Author: Central Jersey
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PRINCETON: Princeton Community Housing ready to work with town to plan more affordable housing
Elizabeth Wolfe, Princeton Princeton Community Housing looks forward to helping Princeton meet the significant need for affordable homes. PCH has worked in collaboration with both the former borough and township government over the last 50 years to bring affordable rental homes to our community. We have built Princeton Community Village, Elm Court, Harriet Bryan House,…
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PRINCETON: Living at the Harrison Street Project was an adventure
Dick Snedeker, West Windsor As a one-time resident of what you refer to as “Butler barracks” in your Dec. 4 issue, I would like to add a few facts about this frequently misunderstood and misidentified housing complex on Harrison Street. My new wife and I lived there for five years, from 1952 until 1957, when…
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PRINCETON: Hope comes from young and old working together
Wilma Solomon, Princeton “What gives you hope?” Ten years ago, within a week of each other, Eli Wiesel at Princeton University and the Dalai Lama at Rutgers University, responded to this exact question with the identical answer: “Young people!” That has stuck with me all these years. At the time I was a little annoyed…
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PRINCETON: Church and seminary to welcome refugee family
The Rev. Dr. David A. Davis, Princeton Nassau Presbyterian Church has been resettling refugees in the Princeton community for over 50 years. Families have arrived in our community from Cuba (1964), Cambodia (1980), Vietnam (1984), Hungary (1989), Bosnia (1994, 1999), Sudan (2003), Burma (2006), and Iraq (2010). The effort has involved serving one family at…
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HILLSBOROUGH: TJ Harkins, 13, earns Eagle rank
On Sept. 14, TJ Harkins became Troop 1776’s 137th Eagle Scout and, at the age of 13, is the troop’s youngest Scout to earn this rank. TJ’s Eagle Scout project entailed building a Gaga pit on the grounds of Hillsborough Elementary School near the playground. In addition, he built four benches around the pit for…
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PRINCETON: Historic designation should be decided building by building
Ilona Melker, Princeton I am not a resident of the Witherspoon-Jackson neighborhood, yet I would like to share some of my observations about the conflict over proposal to consider the designation of the neighborhood as historical district and one, which is referred to as historically African American. As we learned from the presentation on Nov.…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Depth should help Raiders ice hockey
By Justin Feil, Packet Media Group An early-season schedule that includes games on back-to-back days for the second straight week will test the Hillsborough High School ice hockey team. Fortunately, the Raiders have more depth than ever and, with a veteran group back from last year, are well suited to take on the challenges. The…
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WEST WINDSOR-PLAINSBORO: Is this expansion or elimination of accelerated math?
Helen Ming, West Windsor At the Town Hall meeting with the superintendent, Dr. Aderhold, on Dec. 7, many parents were happily surprised to learn that the school actually plans to “expand” fourth and fifth grade A&E instead of “eliminating” it. The superintendent tried hard to convince the audience that all the criticism towards the school…
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PRINCETON POLICE BLOTTER: Dec. 9
Erick Carpinelli, 28, of Colonia, was arrested on an outstanding warrant for $500 from Hillside Township Municipal Court during a motor vehicle stop on Butler Avenue at 8:33 a.m. Dec. 8. Zully Florian, 35, of Hamilton Township, was arrested on an outstanding warrant for $300 from Lawrence Township Municipal Court following a motor vehicle…
