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  • Depot buyer may get cleanup bill

    Administrator says township won’t bid on property By:Roger Alvarado    Township Administrator Kevin Davis says the cost of carrying out the remaining contamination cleanup at the 360-acre Belle Mead Supply Depot likely will prohibit the township from buying the property if it’s put up for sale.    The General Services Administration Office of Property Disposal, which owns…

  • ‘Anne Frank’ play coming to HHS

    The Hightstown High School Drama Club will perform "The Diary of Anne Frank" for four days, starting Wednesday. By: Dana Lynn Flatekval    HIGHTSTOWN — First staged in 1955, "The Diary of Anne Frank" still withstands the test of time and parallels the passionate emotions of anger, frustration and fear that were felt by Jews in…

  • Montgomery urges residents to shop locally

    By: Kara Fitzpatrick    MONTGOMERY — Officials are encouraging Montgomery residents to shop locally this holiday season, highlighting new and expanded retailers within the community as an attraction.    "We encourage Montgomery residents to think locally and to shop locally. Merchants in Montgomery will appreciate your patronage and will assist you personally, as individuals and neighbors," said…

  • Jonesy and Newton

    "Jonesy and " "Newton," two friendly male cats, are in need of a loving home and available for adoption from SAVE, 900 Herrontown Road, Princeton. For information about adopting "Jonesy," "Newton" or another dog or cat, call (609) 921-6122. SAVE: http://www.petfinder.org/shelters/NJ143.html

  • Death row inmate exonerated by DNA test calls for reform

    Kirk Bloodsworth addresses Princeton University audience. By: Jessica Stahl    Kirk Bloodsworth, the first individual to be exonerated of criminal charges based on DNA evidence, spoke about the need for criminal justice reform in a talk Tuesday night at Princeton University.    Mr. Bloodsworth was wrongly convicted of the rape and murder of a 9-year-old girl and…

  • ‘Kinsey’

    With fine acting at the core, this film paints the pioneer in human sexuality as a crusader for people’s right to follow their inclinations, regardless of moral strictures. By: Bob Brown    He was the authority on the reproductive cycle of gall wasps. But when it came to his own sexuality, Alfred C. Kinsey was like…

  • Grant to fund study of combining police dispatching in Princeton

    Cost savings seen, but many logistical issues to address. By: David Campbell    Princeton Borough and Princeton Township will receive a $20,000 state grant to examine the feasibility of merging the two communities’ police dispatching services.    Princeton Township Mayor Phyllis Marchand announced the state Department of Community Affairs grant at the Township Committee’s meeting Monday night.…

  • Ann Traney

    By:    MANVILLE — Ann (Bezek) Traney died Nov. 15 at Raritan Valley Health and Extended Care Center in Bridgewater. She was 91.    Born in Plainfield, she had been a resident of Manville since 1943.    Mrs. Traney was a former communicant of Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church in Manville.    Her husband, Victor Traney, died in 1960.…

  • Route 92 roundtable gains support

    Municipalities to meet and discuss proposed toll road. By: Joseph Harvie and David Campbell    The Princeton Township Committee endorsed a resolution Monday calling for a mediated roundtable with other municipalities to determine the fate of Route 92.    The committee voted 3-0 in support of a mediated roundtable similar to the one that was created by…