Category: archives
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Spring start to Half Acre
Rt. 130 intersection slated to be widened. By: Matthew Kirdahy The intersection of Half Acre Road and Route 130 could have a new look starting this spring. As part of two developer’s agreements with the township, developers Prologis Trust and Rock-Cranbury will widen the road, and add a left-turn-only lane and a turn-signal traffic light…
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Residents get say on cable deal
400 people turn out to Cable Franchise Committee meeting. By: Al Wicklund MONROE Complaints about Comcast Corp.’s rates and a call for a townshipwide public access channel were heard Wednesday night as the Cable Franchise Committee held a public hearing in the Monroe Township High School’s Performing Arts Center. The hearing, originally scheduled for…
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‘American Pictures’ brings racism into focus
Danish social critic gives talk at university. By: Elyse Graham Jacob Holdt, a Danish social critic, examined the roots of American racism and oppression in a presentation Friday at Princeton University. An audience of about 300 attended his slide show, "American Pictures," a collection of photographs from across the United States. Mr. Holdt began touring…
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Township residents looking at increase too
East Windsor township’s proposed budget would increase the tax rate for this first time in a decade, due in part to contractual salary raises and higher wages for long-term municipal employees. By: Lauren Burgoon EAST WINDSOR The township’s proposed budget for 2004 raises the tax rate for the first time in 10 years. The…
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WW rezoning paves way for building, bike path
Projects front on Princeton-Hightstown Road. By: Shanay Cadette WEST WINDSOR A recent zoning change has paved the way for a developer’s plan to build a 26,500-square-foot office building as well as a bike path along Princeton-Hightstown Road. The Planning Board agreed Feb. 25 to change the zoning of nearly 4 acres of land on…
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PHS falls short in quest for third straight final
By: Justin Feil LAWRENCE Though an ineligible swimmer in the 400 freestyle relay meant the end of the Princeton High boys’ swimming team chances of a third straight state B finals appearance, there was no trace of quit in the Little Tigers. The final two PHS relay teams swam as though the very state…
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School aid may not help much
Superintendent says increase does not translate to tax break. By: Al Wicklund MONROE The 3 percent increase in state aid for the 2004-2005 school year is nice. But it won’t have a major impact on the Monroe Township school district, Schools Superintendent Ralph Ferrie said earlier this week. Monroe will receive an increase of…
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Warehouses help limit tax increase
Construction of four warehouses and a hotel on Rt. 130 should slow the rise in school taxes. By: Matthew Kirdahy Construction of four warehouses east of Route 130 and a hotel on the highway in 2003 will help slow the rise in school taxes during the 2004-2005 school year. The warehouse growth was responsible for…
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Little Tigers’ surprise run ends in B final
By: Justin Feil EWING The result wasn’t what the Princeton High girls’ swimming team was hoping for, but just reaching the state B championship was something of a surprise. The Little Tigers turned an otherwise fairly good season into a great one over the final month of the season before losing, 87-83, to Montgomery…
