Category: archives
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Borough approves new tax on hotels
Revenue could total $438,000 beginning next year. By: Jennifer Potash The Princeton Borough Council unanimously approved a 1-cent hotel tax Tuesday. If approved by the state Treasury Department, the tax would take affect in September. The new tax applies to the Nassau Inn in Palmer Square and the Peacock Inn on Bayard Lane. The municipal…
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Sylvia Dorfman
Sylvia Dorfman, 92, of Monroe, died Thursday, July 17, at home. Ms. Dorfman was born in Kingston, N.Y., and resided in Mineola, N.Y., before moving to Monroe 17 years ago. She was a teacher for Northport public schools for 12 years before her retirement in 1941. She was a member of the Jewish Congregation of…
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July 25, 2:45 p.m.: Random thoughts on the news
Reading The Washington Post. By: Hank Kalet Random thoughts on a Friday (while reading The Washington Post: I guess it was only a matter of time before James Baker surfaced as a member of the Bush administration. According to The Washington Post, he is being considered "to take charge of the physical and economic reconstruction…
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Emergency services personnel overtime funding restored
$35,000 returned to WW budget after being cut three weeks ago. By: Gwen McNamara WEST WINDSOR Imagine this scenario: You are an emergency medical technician, your shift is just about to end and you get a call to assist at a traffic accident, but your department is out of money to pay for overtime.…
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Library gets a playground
Site set to be dedicated in a ceremony next week. By: Al Wicklund MONROE The Helen and Irwin Nalitt Kids Corner, a miniplayground adjacent to the Township Public Library parking lot, scheduled to be dedicated Thursday, is already in use and popular with young children and parents alike. Kelly Strenkowski and her daughter Lauren,…
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Honda Element
Honda builds its college-dorm-room-on-wheels for an active new generation of buyers. By: Jason Stein This is what happens when the X Games meets Generation Y, when concept meets (nearly) instant reality and practicality meets pavement. Honda Accord owners hide your eyes. Honda Odyssey owners, hide your children. The Japanese automaker that once dared you to…
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Repairs force closing of Mercer Road
By: David Campbell Mercer Road around the historic Stony Brook bridge will be closed for five to six weeks while Mercer County undertakes repairs to the bridge and resurfaces the entire length of Mercer Road, said Princeton Township Engineer Robert Kiser. Work on the bridge started Tuesday. Once that is complete, the county plans to…
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Shine On, China Cat
Pink Floyd and Grateful Dead music gets an unusual twist as the tribute band the Machine swings through the Keswick Theatre in Glenside, Pa. By: Daniel Shearer Self-billed as America’s premier Pink Floyd tribute band, the Machine returns to the Keswick Theatre in Glenside July 27. A notion exists in the world of rock ‘n’…
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LIFESTYLE: Books on tour
Traveling library brings the joy of reading right to residents’ own neighborhoods. By: Rebecca Tokarz The colorfully painted, blue and white South Brunswick Township Public Library Book Mobile roared down Route 27, heading toward New Brunswick on Tuesday morning, before slowing down as it reached the entrance of Charleston Place, one of South Brunswick’s senior…
