Category: archives
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Koehler grows into stopper role
Senior helps PHS soccer blank Trenton By: Bob Nuse As Kyle Koehler grew taller, he found it was time for him to grow into a new role on the Princeton High boys’ soccer team. "I’ve played a lot of different positions over the years," Koehler said. "I grew a lot after my freshman year and…
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Bears seen in Monroe
A half dozen bears have been sighted. By: Leon Tovey MONROE Authorities are taking a "live-and-let-live" approach toward a family of black bears that has been sighted several times around the township in the last two weeks. Sgt. Lawrence Linke of the township police said Wednesday that at least six bear sightings had been…
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LETTERS: Corzine tax plan offers real savings
To the editor: I applaud Jon Corzine for offering a real plan to relieve property taxes in New Jersey. I say a "real " plan because in addition to the fact that his plan proposes a 10 percent increase per year in rebate checks to those taxpayers who need them the most, the seniors,…
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Testimony starts in trial of mother charged with murder of young son
By: Marisa Maldonado TRENTON Both the prosecution and defense agree that 21-month-old Daniel Soto died from a cut to his heart and bruises to his lungs. But they painted drastically different pictures this week when it came to the role that his mother, 29-year-old Maritza Soto, played in his death. In opening arguments Tuesday,…
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PRESS FORUM: What kind of development is appropriate for Route 33 in Monroe?
PRESS FORUM Join the debate. The Cranbury Press is hosting a weekly forum that allow readers and users of the World Wide Web to offer their opinions on a variety of issues. The forum is designed to encourage debate and to offer the community information about the direction residents of Cranbury, Jamesburg and Monroe want…
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Campaign policy puts readers first
Editorial Local municipal-election campaigns are getting into full swing and in the spirit of fairness we feel it is important to remind readers and candidates of our policies on submitting letters. Letters must be no longer than 500 words and must be received by noon Monday in order to be considered for publication that week.…
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Housing relief measure is tabled
Princeton Borough Council wrestles with new affordable-housing obligation. By: Marjorie Censer The Princeton Borough Council reviewed the borough’s new affordable-housing growth-share obligation on Tuesday, but tabled a proposed ordinance intended to help the borough cope with that requirement. Members of the council expressed concern about meeting the roughly 96-unit affordable-housing obligation imposed by new regulations…
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PU enrolls 24 displaced by storm
Students will spend fall term on campus; tuition waived. By: David Campbell Princeton University has temporarily enrolled 24 visiting undergraduates and five visiting graduate students who were displaced from universities hardest hit by Hurricane Katrina, university spokeswoman Cass Cliatt said Tuesday. The students will spend the fall term enrolled at Princeton, assigned to campus housing…
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Sister act aids WW-P South soccer
McLaughlin girls help Pirates offense By: Justin Feil Wait. Just wait. It’s what West Windsor-Plainsboro South girls’ soccer coach Chris Miller heard over and over from Kelly McLaughlin and Kristina Shemming. Wait until McLaughlin’s sister, Maura, started high school. "Her older sister has been tooting Maura’s horn for a long time," Miller said. "She used…
