Category: archives
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Letter: Land swap no option
To the editor: I would like to make something very clear to the voters of Monroe Township about the Dec. 9 school referendum. Thompson Park is encumbered with Green Acres contractual and regulatory restrictions. Statutory restrictions prohibit Middlesex County from disposing or diverting parkland without prior approval of the commissioner of the DEP and…
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Triumphs and Tragedies
A. Scott Berg’s biography about screen queen Katharine Hepburn recalls the glory days of Hollywood. By: Matt Smith A. Scott Berg will read and sign copies of Kate Remembered, his memoir about Katharine Hepburn, at Barnes & Noble Booksellers in West Windsor Sept. 22. As a precocious teen-ager growing up in 1960s California, author A.…
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Candidates Forum, Sept. 19
CANDIDATES FORUM, Sept. 19 By: Peggy Karcher Democratic candidate, Princeton Borough Council In a year when there have been so many issues facing Princeton Borough Council, it is easy to ignore one of its major accomplishments. This last year, Borough Council considered enacting an underage drinking ordinance that would have made it illegal in Princeton…
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Letters to the Herald
For the Sept. 19 issue. Celebrating ignorance with John Bull symbol It always amazes me on how we cloud the real history of why we formed a separate incorporated community from East Windsor for all the right reasons and why we don’t dissolve the corporation after 150 years for all the wrong reasons. We…
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Council accused of illegal meeting
Hightstown Borough Council member accuses fellow council members of violating the Open Public Meetings Act. By: Sarah Winkelman HIGHTSTOWN A member of Borough Council is accusing his fellow council members of violating the Open Public Meetings Act, also known as the Sunshine Law, by discussing possible redevelopment of the borough during a closed-door meeting.…
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Storm winds, rain pound local region
Effects of Hurricane Isabel keep police and emergency crews busy. By: Rob Heyman Wind and rain from Hurricane Isabel as it made landfall in North Carolina yesterday may not have been as severe in New Jersey, but they were strong enough to keep police and road crews busy handling power outages and other problems…
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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…
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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…
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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…
