Category: archives
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Town files to take Fischer
Makes complaint in court seeking condemnation of parcel. By: Matthew Kirdahy Cranbury has filed a condemnation complaint in state court hoping to speed the preservation of the 53-acre Fischer property. The township filed papers with the state Superior Court Law Division in Middlesex County on Tuesday asking the court to transfer ownership of the property…
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Proposal for rug mill to be heard
Residents can attend a meeting Monday, March 8, at 7:30 p.m. to hear details of the plan, which may involve moving Borough Hall and the Police Department. By: David Pescatore HIGHTSTOWN A Pennsylvania developer is scheduled to unveil plans on Monday for renovating the Bank Street rug mill property into a multiuse complex that…
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Four file for board
Two incumbents not running. By: Matthew Kirdahy Two of three Cranbury Board of Education incumbents say it’s time for a change. The other incumbent wants to keep working. This year, the board will have at least two new faces as four Cranbury residents vie for three seats on the school board. Incumbents Adam Hawes, William…
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Princeton library poised to close doors at shopping center
Donors sought to help meet new $1 million challenge grant. By: Jennifer Potash On March 21, the Princeton Public Library will bid farewell to its temporary headquarters at the Princeton Shopping Center and begin the move to its brand new downtown facility. As it begins the last chapter of its building saga, the library is…
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A Blast that Shatters Volvo’s Past
It begins with subtle design changes on the outside and ends with revolutionary stuff under the skin. By: Jason Stein Built off its Performance Concept Car, the S60R is a glimpse into where Volvo wants to be when it comes to exhilarating driving. It begins with subtle design changes on the outside and ends with…
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Purim festivities set for Saturday, Sunday
Jewish Communities plan plays, concerts and feasts to celebrate Purim this weekend. By: Al Wicklund MONROE Purim, the Jewish festival celebrating Queen Esther and a Jewish people’s victory over the Persians, will be marked this weekend by merry-making, feasting and masquerades. Among the activities in Monroe Township will be celebrations by the Congregation Etz…
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Letters to the Herald
For the March 5 issue. Editorial missed the mark on Twin Rivers’ value To the editor: Your editorial of Feb. 20, like other attacks on the Twin Rivers Homeowners Association, claims to speak in the name of democracy and to oppose authoritarian control of communities and the decline of civic responsibility. While a concern…
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Friends remember swim club founder
Cranbury native William T. Denison, also longtime owner of the Grovers Mill feed store, died Monday. By: Matthew Kirdahy In 1938, Orson Welles claimed that aliens landed in the front yard of this "fun loving and generous" Cranbury native’s business. And though the Oct. 30, 1938 radio broadcast of "The War of the Worlds" left…
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Brush collection overburdening WW public works
Council told road repair program being sacrificed because of understaffed department. By: Shanay Cadette WEST WINDSOR It’s time to stop sacrificing the condition of roads in order to collect brush around the township, officials say. The township never intended to institute a full-fledged brush collection program, yet the selective pickup of brush a few…
