Category: archives
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Council should take time to consider plan
EDITORIAL The Borough Council on Tuesday could introduce a ordinance that will have an enormous impact on Hightstown’s future. A Greystone Capital Partners proposal to redevelop a 7-acre plot containing Borough Hall, the police station and the abandoned Bank Street rug mill will be before the council. As many as 82 residences (townhouses and condominiums)…
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Local woman works as mentor
Non-profit has been pairing mentors with families for 10 years By:Sarah Winkelman For some people, life is beautiful. They have a loving spouse, a good job and children that do well in school. But for others, simply getting out of bed in the morning is a struggle. For some, overwhelmed by children with disabilities, single-parenthood…
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Zoning board approves Writer’s Block garden
Writer’s Block, the cooperative garden experiment at Hulfish North off Paul Robeson Place, cleared a final municipal hurdle Thursday when the Princeton Borough Zoning Board of Adjustment unanimously approved the plan. Borough Zoning Officer Frank Slimak said the zoning board approved the application for a temporary use of an existing construction site with the proviso…
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Montgomery planners get school board briefing
Parking lot expansion at present high school and playing field lighting at new high school are topics. By: Jill Matthews MONTGOMERY Representatives of the Board of Education presented plans for the temporary expansion of the current high school parking lot and the lighting of the synthetic turf playing field at the new high school…
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Bus vandals plead guilty
Two youths face fourth-degree criminal mischief charges By:Joseph Harvie MONROE Two Monroe juveniles pleaded guilty in early June to charges of criminal mischief after police said they helped deflate 172 tires on Monroe Township School District transportation vehicles, said Ralph Critella of the Middlesex County prosecutor’s office. The two boys, who are 17-year-old Monroe…
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Princeton Township flood plan in the works
While not as large a problem as some communities, committee identifies areas of concern. By: David Campbell The Princeton Township Flood Control Committee expects to hold a public hearing on its flood mitigation plan, currently being drafted, sometime this fall, possibly in October, Township Engineer Robert Kiser said this week. The committee met Wednesday in…
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Pitching, defense key WW Babe Ruth 13s
Offense breaks out in win over Hightstown By: Bob Nuse EWING Don’t be fooled by the 13 runs the West Windsor-Plainsboro 13-year-old Babe Ruth all-stars scored Tuesday night. This is a team that is built on pitching and defense. "We try to play solid, fundamental baseball," said WW-P manager Dave Male, whose team advanced…
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Friends seeking new president
Friends of the Library officer steps down By:Joseph Harvie MONROE After eight years as president of the Friends of the Library, Florence Spencer is stepping down from her position, but she said she will still remain a member of the group. Ms. Spencer said her time as president was fulfilling and now she wants…
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Township inks pact on Wright
Agreement made with farmer precedes October land auction By:Sarah Winkelman The Township Committee has signed an agreement with a local farmer to allow him to farm the Wright South parcel until the land is auctioned in October. Donald Patterson will continue to farm field crops on the 25-acre parcel until the auction, which will be…
