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AROUND CRANBURY by Lorraine Sedor: Winter is fun, despite mild weather
AROUND CRANBURY by Lorraine Sedor: Groups take advantage of unseasonable weather By:Lorraine Sedor Unquestionably mild weather has not stopped the Cranbury Girl Scouts from enjoying wintry fun. Last weekend, girls from the sixth through ninth-grade troops, leaders and parents traveled to Blue Mountain in the Poconos for snowboarding, tubing and skiing. Snowmaking at the slopes…
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Reduction in borough police force considered
Chief says staffing has ‘no fat.’ By: Jennifer Potash With three weeks until Princeton Borough Police Chief Charles Davall steps down, the Borough Council is moving to fill the vacancy while also considering reducing overall staffing. In his waning days, Chief Davall submitted a report to the council making a case for keeping the department…
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Elm Court project gets foundation grant
The board of trustees of Princeton Community Housing announced the award of a $15,000 grant from the Princeton Area Community Foundation for the Congregate Care Program at Elm Court. The Congregate Care Program provides a nutritious meal each day to senior residents who are eligible to participate. In addition, it provides light housekeeping and personal…
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EDITORIAL: We still await the day a dream becomes a reality
EDITORIAL A man’s fight for a "revolution of values." It is one of the most famous speeches in American history. On Aug. 28, 1963, at a massive march and rally in Washington D.C., the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. beseeched America to live up to the promise of its own birth as a nation. "I…
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Tisha
"Tisha", a 12 wk. old grey, black and white striped kitten, is in need of a loving home and available for adoption from SAVE, Princeton’s animal shelter,900 Herrontown Road, Princeton. For information about adopting , or another dog or cat, call (609) 921-6122. SAVE: http://www.petfinder.org/shelters/NJ143.html By:
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Neighbors to fight office complex, drugstore
Proposal for Route 27 site to go before Planning Board on Wednesday. By: Joseph Harvie Residents of Kathy Street plan to pack Wednesday’s Planning Board meeting to voice their opposition to an office complex and drugstore proposed for Route 27. Residents say they oppose the office complex because it would add to existing traffic problems…
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MHS hits a wall of Tigers
By: Redd E. Patrick The Monroe High School boys basketball team received a wakeup call on Tuesday. After racking up a surprising 6-1 record, which included six victories in a row by large margins, the Falcons hosted South Plainfield on Tuesday a South Plainfield team recognized as one of the best in the state…
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Speeches, awards and a march set here for Dr. King’s birthday
Princeton University plans major program for school children. By: David Campbell The legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will be commemorated locally with public addresses, a candlelight march and interfaith service, and music and awards. Today in Trenton, Mercer County Executive Brian M. Hughes will honor the memory of the slain civil…
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PHS to host summer trip fair
Trip fair gives students a look at over 30 summer programs available to them. By: Dennis O’Neill Dorothy Mullen of Princeton recalls the first summer her youngest son Max, a 17-year-old Princeton High School junior fell in love with water at Bay Head on the Jersey Shore. Since then, Max’s swimming ability has…
