Judicial System's role is to preserve the rule of law and guarantee the rights and liberties of citizens.
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 Newton Township - Pennsylvania
Newton Township Board of Supervisors will hold a special meeting on Wednesday, November 22, 2006 to appoint an auditor to audit the Township books for 2006.
Newton Township Board of Supervisors will hold their work session on Wednesday, December 6, 2006 at 7:30PM and their general meeting on Monday, December 11, 2006 at 7:30PM.
Newton Township Board of Supervisors would like for all Township residents that have incurred property damage due to the flash floods on November 16, 2006 to please contact the Township for forms to be filled out to be submitted to EMA for assessment.
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 The Avalon Project : Constitution of Pennsylvania - September 28, 1776
All commissions shall be in the name, and by the authority of the freemen of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, sealed with the state seal, signed by the president or vice-president, and attested by the secretary; which seal shall be kept by the council.
Courts of sessions, common pleas, and orphans courts shall be held quarterly in each city and county; and the legislature shall have power to establish all such other courts as they may judge for the good of the inhabitants of the state.
(1) The Proceedings Relative to Calling the Conventions of 1776 and 1790 the Minutes of the Convention that formed the present Constitution of Pennsylvania together with the Charter to William Penn the Constitutions of 1776 and 1790 and a view of the Proceedings of the Convention of 1776 and the Council of Censors.
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 Newton, NJ News
NEWTON -- Frustration about how to accurately document damage that may occur to a vehicle while it is at a dealership for work inspired two friends from Sussex County to invent AutoCheckMate, a handheld...
A former East Stroudsburg man, caught stealing a vehicle in White Township, N.J., in 2005 and convicted last May in Newark for having drug paraphernalia, was sentenced Thursday to 180 days in Warren County Jail...
Police arrested a township man with a history of mental health problems for allegedly shooting his brother multiple times in the chest early Tuesday morning near the victim's 5-year-old daughter.
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 Newton Veterinary Hospital - 24 Hour Emergency Care For Your Pets Serving Northern NJ
Costlow took over as President of Newton Veterinary Hospital in July of 1997 and founded the Animal Emergency Hospital of NJ in 2002.
Bladek is the chairman of the Sussex County 4-H Foundation and is a long-time resident of Hampton Township.
Before joining Newton Veterinary Hospital in 2006, Dr. Hancock was a 3 year Associate at Raritan Animal Hospital in Edison, NJ.
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 BIOGRAPHY OF NEWTON K. BOWMAN
BIOGRAPHY OF NEWTON K. was born on a farm in Tuscarawas township, this county, on the 7th of October, 1856, being the first in order of birth of the twelve children of Samuel S. and Margaret (Kibler) Bowman, the former of whom was born in the state of Pennsylvania and the latter in Virginia.
Newton K. Bowman, whose name initiates this review, was reared to maturity in his native township of Tuscarawas, and his early educational training was secured in the district schools, being effectively supplemented by individual study and application and by the experience gained as a teacher.
Bowman and Miss Catherine Lawrence, daughter of Peter and Elina (Gesaman) Lawrence, the former of whom was a member of one of the most prominent and influential pioneer families of Lawrence township, which was named in honor of the family, as was also the town of North Lawrence.
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 North Newton Township, Pennsylvania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
North Newton Township is a township in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States.
In the township the population was spread out with 27.3% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a household in the township was $42,460, and the median income for a family was $46,680.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/North_Newton_Township,_Pennsylvania   (346 words)

  
 The Sentinel Online : Archives : Shippensburg : News
Ann Newburger says Hopewell Township residents would be "suckers" to rezone a tract of agricultural land and open the door for expansion at the Cumberland County Landfill.
David Rutherford, a township farmer and businessman, told supervisors he once farmed the Snyder tract when it was still owned by Robert Snyder - a staunch opponent of the landfill from the 1970s.
According to Neidigh, when the active disposal site in North Newton Township is filled in five years, the Hopewell area will be re-excavated and used to create disposal space that could last another five to seven years.
www.cumberlink.com /articles/2003/12/18/shippensburg/news/news02.txt   (846 words)

  
 Local Catholic Church History and Catholic Ancestors - Pennsylvania
The Diocese of Allentown encompasses the east central Pennsylvania counties of Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Northampton and Schuylkill.
The Diocese of Erie encompasses the northwestern Pennsylvania counties of Cameron, Clarion, Clearfield, Crawford, Elk, Erie, Forest, Jefferson, McKean, Mercer, Potter, Vanango and Warren.
The Diocese of Greensburg encompasses the 4 Pennsylvania counties of Armstrong, Fayette, Indiana and Westmoreland.
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 Straus Newspapers - Township Journal / News
Following a trend that’s been seen in places like Hazleton and Allentown, Pennsylvania and Palm Beach, Florida, Newton town Councilman Philip J. Diglio proposed the adoption of a new ordinance for the town of Newton that would tighten the town’s immigration laws.
Newton’s proposed ordinance to tighten immigration law has spawned criticism from a variety of groups and peoples.
In a statement from Ed Barocas, legal director for the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey, he wrote, “If the Newton Town Council adopts this wrong-headed proposal, it will be subject to constitutional scrutiny like the other towns that have passed or plan to pass similar immigrant-exclusion ordinances.
www.strausnews.com /articles/2006/09/08/township_journal/news/1.txt   (598 words)

