Author: Central Jersey
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PRINCETON: Two sought for making unauthorized bank withdrawals
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer The Princeton Police Department is searching for two men who have made a series of unauthorized withdrawals, totaling $2,700, from Bank of America automated teller machines, or ATMs, at two of the bank’s branches on Nassau Street several times in April and May. The fraudulent withdrawals occurred on April 5,…
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PRINCETON: Marathon session gets school board, teachers ‘a lot closer’ on contract
By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer A marathon negotiation session that ended in the wee hours of Wednesday brought the Princeton school board and the teachers union “a lot closer” to reaching a new contract, said the head of the school board. The two sides began meeting at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday to hammer out…
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PRINCETON: Council still awaiting legal advice on bag fee proposal
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer The Princeton Council still is waiting for legal advice on whether officials have the authority to impose a charge on plastic and paper shopping bags. Municipal attorney Trishka W. Cecil originally was to have issued an opinion on the topic by the end of May. But that’s been put…
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WEST WINDSOR: Contract awarded for North Post Road improvement study
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Township Council has awarded a $31,800 contract to a Hamilton Township-based engineering firm to study improvements to North Post Road, between Clarksville Road and Emil Street. Roberts Engineering Group LLC will study the existing conditions and develop conceptual plans for a widened roadway that will include two travel lanes for…
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PLAINSBORO: Township plans property tax reassessment
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Plainsboro Township officials are gearing up for a township-wide reassessment, which is intended to ensure that all property owners — residential and non-residential — will be paying their fare share of property taxes. State law requires all properties to be assessed at 100 percent of fair market value, which is…
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WEST WINDSOR TOWNSHIP: Council to choose between two hopefuls for vacant seat
By Lea Kahn Staff Writer Township Council is expected to choose between a former school board member and a recent newcomer to fill a vacancy on the governing body when it meets Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the Municipal Complex. Township Council will interview the two candidates — Hemant Marathe and Benjamin J. Steinhauser —…
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North’s Thuppul makes leap to MOC
By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor Aathreya Thuppul was a little worried about advancing from the Group IV state meet. The West Windsor-Plainsboro North senior was not one of the top eight to make the finals of the boys long jump, so he didn’t have another chance to improve on his 21-feet-6 jump. He didn’t…
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Cougars move on to MOC
By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor Calista Reynolds and Mark Hillsamer didn’t advance automatically out of the Group IV state track and field championships. Fortunately, the Montgomery High School seniors were able to extend their seasons by doing well enough to earn wild-card entries into the Meet of Champions. It’s the first trip to the…
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Pirates enjoy successful state meet
By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor With their scholastic track and field careers winding down, Deirdre Casey and Nikhil Pulimood came through with their best. The West Windsor-Plainsboro South seniors made the Group IV state championships memorable with each winning two events apiece. “I’m really happy,” said Pulimood, who won the boys 1600 and 3200.…
