Author: Central Jersey
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PRINCETON: County to do resurfacing work on River Road
Mercer County construction crews will begin work this week to resurface River Road between Herrontown Road and state Route 27, Princeton-Kingston Road. In a letter to the municipality, Director of Transportation and Infrastructure Aaron Watson said that the work is to be done in two phases over the next 10 days, weather permitting. The first…
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PRINCETON: Mount Lucas repair work continues through the week
Mount Lucas Road will be closed in certain sections from Monday through Friday this week as reconstruction work continues, according to municipal officials. The contractor will be continuing to install dry-laid stone wall on the northbound side of Mount Lucas between Jefferson and Cherry Hill roads and the west side of Mount Lucas at the…
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PRINCETON: Gas line break forces evacuation of bank branch
Workers from PSE&G were repairing a gas line leak that caused a nearby bank branch to be evacuated on Friday afternoon. Princeton police were called at 1:49 p.m. to Mount Lucas Road near Cherry Hill Road when a road construction crew accidentally broke a gas line while digging in the area. Mount Lucas Road was closed…
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PRINCETON: Dinky train service restored
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Dinky train service was restored at 11:06 a.m. today after being down for a few hours earlier due to a scheduling issue with an engineer, NJ Transit said. Substitute bus service was used instead to get transport people to and from Princeton Junction and the Princeton station.
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LAWRENCE: Police looking for three in armed robbery
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Police are searching for three men who robbed a Ewing Township man at gunpoint after he purchased a cell phone for them, but that turned out to be the wrong type at 3 p.m. Aug. 14, according to the Lawrence Township Police Department. The 48-year-old victim met the three suspects…
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WEST WINDSOR: Six candidates file to run for three Township Council seats
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR — With 10 days left to file for a seat on the West Windsor Township Council, six candidates have turned in nominating petitions to the West Windsor Municipal Clerk’s Office to run in the Nov. 3 general election. Three seats are up for grabs. The term is for…
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HOPEWELL: Pennington couple to open new Schafer Sports Center
A local Pennington couple, Shannon and Jonathan Schafer, recently broke ground on the new 39,000 square foot Schafer Sports Center in Ewing, along with elected officials and invited guests. The new sports center will feature gymnastics, dance, swimming, in-door soccer/lacrosse, a highly-reputed special needs training program and much more under one roof. The Schafer family,…
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HIGHTSTOWN: Amponsa, Weidner bring sterling credentials into Hightstown HOF
By Rich Fisher, Packet Media Group The 22nd Annual Hightstown High School Athletic Hall of Fame ceremonies are scheduled to take place on Friday, Oct. 9, complete with the induction luncheon and introduction of the honorees at that night’s football game. The Hall of Fame Luncheon is scheduled for 12 p.m. at The Holiday Inn…
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HILLSBOROUGH: $5,930 prizewinner of Rotary raffle is found
The winner of a 50/50 raffle ticket pulled at the Hillsborough Rotary Fair has been located. Rotarians say the winning ticket will deliver $5,930. The Rotary Club Foundation will make a similar amount. Rotary Club President John Shockley said Friday he talked by telephone with the winner and he is on vacation. When he returns,…
