Author: Central Jersey
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WEST WINDSOR: Candidates sought to fill vacancy left by resignation of council member
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer West Windsor Township officials are seeking candidates to fill a vacancy on Township Council, created by the resignation of council member Kristina Samonte. Ms. Samonte, who was in the final year of her four-year term on Township Council, resigned effective Tuesday. She is moving out of West Windsor Township. “I…
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WEST WINDSOR-PLAINSBORO: School board officially accepts principal’s resignation
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer The resignation of former Thomas Grover Middle School principal Brian Harris was officially accepted by the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional Board of Education Tuesday night. Mr. Harris resigned for personal reasons. His resignation takes effect June 30. He assumed his duties as principal at the middle school on July 1, 2013.…
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PRINCETON: Witherspoon Middle School receives threatening phone call Tuesday
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer A pre-recorded message that threatened harm to children — called “swatting” — was received by the John Witherspoon Middle School on Walnut Lane Tuesday morning, according to the Princeton Police Department. The message, which was general in nature, was received by the school at 10:02 a.m., according to police. School…
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WEST WINDSOR: Fun Run to benefit Wounded Warrior Project
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer More than 25 percent of West Windsor Township police officers are military veterans, including a handful of combat veterans, so it only seemed natural to hold a community-wide event to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project. Saturday morning, dedicated runners and fun runners alike will take part in a 5K and…
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WEST WINDSOR: Council votes to maintain municipal tax code
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR— Township property owners will not see an increase in their municipal property taxes for the second year in a row, based on the $38.09 million municipal budget for 2015 adopted by Township Council Monday night. The municipal property tax rate is unchanged at 38 cents per $100 of…
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EAST WINDSOR: Korean War veterans reunite after 63 years
By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Staff Writer It’s never too late to reconnect with an old friend. With only black and white photographs and the vague memory of the name of a fire department, 85-year-old Edward Andrews, of East Windsor, set out to find his brother in arms, Jack Stewart. ”Ed, are you still alive,” was the…
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PRINCETON: Trio of sports fulfilled Alden
By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor Katie Alden is a rarity in this day and age. The senior will graduate from Princeton Day School this year as a four-year varsity performer in three sports; the lone girl to do that in her graduating class. ”I’m really happy that I came to PDS and got the opportunity…
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PRINCETON: Councilwoman Heather Howard to recuse herself from land use board meeting
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Princeton Councilwoman Heather H. Howard said Thursday that she would avoid any “appearance” of a conflict involving a personal home improvement project that needs approval from a local land use board whose members she appoints. She and her husband, Hunter Labovitz, want to install a 7-foot-attic dormer to their…
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PRINCETON POLICE BLOTTER: May 8
A vandal spray-painted graffiti on several large boulders within the Mountain Lakes Preserve, off Mountain Avenue. The incident was reported at 11:15 a.m. April 30. Luis Sanchez, 27, of Princeton, was arrested on several outstanding warrants from Trenton Municipal Court after he was pulled over on N. Tulane Street at 3:33 p.m. May 1.…
