Category: archives
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Man jailed for hit and run
Jamesburg man gets four years in prison for hit and run on June 10, 2003. By: Leon Tovey MONROE A Jamesburg man was sentenced to four years in a state prison after he pleaded guilty to charges of aggravated assault for his involvement in a hit-and-run accident that occurred June 10, 2003, according to…
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DISPATCHES: Unlikely activist takes on war in Iraq
DISPATCHES By Hank Kalet: Mother of soldier killed in Iraq speaks out against President Bush and dubious war. By: Hank Kalet Sue Niederer never expected to find herself on the nightly news. She never expected to be speaking at Rutgers and elsewhere about her views, never expected to find herself being forcibly removed from a…
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LETTER: Stubbornness is a bad policy
To the editor: George W. Bush keeps criticizing John Kerry for shifting his position on the war in Iraq. Is that worse than stubbornly sticking to the same position, even after the evidence indicates you’re wrong? President Bush told the American people that Iraq posed an imminent threat to the United States, possessed weapons…
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NPDC land deal dies on table
Montgomery to file lawsuit against state for site cleanup. By: Jill Matthews MONTGOMERY After eight years of negotiations over the purchase of the state-owned North Princeton Developmental Center site, the township has stepped away from the negotiating table and announced that it intends to file a federal lawsuit against the state. In response, the…
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Borough wants pay-to-play law
Hightstown Borough is looking to institute a ban on the practice of rewarding political contributors with municipal contracts. By: Michael Ross HIGHTSTOWN Borough lawmakers are calling for a measure that will ban political contributions to locally elected officials by companies interested in doing business with the borough. The measure is in step with an…
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TANGENTS: Things I like, but my friends – and my wife – don’t
The music, food and apparel that our news editor and his wife disagree on. By: John Saccenti Sometimes I wonder what it is people see in me. I don’t mean to say I’m unlikeable, in fact, I find myself very charming, even despite the many personality and behavioral shortcomings that I, like everyone else, have.…
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Twin Rivers resident gets borough police scholarship
Hightstown High School graduate Alexander Wood receives scholarship given to a student pursuing a career in politics. By: Michael Ross HIGHTSTOWN Borough police have bestowed their fifth annual scholarship to a 2004 Hightstown High School graduate pursuing a career in politics. Alexander Wood of Howsington Place was presented the Police Department’s $500 scholarship on…
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Municipal Alliance auction to aid children
The Montgomery/Rocky Hill Municipal Alliance is sponsoring an art auction on Friday, Oct. 29, that will benefit the community’s children. The art auction fund-raiser will be held at the Montgomery Middle School. Tickets are $15 per person or $25 per couple and include admission, desserts and coffee. The auction will feature art in all media…
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EDITORIAL: Local issues are focus of our coverage
EDITORIAL: Residents are encouraged to send questions for candidates to the Cranbury Press. There are just 39 days until Americans across the country walk into their voting booths. That doesn’t leave a lot of time for prospective voters to get a handle on the issues, understand where the candidates stand and then make up their…
