Author: Central Jersey
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PRINCETON: Now that there is labor peace, school district focus is squarely on education
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Superintendent of Schools Steve Cochrane is about to open schools next week in a different environment and atmosphere than where he and the district were just nine months ago. The biggest difference: no more strife with the teachers about reaching a contract. The district will enjoy a time of…
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‘Gone With the Wind’ glorifies slave holding in the antebellum South
Russ Weiss, West Windsor Yes, perhaps, “Gone with the Wind” is an “epic classic“ with “one of the all-time great movie couples.“ However, in proposing this as a Packet Pick you should have at least given some kind of mention to its egregious glorification of the slave-holding antebellum South. After all, the movie portrays a…
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Help change parties of Princeton’s state legislators
Scotia McRae, Princeton To the editor: Many people in Princeton do not realize that their representatives in the New Jersey Senate and Assembly are all Republicans. Yes! It’s true. If you don’t believe me go to:http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/districts/districtnumbers.asp#16. How did this happen? As a result of the 2010 national census, New Jersey State Legislative Districts were…
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SOLUTIONS:
By Huck Fairman The town of Princeton, led by its recycling coordinator Janet Pellichero and John Marshall, president of the Princeton Merchants’ Association, is about to launch a new recycling bin campaign for downtown Princeton. The Public Works Department will be placing 10 new bins along Nassau and Witherspoon streets. These bins will have…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Cheerleaders selling 9-11 T-shirts
Hillsborough High School cheerleaders are selling white T-shirts with a 9-11 theme. Orders need to be to Mark Brownlie by noon on Sunday, Sept. 6. All shirts are short sleeve and are $10 each (youth medium, youth large, and adult S, M, L, XL, XXL). Students and football fans will be wearing these for the…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Former Hillsborough pol David Redlawsk in Iowa watching how we elect a president
By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor Former Hillsborough resident David Redlawsk is back in Iowa watching politicians. That’s a little bit of home and heaven for him. The director of polling at the Eagleton Institute for Politics at Rutgers University since 2009 arrived in the Hawkeye State in August, just in time for the 11-day political…
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HILLSBOROUGH: River Road reopens following repair
River Road (County Route 567) between Elm Street (County Route 667) and River Road/Opie Road has been reopened. The emergency pavement repairs that began Aug. 29 have been completed.
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EAST WINDSOR: Teen charged with cocaine, marijuana possession and intent to distribute
By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor A drug investigation led to the issuance of a search warrant for a Stockton Street residence at 7:45 p.m. on Aug. 27, according to police. During the search, quantities of cocaine, marijuana and prescription medications, as well as drug paraphernalia were located, according to the East Windsor Police Department. Resident…
