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Library trustees debate building’s security needs
Officials worry about protecting patrons’ privacy. By: Jennifer Potash Surveillance and security measures at the new Princeton Public Library are under review as library officials say they are trying to balance safety needs with privacy concerns. The library’s board of trustees Tuesday discussed security features for the new $18 million library and some of the…
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Police slay late-night assailant
Princeton Township man survives stab wounds from attacker. By: David Campbell Princeton Township police shot and killed a 24-year-old Teaneck man early Thursday morning after he gained entry to the nearby home of a prominent Princeton family and attacked the homeowner with a kitchen knife. William Sword Jr., 51, of 1036 The Great Road West…
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OBITUARY:
By: Joseph Berkowitz, 85, died Sunday, Jan. 19, at his home. Born in Bayonne, he resided in Cranford, Old Bridge and ýPage=006 Column=002 OK,0017.05þ Monroe before moving to Boca Raton, Fla., 5 years ago. Prior to his retirement in 1983, he was a teacher of the handicapped at Branchburg School in Newark for…
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A friend of artists, a nuisance to neighbors
Princeton’s only scrap dealer found guilty of violating township laws. By: David Campbell Ziya Polat, who runs Princeton’s only scrap yard, considers himself a friend of artists, whom he permits to scavenge his piles of discarded scrap metal, sewer pipes, grates and industrial appliances for junk artifacts that are then transformed into sculpture. But if…
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WW-PN survives close one with PHS boys
Knight basketball team happy to come out on top By: Bob Nuse Eric Becker was happy to win a close game. Dave Kosa was happy to be in a close game. When the West Windsor-Plainsboro High North boys’ basketball team rallied for a 51-48 win over Princeton on Tuesday night, both head coaches came away…
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Letters to the editor
For the Jan. 24 issue By: Askin letter, CBTR misleading residents To the editor: In a letter that Frank Askin sent for publication in the Windsor-Hights Herald, Mr. Askin wrote "I am the attorney representing the Committee for a Better Twin Rivers in the lawsuit against the Twin Rivers Homeowners Association." This is a…
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Vineyards community is close to approval
Proposed age-restricted housing complex needs final OK from Monroe Planning Board. By: Al Wicklund MONROE Monroe is closing in on another senior community. The Vineyards, a proposed planned retirement community to be located in the western part of the township, needs final approval from the township Planning Board and suitable weather for construction. The…
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Health board calls for support of needle-exchange program
Urges Borough Council to back pending state legislation. By: David Campbell The Princeton Regional Health Commission unanimously recommended Tuesday that the Princeton Borough Council back pending state legislation allowing for clean needle exchange to combat the spread of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. In December, borough Mayor Marvin Reed asked the commission to make…
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Airing her thoughts about Martin Luther King Jr.
Cranbury teen wins contest at Princeton University. By: Matthew Kirdahy CRANBURY Leslie Hart of Plainsboro Road, an 11th-grader at Stuart Country Day School in Princeton, is the winner of Princeton University’s annual essay contest honoring the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Leslie is a seasoned veteran of the contest. Having entered the previous…
