Category: archives
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Rosedale Park area seat belt stop leads to charges
Woman charged with assaulting Hopewell Township policeman. Man charged with possession of crack cocaine, driving while intoxicated and driving with open containers of alcohol. By John Tredrea A Trenton woman has been charged with assaulting a township policeman and the man who was driving the vehicle in which she was a passenger has been charged…
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School staff cuts on Hopewell Valley’s horizon?
State aid figures, due March 3, should clarify situation. By John Tredrea Layoffs of teachers, supervisors, paraprofessionals and other support staff could result from a budgetary squeeze facing the Hopewell Valley Regional School District as a result of the state’s budget cap law. That law restricts the amount districts may increase their budgets over that…
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Bryn Mawr book sale coming March 23
The 74th Bryn Mawr-Wellesley Book Sale is less than a month away. The sale will begin Wednesday, March 23 and run through Saturday, March 26 at Princeton Day School’s Campus Center off The Great Road. The sprawling sale of used books begins March 23 with a preview sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with…
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Officials: DOT wants to scrap bypass
Washington Township officials say move could threaten plans for Town Center. By: Lauren Burgoon WASHINGTON Plans for Town Center have been in the making for years, and from the very first day Washington officials accepted that a southerly bypass must go in for the concept to work. Now committeemen are fearful that the Department…
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Citizens should help leaders make tough budget decisions
EDITORIAL By Ruth Luse In March 2003, while working on that year’s municipal budget, Fran Bartlett, then Hopewell Township’s mayor, said: "The last thing I want to do is layoffs." By budget adoption time that year, township officials fortunately were able to pass a budget that did not involve layoffs. This year, balancing the importance…
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Tax appeals could boost bills
Shrinking commercial ratables may cause school, town tax hikes. By: Joseph Harvie The township is facing a 1.94 percent decrease in the size of its ratable base because several businesses have won tax appeals this year, which could mean higher taxes for residents. The township ratable base was set at $3.798 billion on Jan. 10,…
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Sholl helps PHS reach CJB final
By: Justin Feil Caroline Sholl was focused on running when she came into Princeton High School, but she’s found just as much team success in the pool for the Little Tiger girls’ swim team. "Swimming turned out to be a lot of fun," said Sholl, a senior from Cranbury. "The team has been a lot…
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SBHS eager for states
By: Ken Weingartner The streak is over, but the South Brunswick High ice hockey team is ready to begin another. South Brunswick saw its 10-game unbeaten streak end with a 5-1 loss Tuesday to Toms River North, the No. 16 team in the state, in the semifinals of the Southern Conference White Division’s Jim Dowd…
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Library to host youth teen night on March 4
Princeton-area teens are invited to the Princeton Public Library 7 p.m. Friday, March 4, when the library and Corner House present "Friday Night Live." The free event is open to all high school students. Planned as a fun-filled evening, Friday Night Live will feature performances by a cappella groups from Princeton High School and Princeton…
