Author: Central Jersey
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HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Blake will bring people together
Deborah Zeller, Hopewell Township As a lifelong Republican, I am writing to support Julie Blake for Hopewell Township Committee. Julie is the Democratic candidate, but in the 10 years I have known her, she has proven herself to be sensible, fair and an extremely hard worker. We need more people like Julie in government, and…
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HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Blake rises above the normal politician
Allen J. Cannon, Hopewell Township My name is Allen J. Cannon and I served on the Hopewell Township Committee with Harvey Lester for two years. I unequivocally support Julie Blake in the current Township Committee race. I chose not to run for re-election in Hopewell due to matters I felt are seriously impacting the entire…
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HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Lester pays attention to the town’s bottom line
Fran Bartlett, Hopewell Township As a former Democratic mayor of Hopewell Township, I must respond to some opinions published on this page about the township budget under Harvey Lester’s management. Having watched the disastrous purchase and planning of the Pennytown-Kooltronics scheme (under, I am sorry to say, a Democratic administration) to the tune of at…
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HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Reduce the burden of township property taxes
Peter Sandford, Hopewell Township Taxes are way too high in Hopewell Township. We all feel it; we all dread seeing the latest property tax bill arrive each spring. Together, we need to take more aggressive action to rein in out-of-control spending and reduce the burden of residential property taxes on families, empty-nesters and seniors, and…
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HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Three injured in crash at Dublin Road intersection
A three people were injured in a motor vehicle crash at the intersection of county Route 546 and Dublin Road on Monday afternoon. Hopewell Township police were called to the intersection at 2:45 p.m. after a Mercury Sable and Honda Civic had collided. The driver of the Mercury, a 19-year-old Hopewell Township woman, was transported…
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PRINCETON: Mayor promises ‘exciting announcement’ at tonight’s council meeting
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Mayor Liz Lempert on Monday would not tip her hand on the “exciting announcement” that an undisclosed staff member planned to make tonight at the council meeting. At her regular twice-monthly press conference, the mayor was not budging when pressed repeatedly on what the news was or even which…
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PRINCETON: The ‘tenacious strength and courage’ of John and Alicia Nash is remembered in memorial service
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer The late Nobel Prize winning mathematician John F. Nash Jr. and his wife, Alicia, were remembered Saturday for the life they shared amid the ups and downs that came with his bout with schizophrenia and subsequent celebrity as the focus of a Hollywood movie. Some 300 family, friends and…
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WEST WINDSOR: Park renamed in honor of John and Alicia Nash
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR — “A beautiful place for a beautiful mind and a loving heart.” That’s how Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh described Nash Park — the former Princeton Junction Pocket Park, on Alexander Road next to the Valero gas station — that was renamed and dedicated in memory of John Forbes Nash…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Royce Brook Golf Course development is proposed
By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor Owners of Royce Brook Golf Course are proposing to build a conference center, offices, restaurants, villas and 325-room hotel on about half of their Hamilton Road property. Among the first needed steps would be expansion of a state water quality management plan to allow sewer service to be provided. Somerset…
