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  • Conflict eases as merchants, council meet

    Princeton Borough announces the creation of an e-mail list and Web site to update merchants on construction. By: Jennifer Potash    Putting these two groups in the same room with each other — downtown merchants concerned about downtown construction projects and the Princeton Borough Council, having faced months of angry complaints over the construction — may…

  • Ellsberg predicts Iraq war will backfire

    The threat of terrorism will increase says anti-war activist. By: Brooke Stoddard    Anti-war activist Daniel Ellsberg argued Thursday that President Bush’s proposed war on Iraq will significantly increase, rather than eliminate, the threat of terrorism to Americans.    "The war will enrage a large portion of the billion Muslims in the Middle East, increasing recruits for…

  • WW planners want proof of DOT intentions at Nassau Park

    As part of expansion, major changes at access points planned. By: Gwen Runkle    WEST WINDSOR — Plans to expand the Nassau Park shopping center, bordered by Route 1 and Quakerbridge Road, by nearly 80,000 square feet have not been approved just yet.    On Wednesday, the township Planning Board decided to continue its review of the…

  • PRESS FORUM

    Should the state Legislature increase income tax rates for people making more than $500,00 a year? Should the state Legislature increase income tax rates for people making more than $500,00 a year?

  • State school report cards give Cranbury high marks

    District pleased with the results By: Matt Kirdahy    The Cranbury school district has once again received good grades from the state.    The 2001-2002 State School Report Cards, released annually by the state Department of Education as a way to provide more information to the public about schools, shows that Cranbury School students scored above the…

  • Council bucks policy, backs peace resolution

    More debate on procedure than the issue. By: Jennifer Potash    The Princeton Borough Council resolved to give peace one more chance Tuesday.    The council approved a resolution urging President George W. Bush and the Congress to exhaust all diplomatic means before embarking on military efforts to force Iraq to disarm.    But the council had to…

  • Rouse lets business leaders in on plans for Route 1 site

    Positive reaction but also concerns about traffic and impact on adjacent malls. By: Gwen Runkle    WEST WINDSOR — Wyeth Inc.’s massive 653-acre property off Route 1 and Quakerbridge Road is hardly unnoticeable. With its expanse of open fields and groves of trees, it stands in stark contrast to the corridor’s dense concentration of office and…

  • Borough gets little state aid

    Jamesburg receives no help with budgets By: Al Wicklund JAMESBURG — The borough got disappointing news from the state this week.    The Board of Education and the Borough Council recently received state aid figures with increases that won’t have much impact on their budgets.    Board of Education President Don Peterson said Thursday the board will…

  • Township eyes Fisher parcel

    Committee begins work to preserve 53-acre tract By: Matt Kirdahy    The Township Committee is eyeing the acquisition of the 53-acre Fisher parcel sometime in 2003.    The committee introduced an ordinance Monday authorizing the township to purchase the property if negotiations with its owner are successful. The property is located on South Main Street, south of…