Author: Central Jersey
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HOPEWELL TWP.: Police make separate arrests in credit card fraud cases
Hopewell Township police reported arrests in two alleged cases of credit card fraud. Detective Michael Sherman arrested Richard J. Payne, 19, of Hunt Drive in Princeton on Oct. 13 at 1:22 p.m. and charged him with burglary, theft and credit card fraud. The investigation began in July when a victim reported that someone had entered…
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When will unnecessary construction signs be removed?
Richard S. Snedeker, West Windsor When will unnecessary road repair signs be removed? Within a few weeks after the job is done? A few years? Never? I’m curious because near the front of Nassau Hall on the south side of Nassau Street (state Route 27) there is an orange sign that says “Road Work Next…
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TRENTON: Man charged with robbing Princeton bank rejects plea deal
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer The felon charged with robbing a bank in Princeton likely will stand trial after rejecting a prosecutor’s plea offer calling for a 10-year-prison sentence. Wesley Gugliuzza, 29, appeared in court briefly on Monday before Mercer County Superior Court Judge Pedro J. Jimenez Jr., sitting in Trenton, for a status…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Memorial remembers longtime DPW employee William Niedlinger
Family, friends and colleagues of William F. Neidlinger gathered Friday to dedicate a memorial to the lifelong resident of Flagtown and 30-year employee with the township Public Works Department. The memorial, located in Flagtown Park on 7th Street in Flagtown, will stand “as a remembrance of a man who truly made a difference for the…
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LAWRENCEVILLE: Autistic Special Olympics athlete found miles from game
A 23-year-old Special Olympic athlete who had wandered away and went missing from his team’s soccer game at about noon Sunday at the Lawrenceville School, was found about two hours later in Hopewell Township. He was easily identifiable because he was wearing his soccer uniform, police said. The Mercer County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Maverick and…
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MERCER COUNTY: Ewing Township man charged with impersonating a police officer
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer TRENTON — A Ewing Township man has been charged with impersonating a police officer, and police are asking people to come forward if they believe they have been approached or pulled over by him, said Mercer County Sheriff Jack Kemler. John C. Williams, 60, who is also known as Johnny…
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LAWRENCE: Rider University to eliminate 14 academic programs
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer LAWRENCE — Responding to financial challenges, Rider University officials have announced plans to eliminate 14 academic programs and move three more from majors to minors, effective with the 2016-17 academic year, according to Rider University spokeswoman Kristine Brown. The changes, which were approved by Rider University’s Board of Trustees, also…
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PRINCETON: ‘Swatting’ threats to schools believed to be coming from the electronic gaming community (Updated)
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Police and district officials said Thursday that they believe the phoned-in “swatting” threats to the local public schools and other places nationally are coming from people in the electronic gaming community engaged in a contest in which they score points for how much havoc they cause. Princeton police Chief…
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Apple pie with Cheddar crust – Why not get a little cheesy with a classic dessert?
By Faith Bahadurian It’s hard to resist the siren call of apple pie in the fall, and I heard it loud and clear when I was supposed to judge at the West Windsor Farmers Market apple pie contest again this year. I still think about last year’s winning entry by Megan Hodges. She thinly sliced…
