Category: archives
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Emergency vehicles go the extra mile
The EMS will get a new Horton ambulance this year. By: Leon Tovey MONROE "It’s a lot of driving," Rob Drako said Wednesday. Mr. Drako, the operations coordinator for the township Emergency Medical Service, was talking about the EMS’s response statistics for 2004. The EMS, which operates 10 ambulances out of two stations …
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Montgomery cuts school taxes
Committee shaves $1.56 million from defeated budget. By: David Campbell MONTGOMERY The Township Committee unanimously moved Thursday night to save local property taxpayers about $2 million on the 2005-2006 school budget. The action was taken following the April 19 defeat of the $67.9 million budget, and it represents a decrease in spending of about…
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Roman gives Saeed a run for his money
By: Carolyn M. Hartko Going into last Saturday’s Greater Middlesex Track & Field Championships, Umar Saeed of Old Bridge was everyone’s favorite to win the boys’ flight of the 3200 meter race at South Plainfield’s Jost Field. Several names were mentioned as long shot challengers who would basically be shooting for second. No where in…
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Funeral home owner to lead parade
Director of the Glackin-Saul Funeral Home, Bill Glackin, will serve as grand marshal of the Hightstown Memorial Day Parade. By: Marisa Maldonado HIGHTSTOWN Bill Glackin has been involved in numerous civic organizations in the borough, not to mention his position as director of the Glackin-Saul Funeral Home. On May 30 the longtime borough resident,…
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Kittens
A large number of adorable kittens are in need of a loving home and available for adoption from SAVE, Princeton’s animal shelter, 900 Herrontown Road, Princeton. For information call (609) 921-6122. SAVE: http://www.petfinder.org/shelters/NJ143.html
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Old friends to reunite at Reunions, P-rade
Tents are raised, and so are spirits at university. By: David Campbell Tents are raised and so are spirits at Princeton University as the Ivy League school’s annual P-rade and Reunions celebrations draw near. Events for registered Reunions participants will kick off Thursday and run through the following Sunday. The highlight, as always, will be…
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Police to motorists: Be sure to buckle up
Cranbury police will be steppig up their enforcement of laws that require drivers to wear seat belts. By: Josh Appelbaum Cranbury police say they’re going to step up the enforcement of laws requiring drivers to wear seat belts during an education and enforcement campaign that begins Monday. The department will participate in the nationwide Click…
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OBITUARIES, May 20, 2005
Arthur L. Everett, Susan E. Jenkins. Arthur L. Everett Banker, WW committeeman MONROE Arthur L. Everett of Monroe Village died Wednesday at Monroe Village Health Care Center. He was 92. Born in Trenton, he was a longtime West Windsor resident and municipal official. Mr. Everett retired in 1978, after 43 years as vice…
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Controversy flares over proposed repairs to historic stone bridge
DOT takes aim at Route 206 span of Stony Brook, and historic preservation panel objects. By: Rachel Silverman Driving across the stone arch bridge on Route 206, which has spanned Stony Brook for 213 years now, the structure looks quiet and still. But thanks to a proposed New Jersey Department of Transportation project to "preserve…
