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  • Florence budget, new ambulance approved

    No local purpose tax increase under 2003 plan By: Scott Morgan    FLORENCE — The Township Council adopted its 2003 municipal budget last week, a $7.8 million package that carries no tax increase. The local purpose tax rate will remain the same at 62.1 cents per $100 of assessed property value, township officials said.    The plan,…

  • Graduation ceremonies becoming undignified

    To the editor    This letter is two years late, however as graduation season approaches I feel compelled to write.    Two years ago I attended a graduation ceremony at Hillsborough High School and was appalled at the behavior of the graduates during the ceremony. I left the ceremony with an overwhelming feeling of sadness and shame.…

  • Audubon’s Plainsboro Preserve opens Saturday

       PLAINSBORO — The New Jersey Audubon Society will be celebrating the grand opening of the new Plainsboro Preserve Environmental Education Center on Saturday.    The township completed construction of the 6,500-square-foot center, located off Scotts Corner Road on the edge of McCormack Lake in the 1,000-acre preserve, in May after contractor problems delayed the process by…

  • SBHS volleyball hopes progress leads to future victories

    By: Tyler Dey    In the first year of existence of a high school sports program, a proclamation of drastic improvement despite a 2-14 record is plausible.    The question is whether that improvement will continue and translate into more wins in Year Two.    That’s the question that will confront the South Brunswick High School boys volleyball…

  • Main Street Jubilee was a success

    Letter to the editor To the editor:    The sky may have been overcast, but there were thousands of shining faces at Lawrenceville’s 5th Annual Jubilee. The Jubilee is put on by Lawrenceville Main Street with grants from The Lawrence Township Education Foundation and Comcast.    Hundreds of hours of planning go into an event this large…

  • Trouble in Paradise

    ‘Shangri-La,’ a performance piece with text by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Yusef Komunyakaa, explores the allure of illicit sex in Thailand. By: Ilene Dube    Poet, playwright and librettist Yusef Komunyakaa has just returned from teaching an advanced poetry writing workshop at the Callaloo Writers Conference in Texas, and life is somewhat chaotic.    It is a weekday…

  • Committed to COMMUNITY

    One woman’s journey to preserve Princeton’s historic tapestry. Princeton Borough Historic Preservation By: MARY ANN CAVALLARO ‘Both the community and the buyer are winners.’ Photo by MARK CZAJKOWSKI Right, Maynett Breithaupt at home in Princeton Township. VIEW PRINT ADS   href="http://www.zwire.com/site/market.cfm?brd=1091&pag=741&objid=1193&DISPLAYADID=111563">Abagail Weidel   href="http://www.zwire.com/site/market.cfm?brd=1091&pag=741&objid=1193&DISPLAYADID=111527">Brandon Furniture   href="http://www.zwire.com/site/market.cfm?brd=1091&pag=741&objid=1193&DISPLAYADID=111528">Deborah Leamann Interiors   href="http://www.zwire.com/site/market.cfm?brd=1091&pag=741&objid=1193&DISPLAYADID=111520">Flemington Department Store   href="http://www.zwire.com/site/market.cfm?brd=1091&pag=741&objid=1193&DISPLAYADID=111539">House…

  • Christ the King School’s ceremonyincludes youngest students

    By:Mary Ellen Zangara    Christ the King School Class of 2003 became the 28th graduating class in the school’s history, June 5, with a ceremony at the church for 20 students in blue and white gowns.    The celebration Mass began with "Pomp and Circumstance" and a welcome by Jennifer Huereca. A meditation was given by Christopher…

  • Letter: If taxes rise, make hike fair

    To the editor:     To state the obvious, New Jersey is facing a huge budget deficit. When there is a deficit, a society can cut spending and/or raise taxes.    Although, generally, I am not in favor of raising taxes, I can understand the views of those who argue for tax increases.    However, increases in taxes…