Category: archives
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Princeton High students plan anti-Bush walkout
National World Can’t Wait protest slated for Wednesday By: Rachel Silverman Around 9 a.m. Wednesday, Princeton High School could be rather quiet. Or, simply, bereft of students. A student walkout to coincide with a national World Can’t Wait movement is reportedly planned to start just before homeroom, between the second and third periods. If all…
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Skipping estate planning a fatal flaw
Plainsboro attorney explains why By: Gwen McNamara PLAINSBORO Most people do not enjoy going to the doctor they avoid checkups, put off making appointments and procrastinate attending that yearly physical. The same it seems goes for estate planning, according to Lisa Presser, a trusts and estates lawyer at Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP…
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PDS closes best season in 24 years
Panthers win final five football games By: Bob Nuse None of the players on the Princeton Day School football team were born yet the last time the Panthers won seven games. In fact, head coach Bruce Devlin was only 12 years old when the Panthers went 7-1 in 1981. But with Saturday’s 34-0 win at…
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Borough may place new restrictions on removal of trees
Among the provisions, a permit would be required for removing any live tree greater than 16 inches in diameter By: Marjorie Censer The Princeton Borough Council is poised to place further restrictions on homeowners who wish to remove live trees from their properties. The ordinance the council may introduce at its meeting tonight would decrease…
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Milestones
Issue of Nov. 1, 2005 By: Sara Carpenter REAL ESTATE The national commercial real estate firm Studley has promoted Robert Bull of Montgomery to executive managing director. With the firm since 1994, Mr. Bull has become a specialist in the financial services sector, representing tenants in the Central Jersey office market, with a particular focus…
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Letters — week of Oct. 28
By: No record to stand on To the editor: Monroe Township Councilman Irwin Nalitt said that incumbent Councilwoman Joanne Connolly should not be criticized for her performance while in office, but just re-elected because she is such a good person. Every elected official must stand before the voters and defend his/her record. Mr. Nalitt knows…
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A singular act and a broader movement
DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet By: "A single act, a bold stroke, by a dignified African American 50 years ago dramatically altered the course of American history. Rosa Parks is a name for the ages." The Washington Post, Oct. 26 "Those who offer only words cynically tailored for the advantage of the moment, who choose…
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Senior units mulled for COAH plan
Cranbury faces Dec. 20 deadline for submitting proposal to state. By: Jessica Beym Incorporating a senior development into township plans for affordable housing could cause more problems than it will solve, according to Mark Berkowsky, Cranbury Housing Associates president. The subcommittee on affordable housing discussed designating land near Four Seasons on Old Trenton Road as…
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Van Dyke tract should be saved
EDITORIAL By: Morris Realty Associates are proposing to build 76 single-family houses on a parcel the company had targeted for warehouses. But neighbors of the 220-acre Van Dyke tract on Davidsons Mill Road have other ideas. They want the township to work with the county and state to preserve what they say is a historic…
