Author: Central Jersey
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HILLSBOROUGH: Pets (and people) go parading in park’s Howl-O-Ween event
More than 40 people dressed up their dogs (and maybe themselves, too) in costume to parade at Hillsborough Township’s first Howl-O-Ween event, held Saturday in Ann Van Middlesworth Park. The best small dog was deemed to be the schnauzer Tigger owned by Dorothy Zadzilko. The best large costumed pet was Charlie Mele’s Akita, Cato. The…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Roses greet demolition death knell
By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor Members of the group trying to prevent the demolition of Doris Duke family estate in the northern part of the township brought roses last Thursday night — as if to a funeral — to the Historic Preservation Commission meeting. The melodrama wasn’t entirely inappropriate, as the commission followed through with…
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WEST WINDSOR POLICE BLOTTER: Nov. 5
Joshua S. Mozee, of Perth Amboy, was charged with hindering apprehension for giving police a false name after the car in which he was riding was stopped by police for speeding on Route 1 north at 3:50 a.m. Oct. 18. He was found to be a fugitive from justice from the Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office…
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PRINCETON POLICE BLOTTER: Nov. 5
Jason Gotti, 27, of Edgewater Park, was charged with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia after he was observed smoking a marijuana cigarette inside his car in the Chambers Street parking garage at 12:23 p.m. Nov. 3. An Eatontown resident reported that someone scratched his 2014 Honda CR-V while it…
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Eleanor Angoff’s legacy is an inspiration to Princeton Community Housing officials
Rich Gittleman and Edward Truscelli, Princeton When Eleanor Angoff passed away on Oct. 27, Princeton lost a most sincere, effective and fervent advocate for the housing needs of our community. On behalf of Princeton Community Housing, we express our condolences to Eleanor’s family and friends; we are writing to let others know how much Eleanor…
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WEST WINDSOR: Marathe, Hamilton and Miller win Township Council seats
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer In the West Windsor Township Council election, the top vote-getters for the three available seats were incumbent Councilman Hemant Marathe, who got 2,252 votes; Ayesha Krishnan Hamilton, who received 2,120 votes, and Alison Miller, who earned 2,110 votes. Incumbent Councilman George Borek got 2,107 votes. Challengers Virginia Manzari received 2,096…
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MONTGOMERY: Jacey, Cavalli, Chenette and Huff win school board seats
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer At the Montgomery Township Board of Education, winners Charles F. Jacey Jr., received 1,041 votes; Richard Cavalli got 914 votes and Minkou “Minkyo” Chenette received 872 votes, respectively. They beat out Paul Blodgett, who received 581 votes; Shannon Devine, who got 743 votes; Ranjana Rao, who earned 765 votes and…
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WEST WINDSOR-PLAINSBORO: Kaish retains seat on school board
In the only contested seat on the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional Board of Education, voters returned incumbent school board member Michele Kaish for another three-year term by giving her 2,190 votes over her challenger, Jordon DeGroote, who got 1,597 votes. The term is for three years. Also, incumbent school board members Anthony Fleres got 689 votes…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Cooper wins upset for one of three seats on school board
Brett Cooper says he think he won a seat on the Hillsborough Township Board of Education the old-fashioned way. He had no lawn signs, nor endorsements from politically prominent individuals. There were no “hot” issues. Instead, he traded on his personal and community connections to seek votes. “I coached a lot of teams, and I…
