Category: archives
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It’s About Taste
Restaurateurs are seeking to enlighten customers’ palates with locally grown products. The final installment in a three-part series on the regional organic movement. By: Amy Brummer TimeOFF/Frank Wojciechowski The Herban Garden behind Witherspoon Bread Co. in Princeton. It used to be that fine dining in America meant French haute cuisine. Imported delicacies and rich, complex…
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Letters to the Editor, July 22
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, July 22 By: New library must have better access To the editor: The community movement to keep a library at the Princeton Shopping Center results from the chance we have had over the past year and a half to experience a library that is convenient to all, and where parking…
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Cell tower is approved amid local opposition
Princeton planners OK 170-foot tower, but not the one sought by the applicant. By: David Campbell The Princeton Regional Planning Board on Thursday night unanimously approved a 170-foot-tall cellphone monopole for the Petro Oil Co. site off Route 206, amid opposition by nearby Hillside Avenue residents. "I just don’t understand why Hillside Avenue is always…
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Borough weighing 1-percent hotel tax
New state law paves way for council hearing tonight. By: Jennifer Potash Guests at hotels in Princeton Borough will soon see their bills increase and Princeton Borough is taking steps to get some of that money. The Princeton Borough Council will hold a public hearing tonight on a proposed 1-percent hotel tax. Also, the council…
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Zonals all about team play
Local youths to participate in tennis competition By: Bob Nuse Playing at the USTA Northeast Zonal Championships is a bit different than playing in your ordinary tennis tournament. For one, you’re playing for more than just yourself. "There is more pressure because you don’t want to let your teammates down," said Princeton resident Matt Ullmann,…
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West Windsor OKs hotel tax
Township to cash in on new state law. By: Gwen McNamara WEST WINDSOR The township has become first municipality in the area to pass an ordinance to cash in on a new state law imposing hotel and motel occupancy fees. The new law, a provision of the state budget recently approved by the Legislature…
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Camp is twice as nice for Grato
North soccer player makes adidas camp again By: Bob Nuse Being invited to attend the adidas Elite Soccer Program can be an intimidating experience for a high school soccer player. But when you’re going back for a second straight year, a little bit of the intimidation factor goes away. West Windsor-Plainsboro High North senior Kyle…
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West Windsor to study ways to improve intersection
WEST WINDSOR The Township Council has unanimously approved a contract with Urbitran Associates to come up with a design plan for improving the tricky intersection of Clarksville and Meadow roads. "The township Master Plan shows a couple of possibilities of how the intersection could be configured," said Jim Parvesse, township engineer. "But with all…
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A back yard in bloom
Gardener finds fertile ground for niche business. By: Gwen McNamara PLAINSBORO The deck at Darby Line’s townhouse on Ashford Drive used to be bare, with nothing more than a storage bin and an old table with chairs for decoration. But now it is covered with lush blooming planters and has been turned into a…
