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Borough, township to review joint budget
Only five of 15 departments will see an increase under proposed plan. By: David Campbell The governing bodies of Princeton Borough and Princeton Township, along with municipal department heads, are expected to meet this evening for their annual review of budgeting for shared services. The total for all agencies jointly funded by the borough and…
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Chester I. Robbins
Chester I. Robbins, 88, died Friday at his home. Born in Rocky Hill, Mr. Robbins had been a resident of Hopewell for 59 years. He served in the U.S. Army in the South Pacific during WW II. Mr. Robbins worked for the General Service Administration, retiring in 1980. He was a member and elder of…
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Plainsboro to observe 26th Founders’ Day on May 1
Plainsboro Township’s 26th annual Founder’s Day Celebration will take place on Sunday, May 1. The yearly community celebration commemorates the incorporation of the township on May 6, 1919. The event will kick off with a parade through town to the festival grounds at the municipal center. Scheduled to depart from Waters Edge Park on Pond…
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Looney Toons
The Michener Museum hosts ‘That’s All Folks! The Art of Warner Brothers Cartoons.’ By: Susan Van Dongen The familiar Looney Tunes characters are part of That’s All Folks! The Art of Warner Brothers Cartoons, in Doylestown, Pa., April 23 to July 3. As a movie star, he’s been winning popularity polls since the days of…
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OBITUARIES, April 26, 2005
Karla Schossberger, Ralph E. Osborne, Dr. Frank Rathauser, Lucille A. Gruszczyk. Karla Schossberger Knitwear designer Karla Schossberger of Princeton died April 17 at University Medical Center at Princeton. She was 93. Born in Vienna, Austria, she and her late husband, Charles, owed their lives to the village of Seignes, France, in the Auvergne, where…
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Helen B. Klockner
Helen B. Klockner, 85, died April 20 at St. Mary’s Hospital, Langhorne, Pa. Born in Barrington, she assisted her husband in diary farming in the Pennington area for over 25 years. She worked for Eastern Aircraft during World War II. She enjoyed gardening, flowers and the beach. Wife of the late Walter D. Klockner, she…
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Officials leery over merger proposal
Local officials say new legislation could create a commission in charge of identifying pairs or groups of muncipalities for consolidation. By: Leon Tovey Local officials say proposed legislation that would create a commission charged with identifying pairs or groups of municipalities ripe for consolidation is something they’ve seen before. And that they still don’t think…
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West Windsor-Plainsboro voters support school budget
Richard Kaye and Randall Tucker elected in West Windsor board race. By: Emily Craighead The mood was cautiously optimistic Tuesday night at the Community Middle School commons, where West Windsor-Plainsboro school administrators, Board of Education members and board hopefuls awaited election returns, chatting and munching on chocolate-chip cookies. There were smiles and congratulations when they…
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MHS golfers too streaky
By: Redd E. Patrick The Monroe High School golf team has been consistent about one thing this season … inconsistency. Grant Herring shoots 42 to take home honors in a victory over Colonia early this week, but then struggles with a 52 a day later vs. Old Bridge. Doug Rohrig gets hot with a pair…