  
 South Newton Township, Pennsylvania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
South Newton Township is a township in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States.
The racial makeup of the township was 99.07% White, 0.23% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.08% from other races, and 0.16% from two or more races.
The per capita income for the township was $17,782.
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 North Newton, Pennsylvania PA, township profile (Cumberland County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
North Newton is a township in Cumberland County, in the Harrisburg-Carlisle metro area.
· Immigrants in Pennsylvania from 1727 to 1776
· Immigration of Irish Quakers to Pennsylvania, 1682-1750
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 Straus Newspapers - Township Journal / News
Newton - The search for a new president of Sussex County Community College is down to six finalists, the board of trustees announced this week.
She is currently serving as President of Pennsylvania Highlands Community College (formerly Cambria County Area Community College) in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
After a check is made of all references the candidates will be asked to visit the college and members of the Board of Trustees will visit their colleges in order to make the final determination as to who will be the next president of SCCC.
www.strausnews.com /articles/2006/12/18/township_journal/news/12.txt   (663 words)

  
 Scott Township News
A 17-year-old member of a high school rifle team who shot himself in a locker room after school died early Friday, and authorities were trying to determine whether his death was an accident or a suicide.
A Homestead man was sentenced by a judge Tuesday to 15 to 40 years in prison for the shooting death of a jitney driver and drug charges.
A 28-year-old West Newton woman was killed, and her two toddlers were seriously injured Thursday in a violent two-vehicle collision on Sutersville Road in Sewickley Township.
www.topix.net /city/scott-township-pa   (684 words)

  
 Newton Conservators - Vivian Essay
The park was acquired in the mid 1930’s by the City of Newton and the Department of Parks and Recreation; it was an undeveloped swampy forest depression with wetlands chiefly in its northeastern sector, and with a total area of 67 acres.
From the Newton Conservators home page I learned that the former wetlands (called Alcock’s swamp) was partly drained by lowering the level of Cold Spring Brook, which still flows from the park.
He is the author and editor of numerous books and journal articles, including Wilderness Wetlands in Spring: A Canoe Trip in the Pine Barrens of South Jersey.
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 A Meeting of Christians - Part 8   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Iliff family was of English origin, they were farmers, and they had followed the valleys northeast from Bucks County in Pennsylvania.
Son John, a judge of the Court of Common Pleas, was to carry on the family tradition as a bulwark of Newton’s Methodists.
On December 2, 1840, James Iliff had been to Trenton to cast his ballot as an elector for William Henry Harrison (in Sussex County Democrat Van Buren had swamped Whig Harrison by better than two to one, but Harrison had carried the state).
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 North Newton township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (PA) Detailed Profile
Back to: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (PA), All US cities.
70% of North Newton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 75% lived in Pennsylvania.
www.city-data.com /township/North-Newton-Cumberland-PA.html   (103 words)

  
 The Bud Angst Report » Blog Archive » Q: Can Local Elected Officials Be Removed From Office For Not ...
In that case, the Court held that Township Supervisors could only be removed in the manner provided for in the Pennsylvania Constitution.
All civil officers shall hold their offices on the condition that they behave themselves well while in office, and shall be removed on conviction of misbehavior in office or of any infamous crime.
South Newton Township Supervisor, 838 A.2d 643 (Pa. 2003), the Court held that a provision in the Township Code, which permitted the removal of a township supervisor by other means, was unconstitutional.
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 Creature Chronicles: Panther Pandemonium
July 27, 1986: Nicholson, Pennsylvania - Carl Eastwood was walking along State Route 92 at 6:00 am, when he observed a large stripped cat that looked similar to a tiger.
July 29, 1986: Newton Township, Pennsylvania - Gary Steier - a school teacher claimed that he and his family saw a large orange cat in high grass about 200 yards away from their porch.
Later, Steier was visited by two policemen; one from Falls Township and the other from newton Township.
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 Newton, Pennsylvania PA, township profile (Lackawanna County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
Pennsylvania > All counties > Lackawanna County > Newton
Newton is a township in Lackawanna County, in the Scranton-Wilkes-Barre metro area.
At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Newton was $21,199, compared with $21,587 nationally.
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 The Avalon Project : Concessions to the Province of Pennsylvania - July 11, 1681
Concessions to the Province of Pennsylvania - July 11, 1681 (1)
Certain conditions, or concessions, agreed upon by William Penn, Proprietary and Governor of the province of Pennsylvania, find those who are the adventurers and purchasers in the same province, the eleventh of July, one thousand six hundred and eighty-one.
(1) Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives of the Province of Pennsylvania, beginning the Fourth Day of December, 1682, vol.
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 South Abington Township Police Department
The South Abington Township Police Department is a full-time municipal police agency located in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.
The SATPD is noted for its' proactive approach to law enforcement, and is especially noted for its' strict enforcement of traffic rules and regulations.
The mission of the SATPD is to enhance the quality of life in South Abington Township and in any other community to which we provide police services.
www.satpd.com   (290 words)

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