Author: Central Jersey
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LAWRENCE POLICE BLOTTER: Aug. 20
Howard Wilson, 62,of Trenton was charged with driving while intoxicated, driving while intoxicated in a school zone, failure to maintain lane, obstructing the flow of traffic, refusal to submit to breath testing, reckless driving, failure to provide registration and failure to provide insurance at 2:29 a.m. Aug. 15 after he was stopped for failing…
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PLAINSBORO POLICE BLOTTER: Aug. 20
Matthew E. Mueller, 18, of North Brunswick Township, was charged with speeding, possession of less than 50 grams of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled dangerous substance in a motor vehicle at 3:30 a.m. Aug. 15 after he was stopped for speeding by police on Route 1 south. …
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MONTGOMERY POLICE BLOTTER: Aug. 20
Jessica C. Arnold, 33, of Belle Mead, was charged with driving while intoxicated, careless driving, failure to maintain lane, leaving the scene of an accident and failure to report an accident at 9:55 p.m. Aug. 14 after she was stopped for a motor vehicle violation. Police discovered she had been involved in a collision near…
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PRINCETON: Franklin Avenue parking lot could be used for housing
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Princeton officials this week avoided discussing how the town plans to use and potentially redevelop a parking lot on Franklin Avenue that Princeton University will give the town in a few years. The lot was identified in a report the town did earlier this year on potential locations for…
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PRINCETON: Campus guides enlighten tourists and would-be students
By Zaynab Zaman, Special Writer For Princeton natives, the sight of swarming tourists blocking traffic on Nassau Street is no unusual occurrence, in fact something so predictable that it doesn’t even warrant a raised eyebrow. Hundreds of visitors flock daily to this quiet town to visit Princeton University, some coming in busloads, others driving upwards…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Golf tournament funds 9/11 scholarships
The annual 9/11 Memorial Golf Tournament will be held Tuesday, Sept. 8, at Fiddler’s Elbow Country Club in Bedminster Township. The event benefits the Adam P. Arias Memorial Scholarship Fund, which grew out of the organizers’ desire to honor and aid first responders and their families and those who gave their lives in the Sept.…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Three Eagle Scouts recognized by township
Three township boys who are members of Troop 489 were recognized by the Township Committee with proclamations on Aug. 11. They are Clement “Tyler” Obropta, Nicholas Athanasiou and Samuel Elliott. Nicholas, a Ridge High School senior, managed the repair and repainting of the handicap ramp to the Hillsborough Reformed Church Memorial Hall. The work involved…
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MONTGOMERY: School board’s president and vice president resign UPDATED
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer MONTGOMERY — Adelle Kirk-Csontos and Judy Humza, the president and the vice president of the Montgomery Township Board of Education and whose school board terms were not set to expire until Dec. 31, resigned unexpectedly from the board Tuesday night. This leaves the school board with only seven of its…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Other former Duke homes charge admission, writer says
To the editor: (Editor’s note: This letter was addressed to the Hillsborough Historic Commission members.) On Sept. 24, the Hillsborough Historic Commission is scheduled to make a crucial decision about the future of Doris Duke’s home. Doris Duke, an heiress and once the richest woman in the world, called Duke Farms her home. This…
