Author: Central Jersey
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MONTGOMERY POLICE BLOTTER: July 23
Nelson Garrymore, 19, of Skillman, was charged with driving while intoxicated at 3:15 a.m. July 17 after he was found slumped over at the wheel of his car, which was stopped in the lane of travel on Somerset County Route 533. Ronald J. Sohl Jr., 45, of Morrisville, Pennsylvania, was charged with possession of…
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PLAINSBORO POLICE BLOTTER: July 23
Taylor C. Pugliese, 18, of Hopkins Court, was charged with making property available for underage drinking at midnight July 16 after police responded to her home after being notified of an underage drinking party. Voltaire S. Ramsay, 39, of Boyertown, Pennsylvania, was arrested and issued a warrant for being a fugitive from justice…
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PRINCETON: University adds no-smoking buffer around its buildings
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Princeton University created a modified outdoor smoking ban by putting a 25-foot smoke-free buffer around university buildings and other facilities. The change took effect this month, and seeks to balance the rights of smokers and nonsmokers alike. Smoking already is prohibited indoors. But this aims to prevent second-hand outdoor…
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PLAINSBORO: Panera, Five Guys to open stores in Village Center
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer PLAINSBORO — Restaurant chains Panera Bread and Five Guys Burgers and Fries will be joining the lineup of eateries and businesses in the Plainsboro Village Center development, on the corner of Schalks Crossing Road and Scudders Mill Road. The Planning Board approved Sharbell Development Corp.’s proposal to build a 10,725-square-foot…
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PRINCETON: Princeton Day install tech upgrades
It may be summer, but the campus of Princeton Day School is in constant motion with significant renovations and upgrades currently taking place in many of the Middle School classrooms and library. On the technology front, Jon Ostendorf, chief information officer of the K-12 independent school, reports that, “In the Middle School classrooms and…
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LAWRENCE: School board ratifies contract with administrators
By James McEvoy, Special Writer LAWRENCE — Administrators in the Lawrence Township School District will receive a 2.5 percent raise each year through the 2017-18 school year as the result of a new contract ratified by the board of education Wednesday. The contract is effective July 1 and extends through June 30, 2018, district officials…
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MONTGOMERY: Superintendent Nancy Gartenberg receives new contract through 2020
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer MONTGOMERY — In front of a standing-room-only crowd, the Board of Education approved a two-year extension to the employment contract of Superintendent of Schools Nancy Gartenberg in a 6-3 split vote Tuesday night. School board members Christine Witt, Dale Huff, Dharmesh Doshi, Humberto Goldoni, and school board president Adelle Kirk-Csontos…
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MONTGOMERY: Dunkin’ Donuts store approved for intersection of Route 206 and Route 518
By Lea Kahn. Staff Writer MONTGOMERY — A former gasoline service station on the corner of Route 206 and Route 518, which has been vacant for more than a decade, will see new life as a Dunkin’ Donuts store with a drive-through window. In a 5-3 vote Tuesday night, the Zoning Board of Adjustment approved…
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MONTGOMERY: Board of Health wants cats to be licensed
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer MONTGOMERY — Felix the cat may need to get a license — a cat license, that is — if the township Board of Health has its way. The board is leaning toward enacting an ordinance that would require all cats to be issued a license — similar to the license…
