Category: archives
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State BIG map eyes growth
Towns optimistic about plan. By: Matt Kirdahy Local officials are saying that the big picture behind the state’s BIG map could have a positive effect on municipalities statewide. New Jersey’s Blueprint for Intelligent Growth map, or BIG map, is the state’s attempt at smart growth, a proposal that identifies the state’s critical natural resource areas…
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Swim club helps cool the summer
Cranbury residents take part in aquatic activities. By: Matt Kirdahy The waters at the Cranbury Swim Club were calm until the first of many kids jumped in to get ready for a swimming lesson Tuesday morning. Fellow swimmers also splashed their way into the pool unfazed by the water’s cool temperature. "We can get anywhere…
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July 11, 10:53 p.m.: National Alliance in Hopewell
A councilman admits to belonging to a white supremacist group. By: Hank Kalet Here’s something scary "Hopewell councilman belongs to white supremacist group" that makes you realize that this kind of thing can happen right around the corner. These kinds of groups in this case, the National Alliance do nothing but…
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Push continues for a township library branch
Advocate says his group has collected nearly half the signatures it needs to request a non-binding referendum. By: David Campbell An advocate for a permanent Princeton Township branch library at the Princeton Shopping Center said his group has collected nearly half the signatures it needs to request a non-binding referendum on the November ballot. Library…
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Letter: TIme to support new school plan
To the editor: The school-age population of Monroe has been increasing at the rate of 350 children per year and is projected to continue that rate of growth for the next several years. We all know there is a desperate need for additional classrooms. This September there will be 17 trailers in Monroe to…
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Work now under way on bridge
Cherry Hill Road subject to detour. By: Paul Sisolak MONTGOMERY A one-lane bridge on Cherry Hill Road was closed Monday to allow for construction of its two-lane replacement. The project should be completed by Sept. 30, according to Somerset County principal engineer John Kendzulak. Mr. Kendzulak said a detour can be followed on the…
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The best could be yet to come for C-P 12-year-old softballers
By: Rich Fisher When a district tournament is over, it’s usually a case of "Thanks for the memories, have a great life." But in the case of the Cranbury-Plainsboro 12-year-old All-Star softball team, the rallying cry has to be "Wait ’til next year!" C-P finished the District 12 Tournament at 1-3 in Pool B. That’s…
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Just like the old days
Blawenburg’s general store comes back as a specialty market. By: Dana Flatekval Across the street from Jenny Hartshorne’s childhood home was the general store owned by Spud and Mary Musselman. As an 8-year-old, Ms. Hartshorne would walk across the street and get the mail from the old Blawenburg post office. She would then wander into…
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McGuire among big boys at North-South game
WW-P South grad is tackle for all-star football game By: Justin Feil Brian McGuire will have his chance to play with some of the biggest boys when he suits up for the North-South New Jersey all-star football game at Rutgers 1 p.m. Saturday. That chance was something he never had before high school, which is…
