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  • Montgomery OKs overlay zoning amendments

    Plan will direct development near intersection of Routes 206 and 518. By: Jill Matthews    MONTGOMERY — The Township Committee unanimously adopted four ordinances Thursday amending overlay zoning that would affect land use, growth, traffic congestion and circulation near the intersection of Routes 206 and 518.    The original ordinances allowed the construction of a mixed-use, pedestrian-friendly…

  • Montgomery union extends olive branch

    Two sides currently at impasse. By: Jill Matthews    MONTGOMERY — Nearly seven months after beginning contract negotiations with the township, about two-thirds of the 88-member municipal employees’ union appeared before the Township Committee on Thursday to extend an "olive branch" in hopes of reaching a contract agreement.    The township and union began contract negotiations in…

  • Housing for homeless in Princeton honors a 9/11 victim

    Apartment dedicated in Saturday ceremony. By: David Campbell    An apartment on Mercer Street to provide temporary housing for homeless families was dedicated Saturday to the memory of a local victim of the Sept. 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center.    Located at 11 Mercer St., the apartment is the first in Princeton to be…

  • D&R Greenway Gala to take place June 6

       Delaware & Raritan Greenway marks its 15th anniversary as central New Jersey’s land trust by hosting The Greenway Gala – A Celebration of 15 Years of People and the Land. This event will take place on Sunday, June 6, 2004 from 6 to 8 p.m. The annual gala supports D&R Greenway’s mission to preserve watershed…

  • Middle school is No. 2 at national science Olympiad

    Community Middle School in Plainsboro just shy of U.S. championship. By: Shanay Cadette    PLAINSBORO — Fourth in the nation was the goal, but Community Middle School’s students surpassed their own hopes with a second-place finish at the National Science Olympiad competition.    Held this past weekend at Juniata College in Pennsylvania, the event featured 54 teams.…

  • Farmers’ market to roll into Princeton Junction station

    Saturday home-grown food sale to begin June 5. By: Shanay Cadette    WEST WINDSOR — Officials hope the West Windsor Community Farmers’ Market will offer a unique social and nutritional benefit to residents and visitors when it opens for the first time Saturday, June 5.    Shoppers will be able to mingle and socialize with neighbors, friends…

  • Borough Council eyes cuts, fees to trim tax hike

    Tonight’s meeting to include review of measures that trim more than $500,000 from budget over year’s time. By: Jennifer Potash    The Princeton Borough Council, in a belt-tightening mood over a proposed 14-cent increase in the municipal tax rate, will consider at its meeting tonight a number of cuts and new fees that could net the…

  • Operatic Efforts

    By: Matt Smith    Scott and Lisa Altman eat, sleep and breath New Jersey Opera Theater, the fledging nonprofit company the Plainsboro couple founded in 2002.    "She and I both do this full-time," says Mr. Altman, who serves as artistic director. "It’s very, very scary. As a matter of fact, we’re donating our time."    Both are…

  • Phantoms and Secret Genies

    By: Jim Boyle    As usual, Al Nigrin has worked doggedly behind the scenes to assemble the summer edition of the New Jersey International Film Festival in New Brunswick. This time, however, he has decided to screen his own work for the paying public. His short experimental film, The Furies, about female phantoms haunting the Raritan…