Category: archives
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Egg-citing events on tap in Cranbury
Mothers Club and Women’s Club host separate egg hunts. By: Matthew Kirdahy Over the next few weekends, Cranbury kids will get to crack open plastic eggs filled with chocolate treats and meet the cotton-tailed figure behind Easter. The Cranbury Area Mothers Club will host its annual Easter party and egg hunt Saturday at 10 a.m.…
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Institute for Advanced Study gets math research grant
The Institute for Advanced Study has received a $1.5 million multi-year grant from the National Science Foundation to support a combination of research and educational objectives relating to Computational Complexity Theory. The $283,751 award for 2003-04 is the first segment of the $1.5 million continuing grant. It is designed to facilitate the presence of permanent…
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Task force envisions Princeton transportation network
Community-wide system seen by end of year. By: David Campbell The Princeton Task Force on Community Resources, which met Tuesday, envisions having a community-wide transportation system in place possibly by the end of the year, member Casey Hegener disclosed Wednesday. The joint advisory task force, which consists of two representatives each from Princeton Borough, Princeton…
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Board OKs school tab
Budget holds a 1.05 percent tax increase. By: Matthew Kirdahy The Cranbury Board of Education unanimously approved a $13.42 million 2004-2005 budget Monday that could mean a slight rise in school taxes. The 2004-2005 budget includes a 1.05 percent increase in taxes, even though spending is slated it increase 6.5 percent. Residents will get to…
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Wetlands permit expires for Route 92
Turnpike Authority says it will submit new application to DEP. By: David Campbell A disputed state wetlands permit for the long-delayed Route 92 expired Monday, but a spokesman for the New Jersey Turnpike Authority said the agency does not consider it a setback for its proposed roadway. The Tri-State Transportation Campaign, an advocacy group opposed…
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University unveils new master plan for WW lands
"Mirror campus" scrapped. By: Jeff Milgram Princeton University is abandoning plans to build a "mirror campus" in West Windsor. Instead, the university’s long-term building plans include development along the Dinky rail corridor off Alexander Road, with some open space and, in addition, some housing construction on university-owned land between Route 1 and Lake Carnegie in…
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Voice of Freedom
From the ‘Field Hollers’ of his grandfather’s day, poet and artist William Henry Smith has formed his own vision. By: Amy Brummer Staff photo by Amy Brummer Bristol resident William Henry Smith will read poetry and prose at Yardley-Makefield Library April 10. In the mid-19th century, when slaves still worked the plantations of the South,…
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Little Tigers gearing up for Pitt challenge
By: Justin Feil The Princeton High boys’ lacrosse team has wanted to make a jump up from the Bianchi Division, and with this spring’s realignment the Little Tigers get their chance. The Little Tigers will move from the ‘C’ Bianchi Division to the ‘A’ Pitt Division, where they’ll join Christian Brothers Academy, Hillsborough, Hunterdon Central,…
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Mall owners sue to block redevelopment
Borough vows to fight claim owners didn’t have time By:Roger Alvarado Lawyers representing Rustic Mall LLC have filed a lawsuit to try and stop the borough’s condemnation process. The Borough Council unanimously declared the Rustic Mall a redevelopment area in February, the latest step in the lengthy process to redevelop the property. Under state law,…
