Category: archives
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Princeton planners critical of senior housing project’s design
Board takes no action on 98-unit proposal for Bunn Drive By: Rachel Silverman With the K. Hovnanian Homes decision only weeks old, hearings began Wednesday night on another application to build age-restricted housing on Bunn Drive in Princeton Township. Though Wednesday’s meeting of the township’s Zoning Board of Adjustment drew a sizable crowd, the meeting…
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Queen Elizabeth rules over GMC
Segarra wins county title By: Rich Fisher & Steve Feitl When Elizabeth Segarra came into school on Monday, she received the hero’s welcome she so richly deserved after winning the Greater Middlesex Conference’s girls race at Thompson Park Saturday. But as the handshakes and back pats came, the Monroe High senior was thinking "If only…
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MHS finishes with a flurry
By: Rich Fisher There was nothing left to play for but pride and a better record due to ridiculously early scheduling by the NJSIAA and Greater Middlesex Conference and the Monroe High tennis team was healthy and playing its best tennis of the year. The Falcons won four of their last five matches…
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A little out of whack, but hardly out of line
Unlikely Cranbury trio joins forces to bolster Little Tigers’ offensive line By: Rich Fisher The fact that Princeton High’s offensive line is doing so well this season with three first-year starters might seem a little odd, but not half as offbeat as the stories behind those new starters. Consider, if you will: The right tackle…
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Mother of three denies prostitution charge
Princeton Township resident was running a massage business out of her Griggs Farm home By: Rachel Silverman Meryl James, 50, a single mother of three, was arrested Tuesday and charged with running a house of prostitution from her Griggs Drive home in Princeton Township. Ms. James, who also was charged with prostitution herself, had been…
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2006 Lincoln Mark LT: A truck that delivers on luxury
…the Mark is also expected to generate interest from those who want a real pickup, but with flair or luxury styling and comforts By: Mike Blake With Lincoln, the capital "L" has always stood for "Luxury." From the time that Lincoln Motor Company stopped building Liberty aircraft engines following World War I and re-tooled to…
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Somerset County commission defends bus drivers’ track record
Some Montgomery Township parents question competency following series of minor accidents By: Kara Fitzpatrick MONTGOMERY The lingering issue of transportation was again the focus during a Board of Education meeting Tuesday as representatives from the school district’s commissioned bus service faced questioning from parents. Representatives from the Somerset County Educational Services Commission attended the…
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South shoots out ‘Stars
Pirates, Wyman lone area team to reach MCT soccer semis By: Justin Feil It only took two penalty kicks for Kate Wyman to feel confident that the West Windsor-Plainsboro South girls’ soccer team was going to advance in the Mercer County Tournament on Wednesday. Alexa Suarez made the first one for the Pirates. Lauren Fucetola…
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Global pollution concerns surface near Princeton University campus
New Jersey Community Water Watch chapter takes on the D&R Canal By: Robert M Bernstein For many undergraduates, escaping to college represents an opportunity to leave behind the problems of hometown life. After years of living among some of the most polluted waterways in the world, however, Bangkok resident Tom Yeung came to Princeton University…
