Category: archives
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First responder has seen emergency services grow
One in a continuing series focusing on people living and working in Jamesburg and Monroe who have an effect on the lives of others. By: Al Wicklund MONROE Judy Olbrys has seen a lot of changes in 33 years of ambulance and first-aid work, changes in people’s attitudes and in the volume of emergency…
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Town leaders make children a priority
To the editor: As a parent I have been involved with the Monroe Township Girls Softball Association program for almost 15 years. I have also been involved in recreation programs in two other towns. I am extremely impressed with the recreational facilities and the year-round programs that are available in my community. Mayor Pucci…
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Editorial: Brace yourself for an electric sticker shock
EDITORIAL: Brace yourself for skyrocketing utility costs. The transition is over, let the rate hikes begin. In 1999, the state began to phase out regulation of the rates electric utilities charge their industrial, commercial and residential customers and set a cap on the rates that could be charged to residential customers that expired earlier this…
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Borough sanctions two liquor stores for selling to minors
Varsity Liquors and Community Liquors to lose selling days. By: Jennifer Potash The Princeton Borough Council ordered two downtown liquor stores to close for periods of one and three days next month for selling alcoholic beverages to minors. The Borough Council, which issues licenses to liquor-serving establishments in the municipality, held two hearings Tuesday on…
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DOT asked to rescind map of ‘contaminated’ residences
Letter claims sites were never visited and information was based on old unconfirmed reports. By: David Campbell WEST WINDSOR The West Windsor Township Council is urging the state Department of Transportation to remove from a draft environmental study of the former Millstone Bypass a map that lists 15 residences in the Penns Neck area…
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University engineers testing underwater research vehicles
Fleets of unmanned robots ply the Pacific Ocean. Princeton University engineers aren’t swimming with the fishes but they are learning from them. In research inspired by the graceful coordination of fish schools, a team of Princeton University engineers is participating in a month-long robotics experiment that involves launching fleets of unmanned underwater vehicles into…
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Use California car standards in New Jersey
PACKET EDITORIAL, Aug. 15 To hear the most rabid environmentalists tell it, adoption in New Jersey of the so-called "California car" would solve all of the Garden State’s air-pollution problems. To hear the business community tell it, bringing the California car to New Jersey would bankrupt many of the state’s industries, starting with automobile manufacturers…
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For the Aug. 15 issue
Lorraine S. Cosby Koester, August "Red" Boehm, Sr., Susan S. Milman, Kenneth H. Dibblee Jr., Kathryn Marie Ely. Lorraine S. Cosby Koester Lorraine S. Cosby Koester, 44, of Kendall Park died on Sunday at RWJ University Hospital in New Brunswick. Born in Queens, N.Y., and raised in Plainfield, Mrs. Koester had been a resident of…
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Wet times, fun times
Weather or not, youngsters cannot resist the lure of water. By: Karen Deaver One need only open a window these days to catch a drop or two from burgeoning clouds. For many parents of young ‘uns, this can be frustrating. Once one has exhausted toddler arts and crafts books and completed the Barnes & Noble…
