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Wal-Mart eyeing township location
The company wants to bring a store to East Windsor. By: David Pescatore EAST WINDSOR Area discount shoppers soon will no longer have to make the trek to Hamilton to fulfill their one-stop-shopping desires as Wal-Mart has announced plans to open a store in East Windsor on Route 130. The store would be located…
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Updike taken off the table
Township votes "no" on Updike tract By: Matt Kirdahy The township will not buy the Updike parcel. In closed session Monday, the Township Committee decided not to borrow money needed to purchase the 51-acre tract from its owner and developer, Sharbell Development Corp. Committee members did not divulge the result of the vote, but because…
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EDITORIAL: Updike decision is the right one for Cranbury
Editorial: Now that the debate is over, Cranbury can move onto more pressing issues The Cranbury Township Committee made the right decision, again, by making no decision at all Monday night. The committee, despite efforts by some of its members, will not pursue purchase and preservation of the 51-acre Updike tract, ending a discussion that…
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Parents worry on the homefront
Local residents are anxious over loved ones in Iraq By: Melissa Morgan Dianne McCracken has her cell phone with her and turned on wherever she goes, even during important meetings. She said nothing is more important than hearing from her son, David, a second lieutenant in the Army Infantry Air Assault Unit. "He comes in…
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Merger was attempted once, but voted down
Thirty-five years ago, Hightstown and East Windsor almost merged. By: Scott Morgan "Our two communities are at a crossroads in our history that will, in all likelihood, never occur again. That opportunity is the chance to unite on a common course that will be beneficial to both communities because of the favorable factors that exist…
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Author’s odyssey inspires Witherspoon School students
From African war refugee to Harvard graduate and beyond. By: Jeff Milgram At 26, Selamawi "Mawi" Asgedom has lived several lives already. So far, he’s been a war refugee, lived on welfare for 12 years and gone to Harvard on a full scholarship, where he delivered the commencement address when he graduated in 1999. He’s…
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School budgets OK’d by boards, ready for voters
Princeton Regional, Montgomery and West Windsor-Plainsboro boards approve spending plans. By: Jeff Milgram, Paul Sisokak, Gwen Runkle Princeton Regional Now it’s up to the voters. The Princeton Regional Board of Education unanimously adopted its 2003-2004 $58.8 million "maintenance" budget Tuesday night. There was no public comment during the budget hearing. The budget must now be…
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Journey Work of the Stars
Pianist Fred Hersch and his critically acclaimed ensemble present ‘Leaves of Grass,’ a musical and visual tribute to Walt Whitman, at the Peddie School in Hightstown April 4. By: Susan Van Dongen "Emerson and Thoreau wrote about these same ideas (as Whitman)," says Fred Hersch. "It’s about slowing down and looking at a blade of…
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DISPATCHES: Dissent is supremely American
Dispatches by Hank Kalet:Intolerance of protesters is dangerous for democracy By: Hank Kalet Dissent is as American as apple pie. It is the seed from which our democratic republic was born. But there are Americans who apparently feel that dissent is unpatriotic. Seth Goldberg of Cranbury has learned that unfortunate reality firsthand. During a recent…
