Category: archives
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Fire ruled accidental
The Hightstown Diner remains closed as damage from a recent fire is repaired. By: Michael Ross HIGHTSTOWN The fire that damaged the Hightstown Diner earlier this month was officially ruled an accident, according to borough Fire Official Thomas J. Murray. The fire, which started around 7 p.m. Nov. 13, forced the evacuation of roughly…
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Rezoning eyed to allow for townhouse units
Ordinance introduced to change to affordable housing zone By:Roger Alvarado The Borough Council on Monday introduced an enabling ordinance that amends its current zoning to allow for the building of 10 townhouse units on a 1-acre site along 13th Avenue and Brooks Boulevard. Earlier this month the council voted 4-2 in favor of a settlement…
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Baby’s death leads to murder charge
Police accuse borough father of shaking baby to death. By: Michael Ross HIGHTSTOWN A borough father was being held on $500,000 bail Wednesday, charged with killing his 2-month-old son who prosecutors say died of shaken baby syndrome. Angel Cartagena, 25, of Deerfield apartments was charged with murder on Nov. 18, according to Casey DeBlasio,…
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Public to have say on rail line plans
NJ Transit schedules forums on West Trenton Line project. By: Roger Alvarado Local residents will have their chance to question NJ Transit representatives on their plans to reactivate the now dormant West Trenton rail line during a pair of public forums set for next week. NJ Transit spokeswoman Janet Hines said Tuesday that two meetings…
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Court nixes Barclay lawsuit
Judge says auction was proper. By: Josh Appelbaum A state Superior Court judge sided with Cranbury on Nov. 19 and ruled against Arthur Danser, who challenged the legality of procedures used by the township during an Oct. 7 auction of the Barclay and Wright properties. Judge Joseph C. Messina ruled that the Oct. 7 auction…
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New Princeton High School gallery to open
First exhibit highlights contribuions of minority artists. By: David Campbell "’Til Every Art be Thine," the inaugural exhibition at Princeton High School’s new and expanded Numina Gallery scheduled to open Dec. 10, promises to be an innovative and interactive exercise in the media arts, said John Kavalos, studio arts and advanced-placement art history…
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LETTERS: Bill expands rights of homeowners
To the editor: What a paradox? While President Bush has our troops fighting to bring democracy to the Middle East our state government permits millions of our New Jersey residents residing in deed-restricted developments, most of which are planned retirement communities for seniors to be essentially denied the very rudiments of our democracy. A…
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POLICE BLOTTER
By: Isidro A. Alfaro, 39, of Dakota Street was charged with driving while intoxicated after police stopped his vehicle as he drove south on North Main Street at 4:54 p.m. Nov. 15.Mr. Alfaro was processed at headquarters and released to his wife. *** David Ashburner, 18, of Huff Avenue was charged with third-degree possession of…
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OBITUARIES: Joseph Leeder
Joseph G. Leeder, 88, of Monroe, died Thursday, Nov. 18, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Born on the Fourth of July, 1916, in Oil City, Pa., Dr. Leeder is the son of the late Joseph A. and Bertha Leeder of Columbus, Ohio. Raised in Columbus, where his father was a professor of…
