Category: archives
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Preschools making preparations for first day
Cranbury tots look forward to a new school. By: Matt Kirdahy Preschool students, parents and teachers are all busy this time of year preparing for school. Before students grab their assigned seats, and before parents pack pencil cases, the teachers at the local schools are in classrooms applying the finishing touches. Preschools like the Montessori…
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Annual festival set for Saturday
Cranbury residents gear up for special town celebration. By: Matt Kirdahy Saturday is a big day in town. It’s Cranbury Day. The old street fair turned family fair will give most of the 3,227 residents in town a chance to interact while roaming a traffic-free village. The event is sponsored by the Cranbury Business and…
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Gonzalez takes reins of MHS field hockey
New, young coach looks to turn things around after outstanding playing career By: Rich Fisher The Monroe High field hockey team has long been hindered by lack of a feeder system, but if a young coach with impressive playing credentials counts for anything, the Falcons could be headed in the right direction. Virginia Gonzalez, who…
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Counties share crisis funding
By: Gwen McNamara WEST WINDSOR With the second anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks just around the corner, state Attorney General Peter C. Harvey announced Wednesday the availability of more than $25 million in federal grants to help the state’s counties better prepare for emergencies. "Interdisciplinary coordination is essential to protect against future…
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Policy goals create code’s complexity
PACKET EDITORIAL, Sept. 5 By: Packet Editorial It will probably surprise no one to learn that the advice offered by Internal Revenue Service centers established to help people prepare their federal income tax returns is wrong nearly as often as it’s right. According to the Treasury Department, which sent out investigators posing as ordinary taxpayers,…
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Police plans to get review
Cranbury Township Committee to ask a third party for architectural advice for new staion. By: Matt Kidahy The Township Committee will find a second pair of eyes to examine the design plans for the new home of the Cranbury police. On Sept. 8, the committee will review bids it solicited from architects to work…
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School bells chime in Princeton
District rings in new year after one-day delay. By: Jeff Milgram Teachers got their classrooms in shape with some help from their friends and custodians as the Princeton Regional Schools opened normally Thursday, after a 24-hour delay because of construction. "We’re having a great day," Julianne Inverso, assistant principal at Princeton High School,…
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Hightstown crime rate decreases
Uniform Crime Report shows decline in overall crime in Hightstown in the past year. By: Sarah Winkelman HIGHTSTOWN For the second year in the row, the borough saw an almost across-the-board decrease in all areas of the Uniform Crime Report. The 2002 report was released by State Police last week. The total crime index…
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New firehouse gets the nod
Council approves $1.1. million to cover town’s share of project. By: Al Wicklund MONROE Fire District No. 3’s proposed new firehouse, to be built at Centre Drive and Applegarth Road, appears to be on track to have bids out for contractors early next year. The $3.3 million building, a joint venture involving the fire…
