Category: archives
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
