Author: Central Jersey
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CRANBURY: Township bans public urination
By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor CRANBURY — The township has officially made urinating in public illegal. The Township Committee unanimously voted Monday night to adopt an ordinance to amend township code to prohibit urinating in public. “You had 300 years to do it and now the time is gone,” Mayor James Taylor said. During the…
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EAST WINDSOR: Tennis courts being refurbished
By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor EAST WINDSOR — The upgrade of the tennis courts at Wiltshire Park did not come about as the result of a letter to the editor. Mayor Janice Mironov said Tuesday that the decision to refurbish the courts at Wiltshire and Veterans parks was made last year. She said the process…
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EAST WINDSOR: Award bestowed upon the late Abbotts
By Amy Batista, Special Writer EAST WINDSOR — Mayor Janice Mironov presented the 2015 “Sylvia Weiss Senior Citizen Award for Outstanding Service as a Volunteer” at the council meeting on July 7. “Tonight we are going to award and honor citizens in our community,” said Mayor Mironov, adding that the award is presented annually. “It’s…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Senior League baseball makes playoffs
By Justin Feil, Packet Media Group The Hillsborough Senior Legion baseball team is heading back to the playoffs, and that bodes well for next year’s varsity baseball team at Hillsborough High School. The Legion team finished third at 9-6-1 in the competitive Pyramid Baseball League, and was scheduled to find out by today where they…
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PRINCETON: Judge issues temporary restraining order on faculty housing project work
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer A state judge on Tuesday issued a temporary restraining order preventing the Institute for Advanced Study from working on its faculty housing project until she decides on a lawsuit opponents of the project have filed. The outcome after a roughly three-hour hearing in Mercer County Superior Court in Trenton…
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PRINCETON: Criticism, concern greet NJ Transit decision to hike fares, cut services
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer NJ Transit will eliminate the 655 bus that goes to University Medical Center and raise fares on its trains and buses by an average of 9 percent statewide, the transportation agency’s board of directors decided Wednesday. The changes are part of a package of fare hikes and services cuts…
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PRINCETON: Woodworking brothers building more than just toys: They’re building smiles on the faces of children
By Maddy Anand, Packet Media Group The children’s faces lit up as Sam and Logan Leppo asked them whether they wanted a toy car or dog, then personally handed toys to each of them. Some of the children had a lot of difficulty deciding, but they all were happy with their choices at the end…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Duke Farms seeks to demolish dilapidated mansion
By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor Duke Farms is seeking a permit to demolish the original turn-of the-20th century residence on the 2,300-acre estate in the northern part of the township, and concentrate its resources in refurbishing and opening up other parts of the 2,300-acre property. The main house has been unoccupied since the death of…
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PRINCETON: Five new directors appointed to YingHua board
Five area residents have joined the board of directors of the YingHua International School in Princeton. They are B. Bonnie Liao, Ph.D., of Lawrenceville; Kevin Merges, Ed.D., of Somerset; Cheryl Rowe-Rendleman, Ph.D., of West Windsor; Stacy Schuster of Robbinsville; and John Wang of Plainsboro. They join Robert Eng, Ed.D., and R. Wade Speir, both residents…
