Author: Central Jersey
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HILLSBOROUGH: Mock ‘birthday party’ Sunday for Doris Duke
By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor Objectors to the demolition of the Doris Duke’s residence on the 2,500-acre estate in northern Hillsborough will hold a symbolic birthday party on Sunday, Dec. 6, rain or shine, at 1 p.m. members for Doris Duke’s 103rd birthday at Duke Island Park, Oak Grove Pavilion, Bridgewater Township. Ms. Duke was…
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PRINCETON: Consultant recommends historic status for Witherspoon-Jackson neighborhood
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer The homes in the Witherspoon-Jackson neighborhood are not as grand or as quaint as those in the Mercer Hill or Bank Street local historic districts, but a consultant who has studied the neighborhood believes it deserves local historic district status. Monday night, consultant Wise Preservation Planning LLC made a case…
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PRINCETON: Bainbridge House will be renovated into office and event space (Updated)
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Historic Bainbridge House on Nassau Street will be turned into office and event space and an information center for cultural goings on, said Princeton University, the owner of the 18th-century building. The school said Wednesday that it planned to renovate what used to be a private residence and later…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Library to open late Thursday
All 10 Somerset County Library System branches will open at noon on Thursday, Dec. 3, as they observe a staff appreciation morning. The branches include the Hillsborough branch in the municipal complex 379 South Branch Road and the Manville facility at 100 South 10th Ave.
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WEST WINDSOR: Police officer on DUI detail injured after patrol car struck by alleged drunken driver
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR — A township police officer, assigned to a drunk driving enforcement detail, suffered non-life threatening injuries when his patrol car was struck by a driver who was later determined to be under the influence of alcohol, according to the Police Department. Police Sgt. Michael McMahon had just completed…
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Princeton men’s basketball remains undefeated with rout of Fairleigh Dickinson (with multiple photos)
Led by Henry Caruso’s career-high 27 points, the Princeton University men’s basketball team remained unbeaten with a 91-61 thrashing of Fairleigh Dickinson Monday night at Jadwin Gym. The Tigers are now 4-0, the first time the team has won four straight to open the season since the 1997-98 squad did it. Caruso, who missed only…
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SCUDDER FALLS: Open house will explain details of I-95 bridge replacement
The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission will host an open house from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3, on a series of construction activities to be conducted along I-95 in Lower Makefield Township, Pa., next year in advance of the Scudder Falls bridge replacement project. The event will be at the William Penn…
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HOPEWELL: Let Me Run boys reach goal in 5-kilometer foot race
More than 35 4th and 5th grade boys from Hopewell, Bear Tavern, Toll Gate and Stony Brook elementary schools completed the Princeton Pacers Clash Dash on Nov. 15 to culminate the 7-week Let Me Run program. The program empowers boys to make healthy choices, celebrate perseverance to improve, build healthy relationships, develop self-worth, and, at…
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PRINCETON: Couple donates Princeton Ridge land for conservation
Ten wooded acres, home to barred owls, wood turtles and numerous songbirds, have been donated to New Jersey Conservation Foundation. Barbara and Michael Blumenthal donated the property on Ridgeview Road on Nov. 11 to ensure that it stays in its natural state forever. “It’s nice that this property is in the hands of New Jersey…
