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Petrus Wilhelmus Leopold Peutz
Petrus Wilhelmus Leopold Peutz, 64, died July 7. Born in Heerlen, the Netherlands, he was the son of architect, Frederickus P.J. Peutz and Leonie J. I. Tissen. Mr. Peutz lived in Pennington for 16 years before moving to Princeton. A graduate of Delft University in the Netherlands with a degree in building engineering and architectural…
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Halloween-like mischief a year-round problem in Montgomery
Egg-cidents have been popping up around the township on nearly a weekly basis for the past few months. By: Jill Matthews MONTGOMERY In most towns, it happens only during Halloween or on a rare night. But in Montgomery, it has become a weekly event. A Montgomery resident reports that an unknown individual or individuals…
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Lions seeking fans for visit to Thunder
Tickets for August 14 games versus New Britain Rock Cats are available By:Sarah Winkelman The Cranbury Lions Club is calling all people who leap out of their seats at the sound of the crack of a baseball bat connecting with a baseball, salivate at the smell of hotdogs slathered in ketchup and mustard or who…
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Pool at Pheasant Hollow complex reopened
PLAINSBORO The pool at the Pheasant Hollow apartment complex has reopened. The Middlesex County Public Health Department closed the pool June 22 after an inspector gave the pool an unsatisfactory condition rating. A department spokesman said the inspector’s report referred to a lack of chlorine in the pool, a problem with the drain cover…
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DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet:Running 8 miles on the suburban streets
Endurance running outdoors, on Central Jersey’s changing roads By:Hank Kalet Grass clippings litter the edge of the street, mixed in with the stray gravel and broken glass left over from the trash collectors. There is a lost shirt, I think, and the occasional beer can. I’m running along Perrine Road, near the Heather Knolls developments,…
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Plan hearing a good start for borough
Editorial Borough Council members David Schneider, Walter Sikorski and Patrick Thompson deserve praise for raising common-sense questions about the borough’s Redevelopment Plan on Tuesday, giving Mayor Bob Patten no choice but to wait until next month to try to introduce the plan. The three questioned the Economic Development Team’s level of involvement in developing the…
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Board denies gas station
Safety cited in 7-0 vote against new service station By:Matthew Kirdahy The Zoning Board of Adjustment has denied an application for a new service station at the corner of Route 1 and New Road saying it posed a safety risk to motorists and would worsen an already dangerous intersection. In a 7-0 vote on July…
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Top-class office building slated for former IDA facility
Thanet Circle structure to be renovated by Hillier. By: Melinda Sherwood A unique commercial property in an idyllic part of Princeton Township has been scooped up by a real estate company, which enlisted Princeton architect J. Robert Hillier to transform it into a premier multi-tenant Class A office building. GHP Office Realty recently announced it…
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Hot rods cruise into town
Cruise night scheduled for July 16 By:Joseph Harvie JAMESBURG Motorcycles, classic cars, a stock car and rock ‘n’ roll hits of the ’50s will be on hand as Jamesburg holds its second Cruise Night of the summer July 16. The Subway sandwich shop on West Railroad Avenue will be the meeting ground for Cruise…
