Author: Central Jersey
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WEST WINDSOR: Candidate has experience, wisdom, and sees the big picture
Linda Mannheim, West Windsor When they say “it takes a village” to help us to provide all that our children need, I always think of my neighbor, Michele Kaish. I have been deeply blessed to have her as a neighbor and a friend these last 16 years. I could not have gotten through the myriad…
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McDonald’s egg pledge Is a small step
Ivan Slotsky, Princeton McDonald’s pledge to start using cage-free eggs is only a small step in preventing staggering suffering endured by millions of birds. Hatcheries that annually supply 200 million female hens for U.S. egg production, including cage-free, also kill the same number of male chicks at birth by grinding them up alive in industrial…
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HILLSBOROUGH: New teacher looks familiar — she was his student
New instructors at Somerset County Vocational & Technical High School are paired with a staff member as a mentor to help with adjustment to the school. When teacher Rob Carrig met the woman for whom he was selected to become a mentor, it wasn’t their first classroom experience. During the 2005-06 school year, in his…
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WEST WINDSOR: Candidates say they have the best team to serve on council
Hemant Marathe, Virginia Manzari and Gerald Halloran West Windsor We are Hemant Marathe, Virginia Manzari and Gerald Halloran, and we would like to introduce ourselves as candidates for West Windsor Township Council in the Nov. 3 election. We believe our experience and skills will allow us to best represent West Windsor residents over the next…
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SOMERSET COUNTY: Libraries help people register to vote
Tuesday, Sept. 22, is National Voter Registration Day and Somerset County Library System is encouraging eligible county residents to visit any of its 10 branches to register. “In 2008, 6 million eligible voters didn’t vote because they either didn’t know how to register or they missed the registration deadline,” said Selwa Shamy, SCLSNJ’s support services…
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PRINCETON: Second inappropriate ‘fondling’ incident reported on university grounds
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer A female student at Princeton University on Sunday was fondled on campus by a man who fled the scene afterward, the second such incident on campus in the span of four days. The perp “struck” the victim’s buttocks in the walkway between Whig Hall and Murray-Dodge Hall around 4:20…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Airplane clips fence on takeoff
A Chappaqua, N.Y., couple were unhurt Saturday when their small plane on takeoff hit a chain-link fence next to the runway at Central Jersey Regional Airport on Millstone River Road, according to Hillsborough police. Police said they received a call at about 2:50 p.m. of an airplane crash at the west end of the airport,…
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HIGHTSTOWN: Borough could fire police officer tonight
By Amy Batista, Special Writer After two years of being suspended, Police Officer Frank Marchione may be fired tonight. The Borough Council is expected to vote on a resolution that, if passed, would result in the termination of Officer Marchione. He has been suspended since Aug. 22, 2013. The proposed resolution comes as a result…
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HIGHTSTOWN: Boro to update housing code to better address public safety and overcrowding issues
By Amy Batista, Special Writer The Township Council is expected to amend its “Housing” ordinance tonight (Sept. 21) to better address public safety and overcrowding issues. The revisions have been proposed by the borough’s code office, according to Borough Administrator Henry Underhill. Councilman Charles “Lee” Stults, who is the council’s liaison to the construction office,…
