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  • Fire destroys New Amwell residence

    BREAKING NEWS By:Donna Lukiw    No injuries were reported in a spectacular fire that destroyed a New Amwell Road residence.    The fire started in the rear of 149 New Amwell Road near the deck at about 2 p.m. Tuesday, but the cause is unknown.    "We got the fire under control in about 45 minutes," Sean Taylor,…

  • Voters approve school budget, special question

    Board incumbents ousted; Endo, Bigley, Hutner elected to three-year terms. By:    Lawrence Township voters tossed out two incumbents on the Board of Education while approving the 2005-06 budget and a special question on Tuesday.    Deborah Endo, with 1,931 votes, Ginny Bigley, with 1,649, and Gerri Hutner, with 1,551 were elected to three, three-year terms on…

  • BREAKING NEWS

    School budget, second question approved in Princeton; WW-P voters OK spending plan; Montgomery soundly rejects budget and second question    Voters in the Princeton Regional and West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional school districts approved their budgets for the 2005-2006 school year Tuesday.    Princeton voters also gave thumbs up to a second question on the ballot that will allow…

  • School budget passes; second question fails

    JUST IN By:    Hillsborough voters approved the proposed general school budget, but turned down a second question to pay for computers and new athletic programs.    The $93.8 million budget was passed by a vote of 1,853 – 1,693. The second question, seeking $261,416 was turned down by a vote of 1,957 to 1,574.    Voters also…

  • Jean Gregorio Yacovone

       Jean Gregorio Yacovone, 91, of Pennington died Monday in Park Place Center in Monmouth Junction.    Born in Manhattan, N.Y., she worked as a bookkeeper at Abraham & Straus in Brooklyn, N.Y.    Wife of the late Samuel Yacovone and sister of the late Agnes Ascivlla, Catherine Maffia and Anthony and Marco Gregorio, she is survived by…

  • OBITUARIES, April 19, 2005

    Domenic Pirone, Paul K. Weimer, Ruth M. Macdonald, Thelma Hendel, Anne C. Healey, Lenora Schwartz. Domenic Pirone Owned landscaping company     Domenic Pirone of Princeton died Friday at University Medical Center at Princeton. He was 76.    Born in Pettoranello Di Molise, Italy, Mr. Pirone was the owner and operator of Domenic Pirone Landscaping in Princeton.…

  • Jazz club to get its review

    Zoning board to examine restaurant, bar’s application. By: Rachel Silverman    The Princeton Township Zoning Board of Adjustment has called a special meeting Wednesday night to review a long-awaited application seeking to install a jazz club at Route 206 and Birch Avenue.    The club, which would act as a combination restaurant, bar, wine shop and performance…

  • Bulk is a favorite of coaches

    Senior helps North girls’ lacrosse to win By: Justin Feil    Coaches agree.    Shannon Bulk is a player that anyone would be happy to have on his or her team.    That makes Beth Mitchell and Kevin Mackenzie two of the luckiest coaches around the area. Mackenzie coached Bulk on the West Windsor-Plainsboro North girls’ soccer team…

  • Princeton’s downtown Communiversity offers plenty of options

    Annual street fair coming Saturday. By: Kara Fitzpatrick    From Chinese lion dancing to children’s theater, Saturday’s Communiversity festival in downtown Princeton will feature a wide variety of entertainment options.    Presented by The Arts Council of Princeton and the students of Princeton University, the event begins at noon with an opening ceremony at Stage One, located…