Category: archives
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Letter: Community came together
To the editor: On behalf of the Monroe Township Board of Education I would like to express my most sincere appreciation for the many groups and individuals who supported our high school bond referendum on Dec. 8. With the support of Mayor Pucci, the council, Kids First, PTAs and numerous other ad hoc groups…
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Man admits to burglaries
Trenton man enters guilty plea to charges of burglary and sentenced to three years in state prison. By: Al Wicklund MONROE A Trenton man charged with burglary by township police on Sept. 20 of last year has pleaded guilty and received a sentence of three years in state prison. Detective Sgt. Lawrence Linke said…
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Capture is good news, not justification
DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet: Saddam Hussein’s capture, although important, will not end resistance to United States forces in Iraq and does not justify a bad war. By: Hank Kalet Saddam Hussein was a brutal, bloody tyrant and the Iraqi people are better off without him. American forces deserve a lot of credit for staying on…
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Princeton rescue squad needs emergency aid
Building hit by flood; fund drive falls far short of goal By: Jennifer Potash Fund-raising woes and serious flood damage from recent storms are not the kind of year-end tidings the Princeton First Aid & Rescue Squad had wanted, but both have combined to cause a major headache for the volunteers. The squad headquarters, a…
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Some toasting, some teasing at salute to Mayor Reed
Retiring Princeton Borough mayor honored at community gathering. By: Jennifer Potash Representatives from the business community, academia and all levels of government gathered Tuesday to fete and occasionally roast retiring Princeton Borough Mayor Marvin Reed. Held in Princeton University’s Rockefeller College, the goodbye event was jointly sponsored by the borough, Princeton Regional Chamber…
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WW receives open-space reimbursements
By: Gwen McNamara WEST WINDSOR Just in time for the holidays, the township has received more than $5 million from the state as reimbursement for open-space purchases. The state Department of Agriculture reimbursed the township $5.4 million from its Farmland Preservation fund and the state Department of Environmental Protection recently chipped in $400,000 from…
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Richard Kieliszewski
Richard B. Kieliszewski, 77, of Monroe, died Tuesday, Dec. 9, at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge Division. Born in Kalisz, Poland, Mr. Kieliszewski came to the United States in 1951 and settled in Monroe. Mr. Kieliszewski was employed for 11 years at Mid-East Aluminum in Dayton, retiring in 1988. Previously, he was employed at…
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Township plans to auction land
Cranbury Township may sell three farms in auction this spring. By: Matthew Kirdahy The Township Committee could sell almost 300 acres of preserved farmland in town by the spring. On Monday, the committee said it will sell the 82-acre Wright North parcel on Plains- boro Road, the 25-acre Wright South parcel adjacent to Cranbury School…
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Porcelain dolls on display
Handmade porcelain dolls portraying "strong women in history" are on display at the Monroe Township Public Library. By: Joseph Harvie MONROE "Aren’t they beautiful." "Look at how pretty the faces are." These are just some of the things visitors uttered Dec. 8 upon entering the Monroe Township Library. The faces they were talking about…
