Category: archives
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Basarab a hot hurler for Post 401
By: Rich Fisher Scott Basarab may have been the best .500 pitcher in the Greater Middlesex Conference’s White Division last year. Unfortunately, a lack of support by his Monroe High teammates made him a reluctant .500 pitcher, as his 2.83 earned run average should have given the junior right-hander a better record than 5-5. But…
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Borough hires patrol officer
Robert Caltabellatta becomes full time member of the force By:Joseph Harvie JAMESBURG The Police Department has filled an open position made vacant by the early retirement of Lt. Kevin McCarthy. The Borough Council Wednesday unanimously approved the appointment of Robert Caltabellatta, 33, to the department, making him the 13th full-time member of the force.…
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Miller, minor league umpire, safe at home
Former East Windsor Township resident Josh Miller travels the country as a minor league baseball umpire. By: Kyle Moylan TRENTON When he wakes up in the morning or afternoon, Josh Miller often doesn’t know where he is or where he’s been. "Hopefully, I know where I’m going," Mr. Miller smiled. Mr. Miller, 27, is hoping…
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Firm’s voting machine could provide needed ‘paper trail’
Company says politics, not technology, drives decision-making by local election officials. By: Shanay Cadette WEST WINDSOR This West Windsor company has had a touch-screen electronic voting machine that can produce voter-verifiable paper trails a receipt, per se for several years. But Avante International Technology, Inc. has sold only one machine. Voters have…
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BYOB Asian Restaurant
The care taken in preparing a simple vegetable side dish speaks volumes about the culinary aspirations of this Princeton Junction newcomer. By: Faith Bahadurian BYOB Asian Restaurant 41 Princeton-Hightstown Road Princeton Junction (609) 799-9198 Food: Good to very good Service: Good Prices: Inexpensive to moderate Cuisine: Japanese and Chinese Ambience: Contemporary Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 11:30 a.m.-9:30…
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Hand-held cell phone ban is just around corner
Former Princeton Borough mayor heads up governor’s task force that helped prepare the new law. By: David Campbell As the name suggests, the governor’s Task Force on Driver Distraction and Highway Safety, which helped prepare the new state law that takes effect Thursday banning the use of hand-held cellular phones while driving, looked at more…
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Literary garden to bloom in back of Palmer Square
‘Writer’s Block’ will team up prominent writers, architects to ‘fill the void’ between the Hulfish Street garage and Paul Robeson Place. By: Jennifer Potash Where an empty lot once stood, soon a garden will bloom in both horticultural and literary ways. For the next four months, the empty lot behind Palmer Square’s Hulfish Street garage…
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Council delays adopting budget pending approval from the state
Princeton Borough still awaits word on its request for an additional $400,000 in state aid. By: Jennifer Potash Awaiting approval from the state, the Princeton Borough Council on Tuesday delayed for at least a week adoption of the 2004 municipal budget. The borough has applied for $400,000 of additional state aid and cannot adopt the…
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Flynn
"Flynn," a 1-year-old domestic short-hair female cat, is in need of a loving home and available for adoption from SAVE, 900 Herrontown Road, Princeton. For information about adopting "Flynn" or another dog or cat, call (609) 921-6122. SAVE: http://www.petfinder.org/shelters/NJ143.html
