Category: archives
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Twin tab wins OK
Calls for 5.5% tax hike. By: Josh Appelbaum The Township Committee adopted a 2005 budget Monday that carries a 5.5 percent increase in municipal taxes. The committee cited debt payments, police personnel changes, the cost of furnishing the new police station, professional services related to a re-examination of the Master Plan and the fulfillment of…
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Day of Dialogue
PHS students, staff confront issues of race, ethnicity, gender. By: Rachel Silverman "Be real. Take off the mask," National Conference for Community and Justice speaker Mike Buensuceso instructed a sea of high school students Wednesday afternoon. "For the next hour and 20 minutes, you’ll be able to talk about issues you don’t normally get to…
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Borough library learns to change with times
Jamesburg library is becoming more technological. By: Leon Tovey JAMESBURG "I think libraries will always be here, but I think our role is changing," Cindy Yasher said. Ms. Yasher, who has served as director of the Jamesburg Public Library for 15 years, said public libraries especially smaller ones like the borough’s are…
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Winless season still filled with fun for Monroe
By: Carolyn M. Hartko When things go wrong for a team, a lot of people take the easy way out sniping at each other, grumbling, obviously giving up during games. But that never happened this winter for the Monroe Township High School varsity girls’ basketball team. In spite of having a winless season (0-21),…
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OBITUARIES: George Paynor
George Paynor George M. Paynor, 72, died Tuesday, March 8, at the University Medical Center at Princeton. Born in Budapest, Hungary, he escaped his communist country and immigrated to the United States in 1956. He lived with his uncle in Jackson Heights, N.Y., until he moved to New Jersey in 1962 with his wife. He…
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Artworks sought for show celebrating Einstein
The Arts Council of Princeton and Numina Gallery are accepting submissions for "Relatively Seeing," a collaborative art show celebrating the life and work of Albert Einstein. The juried exhibition is open to all artists high school age and older. Selected juried work will travel from its original location at the Numina Gallery to The Arts…
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State Audubon Society endorses deer-culling
Organization cites impact on ecosystem, including bird habitats. By: Rachel Silverman The New Jersey Audubon Society, an environmental conservation and advocacy group, has come out in favor of methods to reduce the state’s white-tailed deer population, including controversial lethal culling. In a statement released Monday, the organization advocates that population control methods including the…
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Brownies swim their way up the Scouting ranks
Barclay Brook Brownies earn their swimming merit badges. By: Joseph Harvie MONROE Swimming in the beginning of March can be a difficult task when you live in New Jersey, that is, unless you have an indoor pool. While none of the Barclay Brook Brownies had an indoor pool, the South Brunswick YMCA did, and…
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Montgomery debates merits of more deer-hunting tracts
Concerns about adding acreage center around safety and parking By: Kara Fitzpatrick MONTGOMERY The Township Committee again discussed the possibility Wednesday of expanding the deer-management program by adding four open-space parcels for bow hunting only. Wildlife Management Committee Chair Frank Drift first presented the committee with the idea in February. Mr. Drift said the…
