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  • Borough providing Milltown with 911

    Jamesburg dispatchers lend a hand to nearby town. By: Al Wicklund JAMESBURG — Jamesburg Police Department dispatchers have been covering Milltown’s 911 emergency telephone calls for more than a month now and things have gone well, according to the police chiefs in both communities.    Under the terms of a three-year contract, Milltown will pay Jamesburg…

  • Local chambers won’t merge, will collaborate

    Organizations will start with the immediate formation of a joint committee on tourism. By: Melinda Sherwood    Concluding several weeks of talks that broached the possibility of a merger, the boards of directors of the Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Mercer County Chamber of Commerce arrived at an agreement this week on the…

  • Suburban sprawl is a burden to us

    THE STATE WE’RE IN by Michele S. Byers    Recent reports point out that sprawl is bad for people’s health, wallets and waistlines.    Skeptics may say, "C’mon, how much of an impact can sprawl really be having on me?"    Would you believe you weigh 6 extra pounds because of sprawl?    Researchers at the National Center for…

  • Princeton Democrats to greet new members

    Event will feature talks by Tom Hartmann, a founding member of the organization, and Rich McClellan, the Mercer County Democratic Chairman.    The Princeton Community Democratic Organization will hold a new membership meeting Sunday.    The event, which starts at 7:30 p.m. at the Suzanne Patterson Senior Center located behind Princeton Borough Hall, will feature talks by…

  • Dispatches: The problem is bias, not gay marriage

    DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet: Gay marriage is a smokescreen for the still-entrenched bias against gays and lesbians in our culture. By: Hank Kalet    The Episcopal church in America is facing a schism over its August decision to confirm a gay priest as a bishop.    The pope has come out and essentially threatened Roman Catholic elected…

  • Sibling swimmers at home in the water

    Ryan and Allison Kelly are medal-winning swimmers. By: Matt Kirdahy    Allison Kelly, 10, and her older brother Ryan, 13, aren’t average kids, and they have the medals to prove it.    These Cranbury residents have been swimming most of their life and even at such a young age, they can already consider themselves accomplished swimmers.    This…

  • Editorial: Yet another chance to use your crisis kit

    EDITORIAL: The best way to prepare in the event of an emergency? Don’t panic.    We should all know the drill by now.    As we braced ourselves for the possibility of a major hurricane striking the state Thursday, we were reminded of the laundry list of precautionary items we all should have on hand, in case…

  • Tests show arsenic on Wright tract

    Cranbury property comes up positive on soil tests. By: Matt Kirdahy    Soil tests show it’s time for a cleanup on the Wright South property.    Township Engineer Cathy Marcelli conducted the tests and found traces of arsenic and lead in the soil of the Wright South property, where the township intends to build a new baseball…

  • Officials seek ways to combat ‘McMansions’

    Panel begins discussions on how to ensure that houses are built in balance with those around them. By: David Campbell    Princeton officials are taking aim at "McMansions," those huge expansions and tear-down-and-rebuilds on small lots that can be the bane of neighbors.    On Wednesday, the Zoning Amendment Review Committee of the Princeton Regional Planning Board…