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Princeton Library to serve as ‘living room’ on election night
By: Jennifer Potash On the night of Nov. 2, many citizens may gather in living rooms to await the election results. But this year, Princeton residents may do so in a different kind of living room the Princeton Public Library. "I’ve always seen the library as the community’s living room, where people come together…
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For the Oct. 22 issue.
Scott Keith Konnight, Rose Horowitz. Scott Keith Konnight AUSTIN, Texas Scott Keith Konnight (Khristen Steeden Knight), 45, died Oct. 10. Born in Philadelphia, he was raised in the Hightstown and Trenton area. He attended Girard College and Hershey School. He joined the U.S. Army in 1985 and trained at the Ford Ord Defense Language…
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Crime rates among county’s lowest
Jamesburg and Monroe boast some of Middlesex’s lowest crime rates. By: Leon Tovey For the fifth consecutive year, Jamesburg and Monroe had two of the lowest crime rates in Middlesex County, according to the recently released State of New Jersey Annual Uniform Crime Report. According to the report, which was issued Oct. 13, Monroe had…
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Best leaves MHS girls second in SCT
Cougars finish three points behind Ridge By: Justin Feil How good is the Montgomery High girls’ cross country team? Even in their greatest Somerset County Tournament finish, the Cougars weren’t satisfied. Led by freshman Amanda Herrmann, Montgomery finished second to Ridge on Wednesday. The Red Devils finished with 61 points to MHS’ 64. Pingry was…
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Locals meet with Comcast
Comcast cable pact is under review. By: Josh Appelbaum Township residents, business people and members of an ad hoc cable television subcommittee got a chance Monday to talk with a representative from Comcast Cable at a public hearing on the cable company’s contract renewal with the township. Rob Clifton, Comcast’s area director of community affairs,…
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New Plainsboro rehab center said to be nation’s largest
By: Jill Matthews WEST WINDSOR Boasting of now having the largest rehabilitation center attached to a nursing home in the state, Pavilions at Forrestal officials held a grand opening Tuesday for their expanded rehabilitation center. The 2,400-square-foot center, which was expanded by about four times its original size, will now have the capacity to…
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Borough may tax downtown businesses
Special tax for downtown businesses to standardize garbage collection and sidewalk maintenance may be implemented in Hightstown. By: Michael Ross HIGHTSTOWN Borough administrators may create a special tax for downtown businesses to standardize garbage collection and sidewalk maintenance. During Monday night’s Borough Council meeting, Borough Clerk/Administrator Candace Gallagher said there is a general concern…
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Oppenheimer forum slated at Institute on centennial of his birth
A film and talks by those who knew him scheduled Wednesday. The Institute for Advanced Study will hold a special public event in honor of the 100th anniversary year of the birth of physicist and former Institute Director J. Robert Oppenheimer, who died in 1967. Dr. Oppenheimer, who headed the Institute from 1947 to 1966,…
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Memorial tribute set at Princeton library for Chistopher Reeve
The Princeton Public Library will present a special screening of "The Brooke Ellison Story" on Monday in a memorial tribute to the late Christopher Reeve, the director of the film. The free event will be hosted by the library and Mr. Reeve’s mother, Princeton Borough resident Barbara L. Johnson. The film will be shown on…
